1791 results for tag: Greg Albrecht
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
June 5, 2025 - Quote for the Day
“The phrase ‘upside down kingdom’ was popularized by Donald Kraybill in his 1978 book, The Upside Down Kingdom. Kraybill pointed out that Jesus, the king of the kingdom, is the king who triumphs through losing, who is victorious through the humiliation of the cross and who serves by dying. The kingdom of heaven 1) seeks out, serves and gives grace to the lost, the least and the last, 2) opposes religious scorekeepers who meticulously record both good and bad behavior, and 3) turns the kingdoms of religion upside down and every which way but loose.”
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Purpose in Diversity
Greg discusses the purpose God gives his diverse human family and that as Christians we can lose our purpose if we lose our focus on Jesus.
Who Are You?
The goal of the TV series CSI is to find out what happened at the crime scene. Jesus will visit our personal crime scene, and by his blood, and the power of his resurrection, give us new life.
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
June 3, 2025 - Quote for the Day:
“Do you think Joshua and Caleb didn’t see the same giants and giant obstacles as the ten cynics who were LOOKING BACK? Though all twelve of the advance military ‘operatives’ saw exactly the same things as they explored and ‘spied out’ the land, Joshua and Caleb saw a glass half full while the ten merchants of doom and gloom described the glass as half empty. Joshua and Caleb saw the same difficulties, but they insisted on LOOKING FORWARD.”
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Letters to My Friends
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Gone Fishing
We invite you to go fishing with Jonah, Moby Dick, The Old Man and the Sea and Jesus' disciples on the Sea of Galilee.
Help Is On the Way
Today's sermon is for those who find themselves lost in a spiritual desert, baked by the blazing sun, desperately trying to find some shade, and above all, some life-giving water. The good news is that there is no “God-forsaken” place in which we may find ourselves where God is not present. Help is on the way!
What’s So Bad About Religion? – by Greg Albrecht
Some of our readers and listeners can't bring themselves to believe that religion is as bad as we say it is. They say things like, "you spend too much time talking about the negative things and too little about the good things." One person said, "What's so bad about religion? If you had more grace you wouldn't harp on religion so much."
If you have ever visited a prison, you walk away realizing it's a horrible thing to be incarcerated. When you are locked up, you are a slave, you have no freedom. If you know anything about institutionalized incarceration you will also know that inmates learn to depend on and work the ...
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
May 31, 2025 - Quote for the Day:
“I was recently reading a brief essay by an unknown author – let me share some of it with you:
Religion enslaves; Christ liberates!
Religion condemns; Christ pardons!
Religion brings pain, heartache and tears; Christ heals and wipes the tears away.
Religion searches for meaning in life; Christ, who is our life, is the meaning of life.
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The Man in the Middle
Greg’s sermon focuses on Jesus as our man in the middle, in the middle of our lives and trials, reconciling us to God.
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
May 29, 2025 - Quote for the Day:
“The Bible, some say, is the Word of God. That is a false supposition, according to the Bible. Jesus is the Word of God (John 1:1-14). Jesus is the Word of God. He alone occupies the throne of authority. He does not share that throne with a book.
Bible publishers have long titled the Bible as ‘holy.’ God alone is holy. God alone is infallible and inerrant. Humans are created, mortal and less than perfect – all that we touch and produce falls short of perfection and holiness.
Humans have determined the Bible to be holy, infallible and inerrant.&nb...
God Is Faithful
Given enough time, human beings will eventually let you down. But God can always be relied upon. God always comes through.
Child-like Belief
Spiritual re-birth from God renders us child-like again. What can we learn about faith from the trusting, open attitude of a child?
What Does ‘We are Not Under the Law but Under Grace’ Really Mean? by Greg Albrecht
Many professing and church-going Christians fail to realize what "we are not under the law but under grace" means. Most agree that it's God's grace and not anything we can do that will make us right with God. Most realize and accept that Christians don't follow the rites and rituals of the Old Testament but they are often confused about the Ten Commandments. They believe that the Ten Commandments (except seventh-day Sabbath-keeping) are valid and required norms of behavior.
Here's the Christ-centered perspective we need. When Jesus died on his cross, he completed all the terms of the old covenant. He had kept its terms perfectly, and on his ...
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
May 27, 2025 - Quote for the Day:
“The message of the gospel is that slaves of human lust need the one true God. We need his forgiveness and his rescue. We need a new life, so that we may leave the old habits and addictions behind. Unfortunately, some who are looking for a way out of their empty lives of addiction and pain find a religion that uses the name of Jesus, counterfeits his teachings, offering a different gospel that sounds good, seems reasonable and rational… feeling good is not the basis of Christianity. Seeming right is not the foundation of Christ-centered faith.”
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Building God’s House
The body of Christ is bigger than any human enterprise can encompass or represent. God is building our eternal home.
Generosity and Resentment
Can we be generous and resentful at the same time?
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
May 24, 2025 - Quote for the Day:
“… make no mistake, there are so many in our world who are not only defined physically as hungry, thirsty, naked, sick and imprisoned (Matthew 25:34-40), but those words define their spiritual state as well. There are many who are spiritually hungry, because they are being fed religious junk food – many who are spiritually thirsty, because they have not yet been given the true Water of life.
Many are classified as spiritual strangers because they have been pronounced as worthless or unfit or unrighteous by a religious institution. Others are spiritually naked, who desperately need the ...
God’s Love For You
Contrary to popular opinion, God is not waiting for you to make a mistake so he can punish you.
June 2025
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Greg Albrecht Everlasting Love – pg. 2
Ed Dunn Two Types of Fathers – pg. 5
Stuart Segall Alone – pg. 6
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