There are only two responses to Jesus’ mission message. God sent the Messiah “to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind.” He also sent the Messiah to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord. Do you see yourself as a...
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...
How does Jesus seek and save lost sinners. God decreed the plan of salvation from before man was created. Using scripture, Travis explains how the plan of God finds sinners and saves them from His wrath. Do you ever wonder if you have done too many...
What does Jesus mean when He says, He seeks lost sinners? Jesus came on a rescue mission to search, find, rescue, save, and deliver the people the father gave to Him. Jesus, as the Christ, continues to seek and save sinners. Travis gives scriptural...
Jesus came to seek and save the lost. The mission of the Messiah was to seek sinners and offer salvation. Jesus’ mission has not changed. Scripture says, “for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.” That is everyone, past, present...
Zacchaeus, a story of salvation. The life of Zacchaeus displays the evidence of a truly converted heart. Why is it so important to understand that conversion is more than just stopping a sinful pattern. When Zacchaeus heart is changed, his mind is...
Is anyone beyond the reach of God’s amazing forgiveness. An application of our message today would be to honestly ask ourselves if there are people in our lives that we might think are simply unforgivable, or maybe someone who we don’t think...
Nothing in Jesus’ time on earth was accidental or unintentional. The Gospels teach us everything in the life of Jesus was intentional, even all the events leading up to His death on the cross. The meeting with Zacchaeus is no different. Jesus had a...
How can we have a relationship with God. Travis is going to examine the principle of how a relationship with Jesus begins, through the familiar story of Zacchaeus. People say things like, I came to Jesus, or I found Jesus, or I have decided to...
Jesus’ Birth is a call to salvation. The Christmas story is a call to salvation, it is a call to believe, it is a call to worship. It is with the concept of worship that Travis picks up the story, today, as we find the shepherds in the presence of...