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Living Under the Influence of God

What is authentic Christianity like? Don’t miss "Living Under the Influence of God", the fourth program of our series on the book of Ephesians. Greg examines what’s involved in the Christian life.

Changed from Inside Out

Many are dissatisfied with their lives and want a change. Cosmetics and cosmetic surgery are growing businesses because people want a make-over. In this third program in the series on the book of Ephesians, Greg Albrecht looks at internal changes.

It’s Either Old or New – by Greg Albrecht

By way of introduction to It’s Either Old or New—It Can’t Be Both! I would like to introduce two special guests. Before going any further, I should explain that our special guests will appear as caricatures—in the form of a communication that they might have had with each other—so that there is, as far as I know, no actual resemblance to anything they’ve ever said to each other, if indeed they ever had a one-on-one conversation. I hope that clears me—that’s my disclaimer. Our first guest is Martha Stewart. Martha Stewart has come, over the past few decades, to symbolize the paragon of a dutiful, ...

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

January 23, 2024 - Quote for the Day:   “Jesus, God in the flesh, came to serve us, not the other way around. We do not find Jesus running around enforcing a bunch of rules. The primary sense we receive from reading the life and teachings of Jesus is that he loves us and invites us into the kingdom of heaven. The life and teachings of Jesus do not leave us frustrated or depressed, thinking we have never done anything right or that he is upset with us. That feeling comes to us from the kingdom of religion, not the kingdom of heaven. That feeling came (in the time of Jesus) from the Pharisees who condemned, belittled and scorned Jesus ...

How God Changes Christians

Must you jump through endless religious hoops for God to reward you? Must you “do” a lot of religious stuff to be saved? The Bible emphatically says, “No!” Greg talks about this in the second program of our four-part series on the book of Ephesians.

God’s Plan

Would a Utopian world be free of religion?  And what will those who are a part of it look like?  Greg discusses the Great New Society God is building today in this first program in our series on the book of Ephesians. https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0106.mp3

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

January 21, 2024 - Quote for the Day:   “Many who believe the Bible is infallible and inerrant often claim that the Bible should not be interpreted, but its words believed and accepted without question. Members of the ‘no interpretation is necessary’ marching-and-chowder society often predicate their insistence on laying aside critical faculties when reading the Bible in favor of believing, without question, someone’s interpretation of the Bible who is revered as a religious authority. But the Bible itself invites inquiry – it does not demand that its readers ‘check their brains at the door’ before reading nor does ...

Q & R with Greg Albrecht – “Those mean, nasty, hateful Christians . . .”

QUESTION: It seems that our society is becoming tolerant of most everything except Christianity. Why is this? Could it be that the love Christians are to show is offset by fire-and-brimstone preaching condemning to hell those who do not comply? RESPONSE: Has Christianity been so marred by inaccurate representations of God that many have determined that Christians at large are bigots, fear-mongers, hateful and nasty people?  I heard of one survey that determined that the least desired potential next-door neighbor in the United States is a fundamentalist Christian. Some might say that's because many people don't want Christians next door making ...

From Legalism to Love

Is there a heavenly Dow Jones-like report tracking how we're doing? If our spiritual stock is down, is God mad at us? Greg gives two vital keys summarizing what Jesus taught about moving “From Legalism to Love.”

Grace and Truth Come Through Jesus Christ – by Greg Albrecht

  Here's a news flash! Religion is confrontational and hostile to anyone that dares to differ with it. Religion is, at best, irrelevant to our relationship with God. Christ-less religion actually leads people away from God! Grace-less religion advances its agenda, which is all about the relationship it offers (or inflicts upon) its followers. The relationship religion offers usually includes a relationship with a building, with real estate, with icons, with treasures (real or imagined) and with rituals and performances and traditions which are themselves reputed to be of heavenly value. In many cases religion promises spiritual rewards based on ...

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

January 18, 2024 - Quote for the Day:   “Here is the Christ-centered perspective; it is only by seeing Jesus as He really is that we understand our world as it really is. We must not evaluate God according to our world, for in so doing we diminish him. This is part of the force of the Second Commandment of the old covenant, when Israel was commanded not to make images of God. Nothing we can create can begin to capture the essence of God; all human depictions devalue and corrupt him. Many popular attempts at ‘end times prophecy’ turn God into something and someone He is not. They result from having the theological cart before the ...

Spiritual Imposters

It’s so easy for Christians to fall into the trap of “look good religion”. Some hype their spiritual resume becoming imposters and frauds. In this third program of our Recovering from Legalism series, Greg talks about “Spiritual Imposters.”

The Great Deception

Centering one's life on law-keeping robs Christians of the fullness God offers, by pulling the wool over their eyes. It does this in three ways you should know about. Greg unveils these deceptions in this second program of our four part series on Legalism.

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

January 16, 2024 - Quote for the Day:   “The kingdom of heaven is not a physical kingdom. It is not defined by physical dimensions, boundaries and limitations. But the kingdom is real – it is certainly not pretend or imaginary. The spiritual dimension is far more authentic than the physical – of eternal significance rather than passing temporal limitations. By God’s grace, we live in the kingdom of heaven now. The kingdom now is limited, in the sense that it does not exercise universal domain or rule. Not everyone is part of the kingdom of God now. The kingdom now is the very real presence of eternity now. But the eternity of ...

The Price of Legalism

Are you living a life of spiritual poverty — too much form and too little substance? Is compliance with do’s and don’ts the substance God wants for us? Greg Albrecht answers these important questions in the first program of our "Recovering from Legalism" series.

One In Christ

God does not show favoritism. He has no favorites because of his grace -- we cannot do enough stuff to endear ourselves to God so that God will favor us over someone else. We are one in Christ. https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR048.mp3

Pioneers and Illuminators – by Greg Albrecht

Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind... – lyrics from “Windmills of Your Mind,” the theme song from the 1968 movie, “The Thomas Crown Affair.”  In the era when European ships were too slow and too heavy to travel very far, Prince Henry of Portugal started to explore the African coast, a world largely unknown to Europeans at the time. Following his vision of discovering new vistas and opportunities Henry became a pioneer in the construction of the caravel – a new and lighter sailing ship able to travel farther and faster.     Now known as Henry the Navigator, the patron of Portuguese ...

A Tiny Ripple of Hope – Greg Albrecht

Each time a human being stands up for an idea… or acts to improve the lot of others… or strikes out against injustice… he or she sends out a tiny ripple of hope. In crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a mighty current which can sweep down the most terrible walls of oppression and injustice.—June 1966 On June 6, 1966, Robert F. Kennedy (RFK), then the Attorney-General of the United States, gave a speech at the University of Cape Town which has since become known as the Ripple of Hope speech. RFK encouraged students who were mired in hatred and apartheid—trapped in an abyss of ...

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

January 14, 2024 - Quote for the Day:    “If you once belonged to and were enslaved and in bondage to Christ-less religion, then you know what a spiritual cattle drive is like. Lots of cattle. A broad ‘road’ indeed.  When you are being driven in either a physical or spiritual cattle drive, the view in front of you is not that glorious or glamorous, is it? All cattle drives look and smell the same.”  Originally published in: Letters to My Friends ------------------------------------- Help Us Help Others - Give Now

Regeneration

Just like Humpty Dumpty we've had a great fall -- ours is a spiritual fall. And just like Humpty Dumpty, despite our best efforts, we cannot put ourselves back together again. But there's good news. God has solved the problem.