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If You Had Only Known What Would Bring You Peace – by Greg Albrecht

After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' tell him, 'The Lord needs it.'" Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying the colt?"  They replied, "The Lord needs it."  They brought it to Jesus, threw their ...

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

March 19, 2024 - Quote for the Day:  “The Cross of Christ is not an act of God that balances the books – the Cross of Christ is about forgiveness, not payback.” Originally published in: Christianity Without the Religion magazine, June 2022 ------------------------------------- Help Us Help Others - Give Now

God Is Not Religious

It's a huge mistake to blame God for what churches have done in his name. Some churches shrink God down to fit in their box. Greg right-sizes God and helps scrape the barnacles of sectarianism off "Good Ship Christianity".

Compassion

Are you a sheep or a goat? Listen to today's program as Greg shows us the compassion of Jesus Christ and why the sheep in Matthew 25 were given entrance into the Kingdom.

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

March 17, 2024 - Quote for the Day:   “Prayer is both vertical and horizontal. Part of prayer is about our relationship with God, so it’s vertical. But in the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus also has us pray about other people, so there’s a horizontal dimension as well.  In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus teaches us that our relationship with God empowers us, so that God’s work will be displayed in our lives. Because we have been forgiven by God, and because we have received that forgiveness, we will also be enabled to pass that forgiveness on to others. There is no horizontal forgiveness unless and until there is vertical forgive...

Changes, Choices and Commitments

It's not where we've been that's important--it's where we're going that matters! Be sure to listen to Greg as he discusses the important choices ahead of us.

Doubt, Faith and Hope – by Greg Albrecht

According to an old story, years ago there was a severe drought in the farm country of Texas. The people were in despair, so they asked the pastor of their little church to pray for rain. The pastor decided to have a town-wide meeting and invite everyone – even people who were not members of his church – to come and pray for rain.  On the day of the prayer service the little church building was packed to the rafters with desperate people. The pastor climbed into the pulpit and looked out on the assembly.  He asked, “Why are we all here today?” A woman cried out, “We’ve come to pray for rain.” Another person said, ...

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

March 14, 2024 - Quote for the Day:   “While there is no doubt that the Second Coming is a prominent feature of the Book of Revelation, it is not the theme. The theme is not primarily about future fulfillments of prophecy. Instead, the Book of Revelation is centered in the past as well as the present.  The past watershed event is the cross of Christ, with the present reality being the Risen Lord who is ever alive and ever present with Christians who encounter the real problems of life in the flesh. Apocalyptic writing is filled with images of violence and war, with woes, with judgment and battles occupying much of its message. ...

Very Important People

Who would you name as the most significant VIPs you're aware of? What makes a person a VIP? More significantly, what makes a person a VIP in God's eyes? Don't miss today's program for God's perspective on VIPs.

Why Are We Here?

Is there a biblical model for Christians to intimidate pagans about what they're (Christians) against? Greg talks about why we're saved and what we're supposed to be doing as Christians.

New Birth Through the Resurrection – Greg Albrecht

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade.—1 Peter 1:3-4 What a fascinating passage! Four points to notice: 1) God is to be praised, for 2) in his great mercy, 3) he has given us new birth through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead and 4) he has given us an eternal inheritance of life, for it will never perish, spoil or fade. We learn more about the depth of meaning inherent within our new birth and our eternal inheritance from ...

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

March 12, 2024 - Quote for the Day: “One of my favorite stories concerns a student who asked a seminary professor, ‘When were you saved, Professor?’ The young student, like so many Christians, believed it was important for Christians to pinpoint a time when they believe God saved them, and consequently to tell others of their testimony. That may be a biblically valid assumption.  However, many other Christians believe that since we become more like Christ the longer he lives within us, the exact time of our conversion is immaterial. So, the professor asked the young man, ‘When was I saved? Well, I should think my salvation was won ...

Set Free – For Freedom

Our focus is on why God's grace sets us free. What is freedom in Christ all about? https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR369.mp3

Authentic Christianity

Toynbee said, "One's religion is often an accident of birth." Little or no thought -- no careful examination. Greg discusses different church types and what a person should think about in selecting a church.

The Storms of Life – Greg Albrecht

In 2002, BBC and HBO collaborated on a biographical film about Winston Churchill, focusing on the years just prior to World War 2. They borrowed their title from the first volume of Churchill’s six-volume history of World War 2, aptly titled by Sir Winston himself, The Gathering Storm. Life is filled with sunny days and not-so-sunny ones. We all experience the storms of life. One day we may enjoy the warmth of the sun on our face, and then the next day a dark fog accompanied by a driving rain is pouring down in torrents on us. Few times, (if any, in most of our lifetimes) compare with the exhausting, unrelenting intensity of the storms ...

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

March 10, 2024 - Quote for the Day: “Bad News Religion offers us a Santa Claus god who will give us what we want if we are good. Instead, authentic Christianity tells us that God gives us what we need because he is good. With the focus on what we do, paganism tells us that a god or the gods want us to do the best we can, and at the end he (or they) will judge us based upon our performance.  Performance-based religion tells us that a Santa Claus god will let us into his heaven if we qualify, if we overcome and if we are good little boys and girls. By promising us anything and everything Bad News Religion leads us to slavery, but ...

Humility

We've all heard, "He who humbles himself will be exalted." And we know that God, in the person of Jesus, washed his disciples' feet. On today's program Greg discusses what real humility is.

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

March 7, 2024 - Quote for the Day: “Jesus came to lift us out of shame and guilt and fear – not to add to our enormous burdens of self-loathing. He didn’t come to start a new religion or slightly modify and upgrade on what was already in place. He didn’t offer a way in which his followers could live more moral lives by virtue of the character they would build if they faithfully obeyed all the steps he advocated. He didn’t tell his followers to prove their worth to him by climbing the highest mountain and fording every stream because the mountains are higher than our abilities to climb and the rivers deeper and more deadly than our ...

Judge Righteously

The only exercise some ever get is jumping to conclusions. Many hold a wrong conclusion about God that affects their judgments. What is that conclusion? Could it be affecting the judgments you make?

Why Does God Allow Suffering?

In the comic strip PEANUTS, Schroeder says that a person who never suffers, never matures. Lucy's retort is, "Who wants to suffer? Don't be ridiculous!" Greg offers God's perspective on suffering in today's program.