Travis Crotwell

God's grace supplies everything believers need for life and godliness while calling them to diligent growth in virtue, knowledge, self-control, steadfastness, godliness, affection, and love. Christian effort is neither self-salvation nor

Sanctification

2 Peter 1:3-11 teaches that God's grace supplies everything believers need for life and godliness. The message urges diligent growth in Christian virtue as the fruit of a real and fruitful knowledge of Christ.

Proverbs 1:7 teaches that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of true wisdom and knowledge. The message contrasts foolish rejection of God with the gospel-shaped reverence that draws sinners near through Christ.

New Birth

Matthew 7:11 teaches believers to trust the goodness, nearness, and generosity of the heavenly Father. The sermon points to Christ as the only way sinners can know God as Father and rest in His fatherly care.

Prayer

Luke 10:25-37 uses the lawyer's question and the parable of the Good Samaritan to expose the need for eternal life. The sermon presses hearers to move beyond religious huddles and speak clearly about the truth of the gospel.

Gospel Witness

Psalm 119:9-11 teaches believers to glorify God by finding joy in Him and storing up His Word. The sermon presents the pattern of being clean, close, and committed as a Spirit-dependent way to fight sin.

Mark 1:32-39 shows Jesus withdrawing to pray before continuing His ministry. The sermon presents prayer as the believer's lifeline and calls the church to greater effectiveness through real connection with the Father.

Prayer

Numbers 13-14 presents the choice between trusting God and turning back in fear. The sermon calls believers to trust God in the face of obstacles that seem too large to overcome.

Acts 16 shows active obedience in ministry, reminding believers that God calls them to faithfulness rather than guaranteed visible success. The sermon urges the church to obey while leaving the results to God.

Psalm 139 grounds the sanctity of human life in God's purposeful creation and care. The sermon calls the church to value human life as image-bearers made with purpose, on purpose, and for purpose.