Truth Over Traditions
Episodes
179 episodes
179: Counting the Cost of Discipleship (Walking with Jesus Series, #041: Matt. 8:18-27)
Jesus teaches about the high price required to be His disciple, which is a matter of sanctification, not salvation. Pastor Hollandsworth gives four requirements for discipleship, while pointing out that magnificent rewards can be earned for tho...
178: God’s Treasured Possessions (Walking with Jesus Series, #040: Matt. 13:44-52)
The parables of the hidden treasure, pearl of great price, and dragnet take the word of the kingdom out to the end of the age. Pastor Hollandsworth gives an interpretation for each parable, in light of context, demonstrating that one applies to...
177: Those Ominous Birds (Walking with Jesus Series, #039: Matt. 13:31-35)
Jesus shares the parables of the mustard seed and the leavened bread to describe how the kingdom inheritance offer will fare throughout the Church Age. Pastor Hollandsworth clarifies that these parables are not about the spread of the gospel of...
176: The Enemy Strikes Back (Walking with Jesus Series, #038: Matt. 13:24-30, 36-43)
In an effort to derail those who are on the pathway to becoming kingdom inheritors, Satan plants tares that represent believers who live lawlessly and teach erroneous views of the kingdom. Pastor Hollandsworth debunks the view that the tares ar...
175: Christ’s Closest Kinfolk (Walking with Jesus Series, #037: Matt. 12:46-13:23)
Jesus announces that his “brethren” are those who do His will and thus, going forward, He will speak to them in parables in order to conceal truth from those who are hard-hearted while revealing it to the open-hearted. Pastor Hollandsworth expl...
174: The Unpardonable Sin (Walking with Jesus Series, #036: Matt. 12:22-45)
Jesus exorcises a demon from a man and heals the maladies the demon had caused. But the Pharisees, instead of rejoicing, accuse Jesus of doing this in the power of Satan. Pastor Hollandsworth discusses the meaning of Christ’s rebuke to the Phar...
173: The Debt of Love I Owe (Walking with Jesus Series, #035: Luke 7:36-50)
Jesus is invited to a Pharisee’s house for dinner. While there, a disreputable woman washes his feet with her tears and anoints them with fragrance. The Pharisee is incensed. Pastor Hollandsworth applies Christ’s lesson, that those who are forg...
172: Reject Truth at Your Own Peril (Walking with Jesus Series, #034: Matt. 11:20-30)
Jesus blasts the cities of northern Galilee for refusing to repent, though they had been given so much more truth than any other region of the nation. He said it would be more tolerable for Tyre, Sidon, and Sodom in the day of judgment than for...
171: Hijacking the Kingdom (Walking with Jesus Series, #033: Luke 7:11-35)
Satan manipulated the religious leadership of Israel to hijack Christ’s offer of kingdom inheritance by teaching the Jews were automatic inheritors by way of their heritage in Abraham. They literally kept multitudes out of the kingdom. Pastor H...
170: Outer Darkness Is Not Hell (Walking with Jesus Series, #032: Matt. 8:5-13)
Jesus uses the incredible faith of a Roman centurion to teach about the kingdom of heaven and who will be there, in contrast to those who will be relegated to outer darkness. Pastor Hollandsworth demonstrates from the Scriptures that outer dark...
169: Hope of the Gentiles (Walking with Jesus Series, #031: Matt. 12:14-21)
Matthew quotes Isa. 42, which refers prophetically to Jesus, the obedient Servant of God who came to replace Israel, the disobedient servant. Pastor Hollandsworth points out that He did not merely come to bring salvation to the Gentiles but als...
168: Lord of the Sabbath (Walking with Jesus Series, #030: Luke 6:1-11)
Jesus is blasted by the Pharisees for picking grain and eating it on the Sabbath and for healing a man with a withered hand, but Luke says these events happened on “the second Sabbath after the first.” Pastor Hollandsworth explains three layers...
167: Give Me This Mountain! (45th Church Anniversary Message, Josh. 14:6-15)
After the Promised Land had been subdued, Caleb asked Joshua for the inheritance that Moses had promised for wholly following the Lord forty-five years earlier, at Kadesh-Barnea. Pastor Hollandsworth compares Caleb’s perseverance in faithfulnes...
166: A Primer on Eternal Life (Walking with Jesus Series, #029: John 5:16-47)
After healing a man on the Sabbath, the Pharisees are furious. Jesus takes the opportunity to give a lengthy discourse on eternal life. Pastor Hollandsworth shares the correct translation of the Greek word translated eternal and answer...
165: The Significance of Number 38 (Walking with Jesus Series, #028: John 5:1-15)
On the Sabbath Jesus healed a man at the Pool of Bethesda who had an infirmity for 38 years. Pastor Hollandsworth demonstrates that the religious leadership of Israel missed the critical importance of this sign, and that multitudes of church-ag...
164: Out with the Old and In with the New (Walking with Jesus Series, #027: Luke 5:12-39)
While dining at a feast with tax collectors and sinners, who were repenting in Israel, Jesus blasts the Pharisees for their pride, legalism, and unwillingness to repent. He announces that He did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to re...
163: Depart From Me! (Walking with Jesus Series, #026: Matt. 7:15-23)
Are we to inspect the “fruit” of professing believers to determine if they are truly saved? Pastor Hollandsworth discusses this frequently misunderstood concept, reveals the identity of wolves in sheep’s clothing, and describes who will hear th...
162: Taking the Road Less Traveled (Walking with Jesus Series, #025: Matt. 7:13-14, 24-27)
Does the narrow way lead to Heaven and the broad way lead to Hell? Most seem to think so. Pastor Hollandsworth shows that this cannot be, given the context of the Sermon on the Mount. Rather, this is a sanctification text that poses a challenge...
161: Measuring with the Golden Rule (Walking with Jesus Series #024: Matt. 7:1-12)
Few believers live by the Golden Rule, yet it is one of the qualifications for kingdom inheritance. Pastor Hollandsworth gives the meaning of the rule and four ways we can keep it.
160: Remember Lot’s Wife (Mother’s Day Message)
Sarah and Lot’s wife were related and lived in the same geographic region, yet their lifestyles were worlds apart. Pastor Hollandsworth contrasts their life choices, demonstrating the glorious result of reward for embracing God’s promises vs. t...
159: No Worries (Walking with Jesus Series #023: Matt. 6:25-34)
Jesus admonishes disciples not to worry, for worry is unbelief and never changes anything. Pastor Hollandsworth gives a biblical definition of worry, describes its negative physical effects on the body, and explains the importance of seeking fi...
158: Laying Up Heavenly Treasures (Walking with Jesus Series #022: Matt. 6:19-24)
No one can serve two masters. Jesus wants our undivided loyalty. Pastor Hollandsworth equates laying up heavenly treasures with earning age-lasting rewards, the means by which we glorify Jesus, making Him our number one priority in life.
157: Rewards for Secrets (Walking with Jesus Series #021: Matt. 6:1-18)
What is your motivation for doing good deeds? Is it to be recognized by others? If so, then you have already received your reward. Pastor Hollandsworth reveals what Jesus said about doing things privately, so that you can be rewarded by Him pub...
156: Righteous Inside and Outside (Walking with Jesus Series #020: Matt. 5:21-48)
When teaching His disciples, Jesus emphasized the importance of internally obeying the spirit of the law rather than merely externally obeying the letter of the law. Pastor Hollandsworth explains the six exam...
155: The Miracle of the Resurrection (Easter Sunday Message)
Skeptics in both Christ’s day and in the present day deny the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. Pastor Hollandsworth gives a biblical defense of the resurrection and shares why it is so critical to the Christian life.