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Selected Scriptures The local church leaders have authority over church members. Travis explains the authority given by Jesus to the church leaders to watch over the church members and help them learn and grow Message Transcript The Discipline of the Local Church, Part 1 Selected Scriptures Does the local church have authority? Do local church […]

Selected Scriptures Who did Jesus establish communion for? Travis explains how the Lord’s Table proclaims the redemption of the saints and preserves the fellowship of the church. Message Transcript Communion: The Fellowship of the Local Church, Part 2 Selected Scriptures The Apostle John wrote in 1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, he is […]

Selected Scriptures Communion: An ordinance for the church established by Jesus. Travis gives scriptural references that explain when and why communion was established by Jesus and why taking it in an unworthy manner is detrimental to the recipient. Message Transcript Communion: The Fellowship of the Local Church, Part 1 Selected Scriptures Both baptism and communion […]

Selected Scriptures Baptism: What is the purpose. Baptism is the method for a person to profess the change in their lives from an unredeemed sinner to a redeemed sinner; a new member of God’s family.  Message Transcript Baptism: The Gateway to the Church, Part 2 Selected Scriptures So basic knowledge of God is required at […]

Selected Scriptures Baptism is Jesus’ ordinance for a believer; why has it become trivialized. Travis talks about the importance of honoring the ordinance of baptism by understanding its place by which the redeemed enter into the fellowship of the Church. Message Transcript Baptism: The Gateway to the Church, Part 1 Selected Scriptures it’s time to […]

Luke 9:32-36 Peter, James, and John are encouraged by the transfiguration. God the Father is unveiling Jesus’ glory to Peter, James, and John as a visible answer to Jesus’ prayer to strengthen them for future work that God has planned for them. Message Transcript The Exclusive Glory of Jesus Christ, Part 2 Luke 9:32-36 Open […]

Luke 9:32-36 How can we overcome our spiritual dullness. Jesus many times uses the metaphor of sleeping for dullness of our Spiritual understanding. How can we identify our own spiritual dullness, so that we can see and understand the true greatness of our savior Jesus Christ. Message Transcript The Exclusive Glory of Jesus Christ, Part […]

Luke 9:28-31 What do we learn from the transfiguration. Jesus took Peter, James, and John up Mount Hermon for the purpose of prayer.  But God had teaching of His own for these men.  Travis provides an explanation of exactly what was unveiled to these three men on this mountain. Message Transcript The Unveiling of Jesus […]

Luke 9:28-31 Jesus is always praying for us Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up Mount Hermon to Pray. Travis explains why Jesus takes these three men to Mount Hermon and what happens while they are there that changes their lives forever. Message Transcript The Unveiling of Jesus Christ, Part 1 Luke 9:28-31 Open your […]

Ephesians 6:18-20 Pray that you do not fall into temptation. Jesus says, “Watch and pray that you don’t enter into temptation.” His point is that we must be watchful and prayerful in order to fight against the enemy’s temptations, when they come Message Transcript Combat Prayer, Part 3 Ephesians 6:18-20 The flesh will be your […]

Ephesians 6:18-20 Prayer is essential in spiritual warfare. Paul wrote to the Ephesian church to give them God’s gracious resources: the full armor of God. Travis explains how and why prayer is such an essential weapon against temptation and sin. Message Transcript Combat Prayer, Part 1 Ephesians 6:18-20  Our topic for today is prayer, and […]

Ephesians 6:10-20 God’s Word prepares believers for Spiritual warfare. Paul tells us what resources God has provided for us and Travis explains what the tools are and how each of them are used against the enemy and for a Christian’s protection. Message Transcript The Real War and How to Fight It, Part 2 Ephesians 6:10-20 […]

Ephesians 6:10-20 Christians have one war that they are to fight and win. Christians are called to fight daily and that is the war against temptation and sin. Travis explains that this is the real war Christians are engaged in and how they are to stand firm against temptation and be watchful to not fall […]

Luke 13:25-30 What will judgment in Hell be like. This teaching is for you, if you are presuming on God’s grace, that you have entrance into God’s Kingdom because of your religious beliefs, traditions that you follow, or because of the good works you have done for God. Message Transcript Truth Known Too Late, Part […]

Luke 13:25-30 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. Some believe they are a good person and their many good works offset their bad ones. Are you on the narrow gate to heaven or the broad gate […]

Luke 13:22-24 Heed the warning Jesus gives in this teaching. Jesus is pressing His listeners to make a decision to either repent and follow Him or stay in their comfortable life and sin. Message Transcript Strive to Enter the Kingdom, Part 2Luke 13:22-24 People are the same. People lived under the same delusions they told […]

Luke 13:22-24 Everyone must make this decision. Jesus pushes His listeners to make a decision about following Him or continuing in their sin. He tells them, “Strive to enter through the narrow gate.” All followers of Jesus need to make this same decision. Message Transcript Strive to Enter the Kingdom, Part 1Luke 13:22-24 As we […]

Luke 13:18-21 Jesus tells two parables explaining the Kingdom of God Discover what Jesus shows us about the kingdom of God. Travis shows us through his exegesis of the Scripture, how we can think biblically to change our focus to be on what God wants us to accomplish for Him with our lives. Message Transcript […]

Luke 13:18-21 What is the Kingdom of God like? We have certain expectations and assumptions about what the kingdom of God looks like, what success means, what a fruitful ministry is. Let’s put away all expectations and assumptions and listen to what Jesus says that the kingdom of God is like. Message Transcript How His […]

Luke 9:21-22 The result of Jesus’ mission. Travis explains how and why Jesus’ life and sacrifice satisfies the debt we owe to God, how Jesus’ triumphed in fulfilling the Fathers’ will, and how Jesus’ life and death vindicates the wisdom of God. Message Transcript Six Marks of the Messiah’s Mission, Part 3 Luke 9:21-22 Luke […]

Luke 9:21-22 Jesus’ mission: focus on doing the will of the Father. Travis shows us how God is to be our focus; just as Jesus’ life was God the Fathers focus. Learn more about how we depend on God and how to build a greater understanding of our dependence on Christ. Message Transcript Six Marks […]

Luke 9:21-22 What was Jesus’ Mission on the earth. Do you have a full understanding of Jesus mission on earth. Understanding Jesus’ mission means digging beyond the ‘happy feeling’ view of Christianity that pervades the culture today and return to Jesus own testimony of who He is and why He came. Message Transcript Six Marks […]

Luke 9:18-20 Do you know the truth about Jesus? Most of the world views Jesus as a miracle worker, or a Jewish prophet, or just a well intention good moral man. Travis looks at what Jesus says about Himself and the proof He gives for who He really is. Message Transcript The Christ of God […]

Luke 6:6-11 The Spirit of Sabbath Law is to seek to do good The spirit of the law, the heart of God himself, is this: God wants his people to actively seek to do good, to be aggressive in showing mercy and compassion for others in need. Message Transcript Ambush on the Sabbath, Part 2 […]

Luke 6:6-11 The Pharisees: Will He heal on the Sabbath or not! We join Jesus in another setting where He has the opportunity to heal on the Sabbath. The Pharisees have shown up in ambush style to catch Him showing mercy. Message Transcript Ambush on the Sabbath, Part 1 Luke 6:6-11 We’ve been reading about […]

Luke 6:1-5 Jesus IS LORD of the Sabbath As the Pharisees and Sadducees question Jesus about his activities on the Sabbath day, Jesus challenges their error of elevating their oral traditions over Scripture. Message Transcript Lord of the Sabbath, Part 4 Luke 6:1-5 Now let’s go back to Luke 6. We’ve just gotten familiar with […]

Luke 6:1-5 The Sabbath was made for Man, not man for the Sabbath. The Pharisees challenged Jesus, yet again, on what he was doing on the Sabbath. Travis explains Jesus’ answers to each unjustified accusation. Message Transcript Lord of the Sabbath, Part 3 Luke 6:1-5 There in Luke Chapter 6 follow along as I read […]

Luke 6:1-5 Treat the Lord’s Day as Holy God established the Sabbath as Holy to Himself at creation. He confirmed this on the Ten Commandments. Why did the religious leadership make additional regulations? Message Transcript The Lord of the Sabbath, Part 2 Luke 6:1-5 Go back to Luke 6, Luke chapter 6. As I said, […]

Luke 6:1-5 Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath Travis explains why the good works that Jesus was doing was causing the religious leadership to desperately try to kill Jesus. Message Transcript The Lord of the Sabbath, Part 1 Luke 6:1-5 As we have been moving through Jesus’ Galilean ministry, if you remember, Jesus’ Galilean ministry […]

Luke 7:44-50 Salvation is a GIFT of God Salvation is a gift of God. (Ephesians 2: 9) We cannot work for it.  We cannot earn it in any way. Travis explains salvation and who the gift of salvation is for. Message Transcript The Telltale Sign of Sinner and Saint Luke 7:44-50 Just to bring you […]

Luke 7:44-50 How do you love others?  Jesus loved all people no matter how they treated Him, no matter how uncomfortable the confrontation was. Travis shows us how we can accomplish this to bring glory to God. Message Transcript The Telltale Sign of Sinner and Saint Luke 7:44-50 What do you think is the defining […]

Luke 7:39-43 Everyone needs Salvation. Everyone continually sins against a holy God, which puts them in rebellion against God. In this parable you will see a comparison between two sinners; one is forgiven, the other is not. We are all sinners. Message Transcript Jesus Loves the Pharisees Too, Part 2 Luke 7:39-43 Starting in Luke […]

Luke 7:39-43 Jesus shows us how to love our enemies.  Jesus gives us a command to love your enemies and then provides an example of how to love those who do not love us. Message Transcript Jesus Loves the Pharisees Too, Part 1 Luke 7:39-43  I’d like to invite you to turn in your Bibles […]

Luke 7:36-38 An attitude of worship from a sinner. Jesus is invited to a Pharisees home for a meal. There are other invited guests and a woman who includes herself, because she wants to see Jesus. We should all be learning from the woman to have an attitude of worship for our Savior who looks […]

Psalm 1 Seek the commendation of God, not the world. The Psalmist uses the illustration of a tree that represents what a Christian life should look like. Travis explains the illustration and how it represents an exemplary Christian life. Message Transcript A Life to Be Envied, Part 2 Psalm 1 Psalm 1, “How blessed is […]

Psalm 1 David challenges his readers to assess their lives. In Psalm 1, David is challenging the reader to complete a comprehensive assessment of their entire life to see their standing before God. This is a comparison between a “born again” Christian and any other person. Message Transcript A Life to Be Envied, Psalm 1 […]

2 Corinthians 4:13-18 The Gospel is the power to save sinners. Paul shares his motivation for why he continued ministering the Gospel even with all the struggles he suffered. Travis expounds on how God’s grace is the power at work in every true Gospel ministry. Message Transcript The Power of Ministry Grace, Part 2 2 […]

2 Corinthians 4:13-18 Only the inerrant word of God has power. When we believe the truth and have a conviction regarding the truth, it necessitates that we will speak what we know to be true. Now go and give the treasure within you to others. Share with others the good news of salvation by sharing […]

2 Corinthians 4:7-12 God commands us to preach the Gospel. Travis tells us what the bible says, God promises when we are faithful to His command. Listen and be encouraged by these promises. They should help you to share the good news of salvation. Message Transcript The Purpose of Gospel Suffering Part 22 Corinthians 4:7-12 […]