1762 results for tag: Greg Albrecht

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

November 23, 2024 - Quote for the Day: “Have you ever noticed how many individual Christians and incorporated religious institutions assume that God is exclusively on their side? Many seemingly think that God is a member-in-good-standing of their denomination. Many seem to assume that God carries the same national passport they do and that he always supports their country in any military altercation. Some even act and talk as if God supports their favorite athletic team and their particular political party. But if you think about the whole idea of God being polarized and politicized for about three seconds, it really doesn’t make any ...

Things That Bog Us Down

Have you ever gotten your car stuck in mud -- the more you tried to get out the more you got bogged down? A similar thing can happen spiritually -- we get stuck in the swamp of religion -- bogged down in a sea of spiritual mud. https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0264.mp3  

December 2024

CLICK HERE to read now (PDF Format) Brad Jersak Sometimes, Waiting Is Hard – pg. 2 Laura Urista Great Gifts in Small Packages – pg. 4 Greg Albrecht Believe Him & Receive Him – pg. 5

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

November 21, 2024 - Quote for the Day: “Excess does not guarantee happiness – on the other hand, many examples of excess we see in our Western world lead us to conclude that having ‘too much’ may lead to misery and unhappiness. Two things I ask of you, LORD, do not refuse me before I die:  Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me my own daily bread.  Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God – Proverbs 30:7-9 Let us give thanks that most of us have neither poverty nor ...

Overcoming Religion

In their religious zeal, some churches conceal the Good News of Jesus Christ from their members. Christians need to scrape the religious barnacles off of Good Ship Christianity and leave religion behind in order to know our Lord and Savior in the fullness of his goodness. https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0263.mp3  

Two Women – Two Ways of Life

Sarah was barren so she had her slave, Hagar, be a surrogate mother of sorts, but later Sarah had a child of her own. The apostle Paul used the story of their resulting conflict to illustrate the conflict between the old covenant of law and the new covenant of grace. https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0286.mp3  

Meals on Wheels – by Greg Albrecht

Earlier this year my wife and I attended memorial services for the wife of an older gentleman who frequents the same gym where my wife and I exercise. Jerrat is one of a number of seniors who arrive early at the gym, virtually every day. We have joined this group about three times a week over the last 6-8 years. A group of about 20 of us from the gym (we call ourselves gym rats) joined Jerrat, his family, loved ones and friends, supporting them during this time of loss. A week or so after the funeral my wife Karen decided to make some dinner for Jerrat. We called him and asked him if we could come to his house and bring him dinner. He was so ...

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

November 19, 2024 - Quote for the Day: “Lending institutions place a cap or limit on the total amount of purchases you can charge to their card. They will only let you go so far before your credit runs out. How far can we go with God before he says to us, ‘That’s it – my grace has its limits!’ Is it possible to use so much of God’s love that our account will be ‘maxed out’? … Is it possible for us to come to a place when God says to us, ‘You’ve gone beyond the limits of my compassion.  You have too many sins on your sin debit card now – I can’t extend any more grace to you.’”  Christianity Without the ...

The Condensed Gospel

What two words would you use to summarize the gospel? In two words how would you define God, what he stands for and what he's all about? What is the condensed gospel? Be sure to catch Greg's discussion of which words work and which words don't. https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0285.mp3  

We Need a Grace Revolution

Our natural state spiritually is that we're dead corpses -- among the walking dead. How does God determine that you will be saved? On what basis? How much of your salvation is up to you -- does God expect you to do everything you can and then he'll do the rest? https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0283.mp3  

One God – Vengeful in the Old Testament, Loving and Forgiving in the New? – Greg Albrecht

Question: How does a person reconcile the God of love and grace with the one described in the Old Testament as filled with rage, violence and wrath?  I must admit that this is why I do not like to read the OT as I can't picture such an angry God.   It is just confusing to me is all. I am trying to read the Bible but the Old Testament just doesn't make sense to me. I don't know if I have made any sense here, but after years of feeling that God was disappointed and angry with me for what I had done and that I was condemned to hell because of it, I sometimes wonder if the OT writers are writing the truth about how God really is. ...

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

November 16, 2024 - Quote for the Day:  “In God’s kingdom, creation is in harmony, even as God, who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit, dwells in perfect harmony. God’s kingdom is not a temporary cease-fire. God’s kingdom is not a provisional agreement to refrain from hostilities. The perfection and eternity of God’s kingdom is all of creation glorifying God with one voice, like a symphony of orchestral instruments uniting their sounds, joined by a choir of many voices all singing the same words at the same time. The Hebrew word for peace is shalom – its meaning is of completion and fulness.  Shalom is holistic – it ...

God’s Love and Grace Lifts Us Up – by Greg Albrecht

Civilization is a stream with banks. The stream is sometimes filled with blood from people killing, stealing… and doing things historians usually record, while on the banks, unnoticed, people build homes, make love, raise children, sing songs, write poetry…The story of civilization is the story of what happened on the banks. Historians are pessimists because they ignore the banks for the river.         – Will and Ariel Durant   We cannot ignore the warfare, bloodshed, brutality, oppression, poverty and disease that are a part of the river of history, a noxious, defiled sewer that contin...

Legalism, License or Liberty?

Legalism and license are two ways people lead their lives that lead to destruction. Many people follow these two opposing paths that are in their own ways popular and enticing, but the third way, liberty in Christ -- freedom in Christ, is found by only a few. https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0282.mp3  

An Offer We Can’t Refuse – by Greg Albrecht

Luke 14:15-24 There are more than 38,000 Christian denominations around this world. Over 3.5 million congregations that identify themselves as Christian churches formally gather together, on a regular basis, around this world. But did you know, in spite of what I've just said, that there is only one Christian church in Germany? Only one in Italy? Only one in India? Only one in China? And only one in the United States and Canada. I'm speaking, of course, about the church of Jesus Christ —not about a humanly incorporated corporation or institution—but about the one church of the body of Christ. Our passage speaks of a great banquet. Here is a ...

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

November 14, 2024 - Quote for the Day:   “God’s joy runs deep, in our souls, more meaningful and satisfying than happiness, a word which often speaks of a more short-lived, surface feeling. Joy can and often does include happiness, but not always. For a Christ-follower, joy can exist even when immediate and physical circumstances are far from ‘happy.’ James speaks to this apparent conundrum – Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds… (James 1:2-3)."  Originally published in: Wonders of His Joy ------------------------------------- Help Us Help Others - Give Now ...

The Master Heresy and Greatest Lie

Do these teachings sound familiar? "You're the most important person in the universe, the master of your own destiny, truth for you is what you decide it is and you can do everything necessary to save yourself." Greg talks about the "Master Heresy and Greatest Lie". https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0281.mp3  

The State of Christianity

What is the world at large thinking about Christianity when it sees the circus antics of some Christian TV, religion posing as the gospel and people playing the "church game"? Authentic Christianity exposes the bad-news imposters freeing us for the good news of Christ. https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0280.mp3  

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

November 12, 2024 - Quote for the Day:  “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1). No more condemnation means the end of being ashamed of who we are. No more condemnation is possible because we accept and are assured of God’s love. And when we experience his love, our sense of self-loathing and shame is vanquished. No more condemnation means that we are free in Christ – free from self-loathing and shame – free at last, thank God Almighty, free at last. No more condemnation is possible because of the greatest love of all. We have been set free through Jesus Christ, who lived, died and rose ...

Are You a Spiritual Loner?

Some congregations and even a few denominations think they are the best, or even claim to be the one and only true church. Just how small is the body of Christ? Are you a spiritual loner - part of a small group of people you believe is better than anyone else? https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0277.mp3