Pillar of Truth: Radio Podcast

How to responded biblically, when someone seeks your forgiveness.  In the last message, Travis taught that forgiveness is a transaction between two people, the offender and the offended. Do you know Jesus' teaching on how to respond to someone who has confessed they sinned against you? He explains how the offended person should handle their response to someone who has asked for… The post Reconciliation: Forgiveness, Part 2 | Reconciling Broken Relationships appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

How to ask for forgiveness when you sin against someone. God has forgiven a born-again Christian for all their transgressions against him, which are too numerous to count. Jesus says we are to forgive as God has forgiven us. Travis shares a biblical story that shows us that asking for forgiveness requires a transaction between two people, the offender and the offended.… The post Reconciliation: Forgiveness, Part 1| Reconciling Broken Relationships appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Confession is the first step toward reconciliation. As Christians, we must reconcile with God and with each other. The bible teaches, in many places, that there is to be unity with one another. Christians should always desire unity and reconciliation in obedience to God, but sin divides and separates. Sin separates us from God and sin separates us from each other. How,… The post Reconciliation: Confession, Part 2 | Reconciling Broken Relationships appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Is it biblically possible to reconcile?  A true Christian's life will reflect the fruits of the spirit. Christians want to follow the commandments of God. They want to please God and, therefore, when they sin, they want to be reconciled with God. The Bible commands us to be reconciled not only to our holy God, but to one another. Do you find… The post Reconciliation: Confession, Part 1 | Reconciling Broken Relationships appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

The practice and goal of discipleship The main body of what Jesus is teaching is in regards to the practice and goal of discipleship. Jesus commands us to live and practice the love of God. To do this Jesus shows us we must truly and practically live according to the great commandment to love your neighbor as yourself. Travis provides help on… The post Becoming Disciples of Divine Love, Part 2 | Salvation for the Worldly appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

How to show divine love for others. Travis exegetes Luke 6:27-49. This scripture teaches strong commands from Jesus regarding love for others. Not Just love of other Christians, but love for the ungodly and for our enemies. Do you realize how counter-cultural Jesus' teaching is regarding love for others? This passage teaches divine love; the love Jesus wants us to always practice… The post Becoming Disciples of Divine Love, Part 1 | Salvation for the Worldly appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Where is your heart with regard to worldly desires? Travis continues to exposit Jesus's cautionary teaching on our tendency to make the world's priorities ours. He looks at Christ's caution to the worldly rich and anyone else who seeks for worldly wealth. Do you recognize the hold worldly riches and desires have on your life? Do you realize, that the way you… The post A Sober Warning to the Worldly Contented, Part 2 | Salvation for the Worldly appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Do you strive to do God's will or your own? Travis focuses on the Woes section that immediately follows Luke's recording of the beatitudes. Many Christians are very familiar the beatitudes and attempt to apply them to their lives. But they skip over the woes section thinking these don't pertain to them. Do you know the woes that Jesus speaks of in… The post A Sober Warning to the Worldly Contented, Part 1 | Salvation for the Worldly appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

God's plan for His creation cannot be altered by any man. We are living in times that are quickly changing away from God. Although our world and our country are making laws that go against God's laws, God is still sovereign. Travis shares what has been changing in the last few decades here in America. He shows God's absolute knowledge regarding what… The post Unchanging Truths in Times of Change, Part 2 | Unchanging Truths in Changing Times appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Be comforted that God is sovereign over His creation. If you're a Christian then you are probably concerned with the sinful direction that our country is headed in.  You may be confused or even frightened, about the rampant sexual immorality and seeming chaos, our culture is applauding. Travis explains how we can be comforted that God is sovereign over His creation. None… The post Unchanging Truths in Times of Change, Part 1 | Unchanging Truths in Changing Times appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

What has happened to Evangelical Theology? Travis answers the question, what has happened to Evangelical Theology. Evangelicalism has changed drastically in the past 50 years. Christians and churches, have slowly walked away from God as our Holy authority. They have walked away from the Bible as the inerrant, authoritative, and sufficient word of God.  Travis explains how this has happened.  Do you… The post The Need for a Modern Reformation, Part 2 | Toward an Evangelical Theology appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

There is a great need for Modern Reformation in the church. Modern Reformation is a need to recover the truth about God and a need to practice sound theology in the church. Travis explains why we need Modern reformation by the telling of his testimony. How as a young man he found church boring. What he saw being lived out by church… The post The Need for a Modern Reformation, Part 1| Toward an Evangelical Theology appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Sound theology provides devotion in the faith. A sound understanding of God, will provide you protection in the faith, instruction in the faith, and devotion in the faith. The Holy Spirit is given to every believer to guide and direct them in the truth. Christians are kept obedient and in the fear of the Lord by spiritual discernment. Each Christian is to… The post Why We Need Theology, Part 2| Toward an Evangelical Theology appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Good Theology protects and instructs us in the faith. Theology means the study of God. Do you know the real God or do you follow a man centered God?  Evangelical Christians are Christians that know and understand the five Solas of the Reformation. They study God's attributes to know Him, so they can follow Him faithfully. Travis Explains how good theology protects… The post Why We Need Theology, Part 1| Toward an Evangelical Theology appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

How to fight against Christian Hypocrisy. A lack of the fear of God is at the root of Chistian hypocrisy.  Cultivating a fear of God in our lives is the remedy for fighting against this sin. Thankfully, hypocrisy is a sin that we can and must confess to God. It is a sin that can be forgiven in Christ. We can repent,… The post The Remedy for Hypocrisy, Part 2 | Tearing the Mask Off Hypocrisy appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

The fear of God is the remedy for Christian hypocrisy. Travis takes an in depth look at Luke, Chapter 12, verses 2 and 3 where Jesus reminds us that nothing is hidden from God. This is the key for us as Christians to avoid hypocrisy. Hypocrisy is essentially living behind a mask. You show others the person that you want them to… The post The Remedy for Hypocrisy, Part 1 | Tearing the Mask Off Hypocrisy appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Hypocrisy is everywhere in our world. Jesus teaches to be watchful. Hypocrisy is everywhere in our culture, our world, and even within American evangelicalism. Jesus has a special concern to teach His disciples to be on the alert for hypocrisy. He tells His disciples to “beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.” It is important for us to be… The post The Danger of Religious Hypocrisy, Part 2 | Tearing the Mask Off Hypocrisy appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

The root of Hypocrisy is the fear of man. When the way you live your life does not match what you say you believe you are being hypocritical. The Pharisee and scribes are the example Jesus uses to show us a hypocritical life. Boiled down, the root of hypocrisy is the fear of man. The Pharisee and scribes put on a show… The post The Danger of Religious Hypocrisy, Part 1| Tearing the Mask Off Hypocrisy appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Hypocrisy is a disease that can lead you to Hell. Hypocrisy is a disease. It's a sickness that is contagious because its influence is everywhere. In the passages we've been looking at Jesus has shown Hypocrisy in the Pharisees and the scribes. Jesus pronounced some strong condemnations on them. He wants us to learn that those who live hypocritical lives, show they… The post Deconstructing Unbelief Part 3 | Tearing the Mask Off Hypocrisy appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

How to protect our conscience. Travis explains the role of the Holy Spirit in a believer's thinking and how the Spirit protects the believer. Travis gives a deep understanding of how sin effects a person to the detriment of their souls. But he explains how we can protect our conscience. _________ Series: A Case Study of Conscience Scripture: Luke 9:7-9 Related Episodes: A… The post A Case Study in the Conscience, Part 2 | A Case Study of Conscience appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

The scribes, the Jewish lawyers, did not teach the truth. The scribes, who were the lawyers, were the learned men who studied God's law. Their responsibility was to teach the Pharisee's and others. Jesus had very strong words when He spoke against these would be teachers of the law. God holds those who teach His word to a higher standard. Jesus pronounces… The post Deconstructing Unbelief, Part 2 | Tearing the Mask Off Hypocrisy appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

The work of our conscience and the work of the Holy Spirit. The subject of the conscience can be confusing for a lot of believers. Travis starts the case study teaching on the roles of the conscience and the Holy Spirit using the life and associates of Herod Antipas. Travis will help listeners understand the difference in how the conscience and the… The post A Case Study in the Conscience, Part 1 | A Case Study of Conscience appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Jesus pronounces woes upon the Jewish leadership and their teaching. Travis will be expounding on why the leadership in Isreal was leading the people they way they were. The Pharisees were actually doing what the lawyers, the scribes, in Jesus's day taught them to do. Jesus pronounces woes on their leadership and teaching. That brings up some critical questions that each of… The post Deconstructing Unbelief, Part 1 | Tearing the Mask Off Hypocrisy appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Does your life demonstrate the profession you make for your love for God? Ask yourself, as I continue maintaining my profession of love for Christ above all else, does my life demonstrate that? Why do I live the way I live? Why do I do the things I do? What do I practice in my life by rote, because of learned tradition… The post Diagnosing Hypocrisy, Part 2 | Tearing the Mask Off Hypocrisy appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Are you living a life of hypocrisy? Hypocrisy is living an outward life that doesn't match our inward convictions. When we hear that word, hypocrisy, we tend to immediately apply it to the way others act. Sadly, it's always easier to see sin in other people rather than in ourselves. It's the whole speck in their eye while we have a log… The post Diagnosing Hypocrisy, Part 1 | Tearing the Mask Off Hypocrisy appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

How to know good preaching and your responsibilities as the listener. As a Christian you want to be engaged in what is being taught. To be engaged means to be thinking about how the teaching is affecting you. Do you feel convicted by the teaching? Are you stimulated to repent? Do you see behaviors in you where you might need to change… The post An Atmosphere of Truth, Part 2 | Joyful life in the local church appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Are you being filled with the Spirit? There are misconceptions about what it means to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Being filled with the Spirit is not some mystical ecstatic strange experience of euphoria, or personal intuition. Being filled with the Holy Spirit is to be saturated with the word of God. Colossians 3:16 tells us to let the word of… The post An Atmosphere of Truth, Part 1| Joyful life in the local church appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Practicing the one another commands shows a transformed Life. I want to encourage you to believe what God teaches us in His Word. Believe it deeply, and obey it boldly.  Do what Christ commands about life in the local church, entrusting yourselves to God who watches over you. Practicing these one-another commands, especially in the context of the local church is so… The post Life in the Local Church, Part 6 | Joyful life in the local church appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Biblical hospitality is more than inviting people to your home. Travis expounds on the service oriented one another commands in the New Testament. Showing hospitality as one of these service-oriented one another commands and it goes beyond inviting people into your home. Biblical hospitality is about opening your life to others, inviting them into your life, making them feel at ease with… The post Life in the Local Church, Part 5| Joyful life in the local church appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Greet one another with a holy kiss. Travis reminds us that Love is the foundation of the Church, that Jesus established. He tells us that with love and practicing the one another commands we strive to be closer to each other. Travis now expounds upon the one another commands that teach us to honor one another in a God honoring way. Travis… The post Life in the Local Church, Part 4| Joyful life in the local church appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

The one another attitudes produce one another actions. Godly attitudes lead to godly actions that are the life of the local church. Travis will be speaking about how the one another attitudes of love, humility, and unity, lead to one another actions. He explains how the practiced one another commands produce real effects. The effects are demonstrated by the church members as… The post Life in the Local Church, Part 3 | Joyful life in the local church appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

The deep love of others creates humility in us. Christ wants love to saturate every one of His churches. Closely connected to love is the virtue of humility, which causes the constant pursuit of unity in the church. Do you seek to love others in the Church body? Do you love to obey Jesus commands? Travis explains how the deep love of… The post Life in the Local Church, Part 2| Joyful life in the local church appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Love is the defining virtue of the Local Church. The Lord will produce joy in our church as we continue to submit to His design of the Local Church. This means day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year we submit to his design. God's design of the church will show forth His wisdom of church unity through… The post Life in the Local Church, Part 1| Joyful life in the local church appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Diversity in the church is by design by the three persons of the trinity. Travis shows us how the triune God established His church to have diversity so that the local church gives glory to God. Life in the local church diversifies significantly into a variety of gifts, a variety of services, and a variety of activities. Gods' design for the church… The post Unity through Diversity, Part 2| Joyful life in the local church appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

The Local church was established by Jesus. Biblical doctrine is a dividing line that separates people into two basics groups: those who have ears to hear and those who don't. Jesus established the Local Church through His apostles and expects unity within the true church. Travis shows us the one another commands, which tell us how we are to treat our brothers… The post Unity through Diversity, Part 1| Joyful life in the local church appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Jesus established the local church for our benefit. Jesus created the Church for the purpose of evangelizing the world. He says in scripture that a Christians main purpose is to spread the good news of the Gospel. He called His apostles to be the foundation of the church universal. Paul and the other Apostles established local churches following the pattern given to… The post Recovering the Priority of the Local Church| Joyful life in the local church appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

How to watch for Christs' return. Jesus tells us that watchfulness is always accompanied by prayerfulness.  Do you live daily pursuing your own desires and pleasures?  Do you live daily for God's glory and His will for you? Travis expounds on how to live to please God and give Him glory. This information will help you live knowing you will stand before… The post Watchful, Prayerful Saints, Part 2 | Ready for the End appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Be a watchful prayerful saint. Jesus told His apostles in the Garden of Gethsemane to stay awake, be watchful, and pray. This is what Jesus expects us to be doing while we wait for His return. Travis explains what Jesus wants us to watch for and why we are to be watching. You might be surprised at what Jesus is telling us… The post Watchful, Prayerful Saints, Part 1 | Ready for the End appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Jesus clearly tells His followers He will return. Luke 21:29-33, have caused people to doubt Jesus is God, is sovereign, and that He will return. There has been much speculation and heresy taught about this section of scripture. Using Biblical Hermeneutics, Travis exegetes this section of Scripture. He emphasizes how imperative it is that each hearer of Jesus teaching always be prepared… The post Certainty and the Fig Tree, Part 2 | Ready for the End appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Assurance the kingdom's coming will bring fulfillment of God's promises. In Jesus teaching regarding His imminent return in judgment, he used the illustration of a Fig tree and all trees. He is giving a warning to the hearers that what they see during their lifetime will all perish upon His return. This can be troubling to hearers. Jesus is telling the hearers… The post Certainty and the Fig Tree, Part 1 | Ready for the End appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Are you prepared to stand before Jesus upon your death? Travis challenges us to reflect on some important questions about our faithfulness and stewardship. Christian, how are you using the precious gifts that God has entrusted to you? When the king returns will you stand before Him with joy or regret? Will you hear, “Good and faithful servant” or will you hear… The post The King and His Retribution, Part 3 | When the King Returns appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Each Christian is to spread the Gospel. Do you? Travis focuses on the unfaithful servant. The final servant was not faithful or loyal to the nobleman turned king. He shows his character when he did not do as the nobleman told him to do: Engage in business until I return. The most important thing God has given us to do while He… The post The King and His Retribution, Part 2 | When the King Returns appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

A warning from Jesus that you may be a Christian in name only. The nobleman has returned as King of the kingdom. Jesus tells us that not every servant given a mina was faithful during the nobleman's time away. Jesus shows us the character of what an unfaithful and lazy servant looks like. Listen as Travis explains what Jesus is showing us… The post The King and His Retribution, Part 1 | When the King Returns appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

How to be a good and faithful steward of your time and talents. True Christians want to please Jesus our King by being faithful servants while we wait for His return. Listen to hear how you can be a faithful servant and steward, while you wait for the Lords' return. _________ Series: When the King Returns Scripture: Luke 19:11-27 Related Episodes: The King… The post The King and His Reward, Part 2 | When the King Returns appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Christians are to be good stewards of God's gifts to them. The nobleman has returned to his kingdom having gained authority as the king. Selected servants were given a small amount of wealth to test their character, loyalty, and faithfulness to him. Travis explains that this is stewardship. While you are waiting for Jesus' return, how are you stewarding the gifts that… The post The King and His Reward, Part 1 | When the King Returns appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Your life should be glorifying the Lord. While Jesus is away, he has left each one of us kingdom work to do. There is a sense in which that work is unique to each individual believer. Are you a good steward of what God has given you? Are you sharing the amazing gospel news of our great Redeemer? Are you using your… The post The King and His Glory, Part 3 | When the King Returns appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Waiting for the perfect King. Travis gives a comparison between the ruling authority in Jerusalem, the Herods, and what living under the Lord's rule will be like. The parable gives a character reference of Jesus. In the parable, Jesus tells us what His expectations are for His followers as they await His return. Travis shows us why waiting for Christ's return is… The post The King and His Glory, Part 2 | When the King Returns appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Jesus expects a Christian to be a good steward of what He has given them. Travis starts the series with the parable of the nobleman who went away, leaving his servants to work in His absence. Travis exegetes this Parable for us. Jesus is instructing His followers how we are to live in the knowledge Christ could return at any moment. When… The post The King and His Glory, Part 1 | When the King Returns appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

Shepherds are to protect the flock and the truth of Gods' Word. Travis jumps right into the specifics about who pastors are called by God to watch over and protect. Join in as we learn about the duty of protection. What are the tools and structures Jesus initiated for pastors and elders to use to protect the flock and the local church?… The post The Shepherd's Protection, Part 2 | The Chief Duties of a True Shepherd appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

The consequences of an unprotected flock. There is a spiritual battle going on in every faithful church. Christ taught that there is to be unity within the church body. He taught to love one another. Satan loves when Christians are disobedient to the teaching of Scripture. When a pastor is obedient in his duty to teach and exhort God's flock, Satan will… The post The Shepherd's Protection, Part 1 | The Chief Duties of a True Shepherd appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.

More about the duty of a pastor to exhort us to God fearing living. In this message, we are continuing to learn about the duty of our pastors to exhort us to faithful, God-fearing living. Exhortation is the job of our pastors and elders, and even the job of each of us as Christians. How comfortable are you with someone lovingly pointing… The post The Shepherd's Exhortation, Part 4 | The Chief Duties of a True Shepherd appeared first on Pillar of Truth Radio.