Having your sins forgiven is just the beginning. If you call Jesus Lord, you must obey Him whether or not you understand God’s “why.” It doesn’t matter what we think is best; we need to do God’s work and we need to do it God’s way! When we come to...
Luke describes a picture of Total Depravity. Leprosy is the perfect Old Testament picture of the doctrine of total depravity. It shows how God sees us in our sin and how Jesus, through our obedience, will fully cleanse us, which will allow us to...
Why you need a restored relationship with God. Sin breaks our relationship with God. It separates us from having any relationship with Him. In Luke 5:12 -16, we are shown how the disease of Leprosy is an example of how God sees us covered in our sin...
Do you make your first responsibility the will of God? As Christians, our responsibility is to worship and follow Christ. Christ is the source of our hope, even in times where we may be concerned that following our faith is banned by society changes...
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...
There must be repentance before salvation John the Baptist gave answers to the question about repentance: What shall we do? John explains how difficult it is for us to repent without help from God. Do you know what true repentance looks like in a...
Learn what true repentance is The wilderness from which John preached “Repent!” was a picture of our own spiritual barrenness. What exactly was John’s ministry preparing the people for? Travis explains John’s ministry and what true repentance is...