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Reflections Along the Jesus Way
December 17, 2023 - Quote for the Day:
“God, though what we call the Incarnation, came into our world in the person of Jesus. Jesus came into our time-bound world from eternity. The dilemma that the Incarnation presents for our human minds is that Jesus remained divine while becoming human. He still inhabited boundless eternity, but he also inhabited the limitations of our world and what it means to be human. He came into time. He was born, lived, died on the cross and was resurrected. He is now risen; He’s still in time as well as being outside of it. The Book of Revelation is from ...
It’s Not All About Mary
God came to our world in a completely unexpected and miraculous way through Mary, an ordinary teenager who was completely different from a woman who would have been considered worthy of such a calling. Jesus is still coming, to completely unexpected, ordinary people, like you and me!
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR407.mp3
Who Is, Who Was, Who Is to Come – by Greg Albrecht
"Who IS, and Who WAS, and Who IS TO COME." This phrase begins with the word "who"—a reference to Jesus Christ—and ends with the word "come"—which is also a reference to Jesus Christ, and his comings.
When people think of Jesus, they think of either one, or at the most, two of his comings. They often think first of what is popularly called his "first" coming—the coming of God, to this earth, in the person of Jesus. The first coming is the Who was in the title of this article and in the first chapter of Revelation.
Next, they think of what is popularly called his "second" coming—the future coming of Jesus to this earth. The second coming ...
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
December 14, 2023 - Quote for the Day:
“How did this incredible and astounding story about God’s love incarnated for us become an orgy of eating, drinking, getting and grasping? How did God’s love being born into our story become so devalued that many primarily understand its celebration as a time when they shop until they drop, spending money they do not have in a vain pursuit of buying love and proving their love to those they hold near and dear?...
Sadly, a headlong pursuit of purchasing love for ourselves blurs and obscures the miracle, majesty and mystery of God’s love coming to this earth. Here-today-and-go...
A Love That Really Does Conquer All
God, in the person of Jesus, didn't just lecture us from on high, instructing us to love other people. He came down here and provided a demonstration of his love.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR200.mp3
Hope – Even in Desperate Times
The real Christmas story is not a Pollyanna escape from the real world. The birth of Jesus takes place against the backdrop of politics and intrigue, pride, hatred, violence, taxes and poverty. It all sounds like the evening news or the morning paper!
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR199.mp3
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
December 12, 2023 - Quote for the Day:
“The Son of God was born into the world, not as a prince, but as a pauper. So, to deck up the legendary scene of his nativity with precious hangings, pictures, glittering lamps and other ornamentation, is to destroy whatever valid symbolism it might otherwise have had. Truly, we human beings have a wonderful facility for thus snatching fantasy from the jaws of truth. – Malcom Muggeridge Let us not think of Jesus as spiritual Prozac, designed to cure our depression by masking the symptoms but never offering a cure for the true problem. May we not be seduced by the silly and ...
From the Pasture to the Palace
Our career and avocation, as Christians, involves being humble, even as our Chief Shepherd exemplified humility in all aspects of his birth, life, death and resurrection. This week's sermon leads us to consider the humble beginnings of the earthly life of our Lord and the relevance it has for our lives.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR044.mp3
Peace Arrives!
Our Savior, who rescues us from danger, disaster and destruction has arrived! The peace of God is a new kind of peace, not a relative calm between storms, but an abiding, eternal, internal peace give to those who can never deserve it nor ever do anything to merit it.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR043.mp3
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
December 10, 2023 - Quote for the Day:
“Christmas is about God who, in the person of Jesus, came to us willing to confront the very worst of what it means to be human, and love us anyway.”
Originally published in:
Letters to My Friends
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The Long Wait
The sermon speaks to our long wait, waiting for “the blessed hope.” Greg encourages us to "live and experience December" - to fix our eyes and our spiritual compass on Jesus, and recommit to receiving God's grace.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR042.mp3
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
December 7, 2023 - Quote for the Day:
“She had never been with a man – not even the man she was going to marry. As a bride-to-be, the teenage girl named Mary lived each day making plans, dreaming of the future and looking forward to her marriage. Everything was ‘normal’ and her future seemed promising until an angel of the Lord appeared to her saying, she was ‘highly favored.’ … Having a child before she was married was not high on the list of things to which Mary aspired – giving birth to a child before marriage whose father was anyone other than Joseph, her fiancé, would be a disaster!”
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The Comfort of Christ
As we begin a season of anticipating the coming of Jesus, Greg's sermon is based on Isaiah's prophecy of Christ as comforter.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR041.mp3
God in the Manger
Many of us are more willing to accept Jesus Christ as the helpless, dependent baby in the manger than as Lord of our lives. We don’t want to hear how he challenges our beliefs and our way of life, but the central truth of Christmas is that the baby in the manger is God!
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
December 5, 2023 - Quote for the Day:
“… this season of the year reminds us that the future is not our enemy. For Christians, the future is not a time to fear, it is not the place of death and defeat. For as certainly as Jesus was born, he will come again. Christ the Lord has come. He has come to be one of us, born of the virgin Mary, born in humility and poverty. He died on his Cross. He rose from his tomb. He is coming again!”
Originally published in:
Spiritual Soup for the Hungry Soul, Volume 1
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Coming to Jesus
Travel is very much a part of Christmas. We join bumper to bumper traffic as we shop, we fly many hundreds of miles and travel our freeways to be with family and friends. Travel was a part of Christmas from the beginning, but at the first Christmas travel was for a different reason.
The Cradle and the Cross
Christmas upsets many people because at least once a year they can’t run away from Jesus. When Jesus shows up, things change, the status quo is threatened. It is a time of challenge and confrontation to religion and politics.
The King Who Became a Man – by Greg Albrecht
The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood (John 1:14, The Message).
During his reign (1910-1936) King George V of the United Kingdom and the British Empire visited Leeds, a city in the north of England. When he was informed that a school was situated next to the railway line, King George agreed to have the train slow down so that he could appear on a platform and wave to the children as the royal entourage passed.
When the king came outside the train he wore no outward signs of royalty, but was dressed in a suit, like any other male subject of his kingdom. After the train glided by and the cheers of the children ...
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
December 3, 2023 - Quote for the Day:
“That was God in that crib amidst the animal sounds and smells in Bethlehem, and that was God on that cross on the garbage dump just outside of Jerusalem. God in a crib – God in human flesh – God in diapers – defenseless, crying and fighting for breath. God on the cross, his flesh pierced and just as he was in his crib – defenseless and fighting for breath. The crib and the cross, carved from the same wood – only God can make a tree.”
Originally published in:
Letters to My Friends
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Is God Crazy, or What?
We don’t give him anything he needs. Yet God is madly in love with us… is he crazy, or what?
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR460.mp3
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