Law
God’s Law often feels unfamiliar, uncomfortable, or unusable to modern readers, not because it is unclear, but because it comes from a different covenantal and cultural world. When read in context, the Law stops sounding arbitrary and continues to reveal God’s character, purposes, and care for His people.
Travis Agnew
I’m a disciple of Jesus, husband to Amanda, dad to the Agnew 3, and Lead Pastor of Rocky Creek Church in Greenville, SC.
I hope the resources on this site can help your personal discipleship.
The Cure We Need Most
Luke 5:17-26 – Jesus forgave a paralyzed man before healing him. Our greatest problem is not outside us but the sin within that only He can cure.
Depravity
Sin does not remain contained; it spreads from doubt to jealousy to violence. The story of Cain and Abel reveals how quickly rebellion escalates and how deeply it fractures both our relationship with God and with one another.
A Prayer Life That Doesn’t Collapse
If your prayer life keeps collapsing under the weight of good intentions, it may not be a lack of desire but a lack of structure. In this episode, we build a sustainable, Scripture-fed prayer system that survives real life and actually forms you over time.
Now Available
A practical guide to help students move beyond belief and into a growing relationship with Jesus. This resource offers a personalized discipleship plan built around six areas of intentional growth. It’s clear enough to start now, flexible enough to fit where you are.
Develop Intentionally
Healthy ministry requires more than strong output; it requires leaders who intentionally grow in character, wisdom, and self-awareness. When you work on how you do the work, you protect both your longevity and your effectiveness.
Genres
Scripture communicates truth through multiple literary forms, shaping how meaning is conveyed. Recognizing genre helps readers listen rightly, so clarity replaces confusion.
Study Deeply
If you are called to preach or teach, carving out focused time for deep study is not optional but essential to handling the Word faithfully. When you labor in the text early, you are freed to minister to people later without resentment or distraction.
Context
Hermeneutics Session 7: Why Context Governs Meaning Scripture was written within conversations, stories, and situations that shape its meaning. Context governs interpretation by anchoring verses to a wider setting rather than misinformed understandings. Consideration Reading Scripture without context is like opening The Return of the King in the middle and assuming you understand the story….
Leaving All for More
Luke 5:1-11 – After a miraculous catch, Peter left everything to follow Jesus. You gain far more by leaving all for Him than you ever lose in letting go.
Creation
The Bible begins with a sovereign God who speaks the universe into existence and declares it good. Creation establishes who God is, who we are, and what the world was meant to be before anything was broken.
What Prayer Actually Is
Most of us do not avoid prayer because we doubt God. We avoid it because we have quietly turned it into something it was never meant to be, and in this episode, we strip it back to what Jesus intended all along.
Selfless Teamwork
Ministry flourishes when staff members resist main character syndrome and choose humility and unity over personal visibility. Small, self-centered habits can quietly grow into division, but selfless teamwork protects the mission and strengthens the whole body.
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More Than a Social Gospel
Luke 4:31-44 – Jesus cared for both physical and spiritual needs. If we meet earthly needs while ignoring eternal ones, we give help without hope.
Purpose
Creation was made by Christ and for Christ, meant to display God’s glory rather than our importance. The vastness of the universe points beyond us, reminding us that the world exists to declare who God is and to call us into humble participation in His purposes.
Why We Avoid Prayer
Most disciples of Jesus believe in prayer but quietly avoid it. In this episode, we explore why prayer feels distracting, awkward, or boring and why the issue is often not our faith, but our method.
Focused Staff Meetings
Focused staff meetings protect the mission by turning shared time into shared clarity instead of wasted energy. When leaders come prepared, stay engaged, and communicate clearly, meetings move the ministry forward rather than slowing it down.
Translation
The Bible has traveled across centuries, cultures, and languages, yet God has preserved His Word so it can still be understood today. Learning how translation works helps us read Scripture with confidence rather than confusion, and with depth rather than assumption.
Here Goes Everything
Luke 4:14-30 – Jesus announced His mission in His hometown, and the world was never the same. Following Him means saying yes to everything He came to do.
Design
The Bible opens with a declaration, not a debate: God exists, and He created everything. Creation is presented as intentional and ordered, revealing a sovereign God whose design establishes the foundation for the entire story of Scripture.
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