Salvation is only found by those who know they need a savior. Jesus returns to His hometown of Nazareth and reveals His reason for coming. Why did Jesus come? Many know that he came to evangelize, to preach the gospel, to set sinners free from those...
Who you listen to influences your thoughts and actions. Travis shows us how very important it is for a disciple of Jesus to examine the lives of those we listen to, those that counsel us. What do their lives say about what they believe? We all know...
The fruits of the Spirit are displayed through the lives of excellent disciples. An excellent disciple is one who listens to the right teachers and who are humble to obey the authority and truth coming from the Lord Jesus Christ. An excellent...
Judging righteously requires a humble heart. In this second part of the exposition of the question that Jesus asks, “Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Jesus tells us, in Luke...
Loving one another in confronting sin is following Jesus’ command. In this message, Travis, speaks about the normal and regular practice that together, Christians are to deal with sin in their own lives and in the lives of other Christians...
An Evangelical challenge given in Isaiah 66. Today Travis looks at Isaiah 66. He explains how this chapter offers a warning to those who think they are God’s people, but are deceived and need to repent. He also explains how the chapter is a comfort...
A Repentant heart changes your life Have you turned from your sin? If your answer is, yes – praise God! But you might say: Now what?” Ask yourself – does your life bear the fruits of repentance? How do I determine what are the fruits of...
Repentance preaching is uncomfortable. Is it worth it? Repentance preaching is uncomfortable for both the one giving the Gospel and the one receiving the information. Repentance calls the hearer to evaluated their lives and the recipient can respond...
Bear fruit in keeping with repentance John came with a message of repentance, but he confronted the people and then he provided correction for their misunderstanding of repentance. He asked, “What is the real root of your religious works?” He...
John questions the motives of his followers John’s questioning of the people who came to be baptized is penetrating. It gets into the heart of their thinking; it causes them to examine their motives. People are religious for all the wrong reasons...