What will judgment in Hell be like. In the parables, Jesus explains what it will be like for the people who face judgment. Although this parable was directed at the Jewish leadership and their presumption that they were Abrahams off spring and would...
How can one go through the narrow gate? Jesus is using parables to show us that we need to strive, now, to enter God’s kingdom. For we do not know when we will die and possibly face judgment or Jesus comes again to bring judgment. Jesus explains...
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...
If you believe the Bible, you have an obligation to obedience. God has a purpose in revealing all that He has revealed to us in His word. And since He has a definite intention behind His revelation, those who claim to believe that the Bible is truly...
Learn to hear biblically. We should be careful about what we hear, which preachers and teachers we are giving our time to. When you read your Bible or listen to a sermon, are you listening with spiritual perception or with a hard heart, a heart...
What makes good soil good. Let’s look at what makes good soil good. We will not only be looking at how to examine whether or not you truly have good soil, but also how it is that you should be cultivating good soil. Proverbs 4:23 says, “Watch over...
What makes good soil good. Let’s look at what makes good soil good. We will not only be looking at how to examine whether or not you truly have good soil, but also how it is that you should be cultivating good soil. Proverbs 4:23 says, “Watch over...
What a true profession of faith looks like. We continue to learn how to discern what a true profession of faith looks like. Even though it is true that only God can see the heart, He intends for His people to use His Word to help each other in the...
Fruitful or Fruitless Christianity! Many people in churches today are Christian in name only. Their lives demonstrate that their profession of faith and their willingness to receive the Gospel, actually places them in the category of one of the two...
Jesus’ teaching should move you to change. In this parable, told by Jesus, there are four types of soil. The first soil Travis teaches about is the seed that fell on the hard path. When we typically think of those represented by the hard path, we...