Wilderness Church

We've all heard a phrase that starts out with "When life gives you lemons...." and we've all heard various answers that follow the hypothetical lemon situation. In this talk on Mother's Day our guest speaker Ken Brumley digs into Mark 6 and discusses the biblical answer for the "when life gives you lemons" question.

For the last two weeks we have been studying the Parables that Jesus taught during His ministry. In this weeks episode we are looking into the Parable of the Soils. Although Jesus used Parables and imagery that was sometimes geared toward the culture of the time, we still find that the stories and imagery that Jesus uses applies to us today. Often times when we look at the stories that Jesus told we see one central point that He tries to drive home, but in this parable we can see where Jesus uses a story to ask us a question about the condition of our heart.

It's no secret that most of us tend to learn better when a lesson is taught using visuals. Our teachers knew it, our parents knew it and Jesus certainly knew it. In this series we are looking at the Parables that Jesus taught during his ministry. In this episode we will go through Luke 10: 25-37 which is the Parable of the Good Samaritan. Even though this seems like a parable that has one central idea and lesson to be learned, we can see where Jesus used the opportunity of a question to teach a Religious Law Expert and us today about how to treat and love others.

Jesus taught in many different way to many different people. One of the most well known teaching methods Jesus used was teaching in parables. In this talk we will dive into the illustration explained by Jesus in John 15:1-8. In this particular parable Jesus uses the imagery of a Gardener, a Vine, and branches to teach His disciples and all of us how to be in a fruitful relationship with our Heavenly Father.

It's no secret that a struggle for modern day churches is getting men engaged and harboring growth. Here at Wilderness we are unapologetically a Men Minded ministry. It's statistically proven, and historically demonstrated that when a church is able to reach the men, that women and children are likely to follow. In this message Travis purposefully explains why our ministry is man minded and how we intend to serve the whole family by targeting the men.

Resurrection Sunday is a day full of festivities, easter egg hunts, and family lunches. Although we love to celebrate with family and friends, through all the fun we can begin to be distracted from the real reason we get to celebrate. In this talk Travis discusses how the context surrounding the Resurrection story adds power and explanation for the necessity of a Savior. When we take a look at the full picture provided by reading scripture and understanding context we can see that Jesus' Resurrection was not just to prove the He could do it, but instead it was an offer for you and I to have new life through Him.

We all have a little bit of Judas in us. In this talk Travis discusses the role Judas played in Jesus' ministry and how easy it can be to lose sight of the mission. As we get closer to the holiday of Easter we can take a look at the story of Judas and see that it can be enticing to trade our intangible riches for worldly wealth.

Joseph Caiaphas not only had power in the Religious system, but he also had his hand in the local political ring. In this talk Travis gives a profile of the High Priest Caiaphas who had an intricate role in the story of Jesus. As we listen to the story of Caiaphas it's hard to believe that someone could be so arrogant to stand in opposition of Jesus, but it's easy to say that on this side of the story.

When we think of Baptism we sometimes think of celebration, joy, water, and maybe even tears. All of those things are great, but what if we told you that baptism is more than just those things? In this talk Travis gives the historical and biblical context behind baptism and he closes in on the truth of what baptism symbolizes from what John the Baptist taught to what Jesus replicated.

Theres a big difference between "I don't believe" and "I don't want to believe." One can be caused from a lack of knowledge or information, but the other may stem from unnecessary stubbornness. In this talk travis addresses the issues caught between not believing and not wanting to believe and the things that caused some to walk away from faith may have been completely unnecessary.