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Victory in Suffering Pt 8 – Gaining Life Through Suffering

In this 8th program of our 8 part series called Victory in Suffering, Greg will summarize the previous programs and discuss Biblical insights about gaining life through suffering. https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0371.mp3  

October 2024

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Reflections Along the Jesus Way

September 19, 2024 - Quote for the Day: “Paul is talking, throughout the book of Galatians, about slavery to the law. He tells us if we are convinced that the only way we can please and appease God is through our careful adherence to a system of rules and regulations we will be under a curse. We will be cursed because we will forever be unable to determine whether God is happy with us.  If you ask a person who is a slave to legalistic religion whether or not they know that God has saved them, or whether they will be allowed to enter God’s kingdom of heaven when they did, their answer will be something like ‘I hope so.’ ‘I ...

Victory in Suffering Pt 7 – Undeserved Suffering

There are two kinds of suffering: the kind you deserve and the kind you don't. Yet undeserved suffering is very much a part of everyone's life. Greg gives us the Biblical perspective on undeserved suffering in today's program. https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0370.mp3  

Victory in Suffering Pt 6 – God’s Presence in the Storms of Life

The storms of life with their suffering, pain and heartache are never pleasant -- they make us afraid and they cause us a great deal of worry. In today's program hear what we can learn about suffering from the story of the disciples on the stormy sea. https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0369.mp3  

What is True Fellowship? – by Greg Albrecht

What's the first thing that comes to your mind when you read or hear the word fellowship? Within a Christian context the word usually calls to mind something to do with companionship and community. For some people fellowship is just another religious thing they have to do or (so they believe) God won't be happy with them. In many cases, fellowship means going to places to spend time with others who are also members of their church. Fellowship has also come to signify a spiritual atmosphere that will soothe and secure a person from the life they live. Given this meaning, fellowship can become something like "hot-tub religion"—a place where people ...

Why Suffering? – by Greg Albrecht

During Jesus’ earthly ministry, religion generally believed those who suffered and experienced catastrophic accidents and calamities were being punished for their sin. But the gospel of Jesus Christ insists that disease, disasters and distress (or lack thereof) are NOT indications of a person’s inferior or superior spiritual standing with God.  The Gospel of Luke (Luke 13:1-8) tells us of some Galilean Jews who had recently come to Jerusalem to offer sacrifices to God at the temple. Pilate, the procurator of the province of Judea, the same Pilate who tortured and crucified Jesus, barbarically killed these Jewish pilgrims and mixed ...

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

September 17, 2024 - Quote for the Day:  “Never forget that the book of Revelation tells us about Jesus knocking on the door of his church – not just any old church that is not even Christian – but his church (Revelation 3:20). Jesus tells us he is on the outside of one of his own churches, seeking entrance!  He wants that door to be opened so that light can enter, so the fresh wind of God’s grace may flood the church and drive out the toxic fumes of legalism and authoritarianism. A man named George McLeod once wrote that Jesus was not crucified in a cathedral between two candles, but on a cross between two thieves, on the town ...

Victory in Suffering Pt 5 – Rest in the Midst of Suffering

The real life we live as humans often has some degree of suffering in it. With Jesus Christ in our lives we can have rest in that suffering. https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0368.mp3  

Victory in Suffering Pt 4 – Victory the End of Suffering

Don't miss this program where Greg explores how in the midst of suffering we can be God's tools -- that in Jesus we have the victory, even in suffering. https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0367.mp3  

How Would Jesus Respond to Social and Political Issues of Our Day? – Greg Albrecht

Some of the most often asked questions we receive at Plain Truth Ministries ask us why we don’t “take a stand” (politically) like Jesus did.  I often explain that I am not a member of a religious organization nor am I a member of a political party because my only ultimate membership is in the kingdom of God – and I don’t want any earthly organization to feel they can tell me how to believe, think, vote and align myself for or against issues of the day.  I also add that one might be a member of a church, a political party, a club of some nature… and view that membership as far less important than their membership in the ...

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

September 14, 2024 - Quote for the Day: “The gospel is not about us.  The gospel is not of human origins.  The gospel does not depend on human efforts.  God may, through the gospel, reach out to us and allow us to be involved in his work, but we should never think that any part of the power of God depends on our power, for as soon as we do, we become fools.  Eventually, if we continue to allow ourselves to think that way, we will all wind up in the salt mines of some religious outpost, pounding rocks for our religious task masters.”  Originally published in: Spiritual Soup for the Hungry Soul, ...

Victory in Suffering Pt 3 – The Truth About Suffering

Many people assume that suffering is the result of a person doing something wrong or sinful in their lives, but is that true? In this third program of an 8 program series on suffering Greg tells the truth about suffering. https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0366.mp3  

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

September 12, 2024 - Quote for the Day: “Jesus asks us to trust him.  Jesus invites us to believe him.  Jesus invites us to embrace the grace of God.  Some say, ‘Oh, that’s too easy – that’s just an excuse.’  I reply, ‘Oh, no it is the most difficult thing in the world to trust, believe, surrender, yield and embrace the grace of God.  I’ll tell you what is easy: to follow the dictates of religion that suggest if we just do more, run faster, give more, pray harder – then maybe, someday, if we catch God on a good day, he will give us what we want.’” Christianity Without the Religion magazine, February 2018 ...

Victory in Suffering Pt 2 – A New Look at Suffering

This is a painful but very real part of life. We all go through suffering to one degree or another, and we ask the question, "Why did God allow. . .?" But let's also ask "Why does God allow so much good to happen?" Listen to this new perspective as Greg explores the purpose of suffering. https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0365.mp3  

Victory in Suffering Pt 1 – Why Does God Allow Suffering?

Some of the most compelling, most difficult questions about God and about Christianity, center on the topic of suffering: Should Christians suffer? Why do Christians suffer? Why does anyone suffer? Stay with us in this 8 program series, "Victory in Suffering" https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0364.mp3  

“No” to Wrath and “Yes” to Love – Part 2 – by Greg Albrecht

"You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on ...

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

September 10, 2024 - Quote for the Day:  “For some, ‘studying the Bible’ is merely a subjective exercise of picking and choosing until they are able to prove what they already believe to be true. As we faithfully study the Bible, we must beware of the many ways our beliefs and our biases may influence our quest to hear and know God. Eisegesis = Reading something into (eis) the passage that isn’t there.  An exercise in subjectivism. Exegesis = Discovering and understanding meaning out of (ex) the passage, attempting to establish an unbiased point of view. …The Bible is a collection of stories and experiences of sex, ...

Poverty and the Homeless

A caller to a talk-radio show suggested that the poor and homeless should be taken out and shot. Greg contrasts that attitude toward the needy with the early Christian church's example. https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0221.mp3  

Running From God

We humans tend to run from God -- exactly in the opposite direction from where we think he is and what he wants us to do -- and in a way similar to the way Jonah ran from God. https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0220.mp3