Obedience gives us blessings. To be obedient to a command like rejoicing can be convicting and difficult. With everything going on in the world, you think, what is there to be rejoicing in? But God promises that in our obedience to Him, we will find...
The biblical command: Be joyful is not Be happy. In Philippians, Chapter 3, Paul commands the believer to “Rejoice in the Lord.” By commanding it, he is separating the reason to rejoice from how we might feel in that moment. If you are a...
Luke 18:6-8
We’ve been studying the parable, in Luke 18, about The Persistent Widow and The Unrighteous Judge. This part of the parable teaches us about waiting well, as we pray.
Luke 18:6-8 In the first two lessons of this series, Travis taught what Jesus meant by The Parable of the Persistent Widow. If you haven’t listened to those yet, we encourage you to do so. In this message, we will look at how Jesus expects us to...
Luke 18:1-5 Since God does, whatever He pleases, and nothing can thwart His plans, then does it really matter if we pray or not? These verses encourage us to keep praying and to not get discouraged. Discover why we should pray, how we should pray...
Luke 18:1-5
Jesus uses The Parable of the Persistent Widow as a lesson regarding prayer. Travis explains why we are told to pray, how we are to pray, and why we need to be diligent in our prayer lives.
What are local churches teaching about God’s judgment, salvation, and the joy of following Christ? How does the message of the Cross prepare the believer to suffer well?
Discussion on how the Cross of Jesus Christ is determinative for the life of the Christian and for the ministry of the local church. It ought to direct everything, especially how each person should be living his or her life knowing judgment is...
Luke 8:19-21
The Bible teaches to prioritize the relationships between believers over unbelievers. Jesus doesn’t ignore His physical family, but He does say that His family are those who hear & do – they long to obey because they love God.
Luke 8:19-21 Today we explore the fact that the family of believers is to be prioritized over our family of birth. In light of that truth, what is the believer’s responsibility to their physical family? How do we manage our time and resources when...