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Name It and Blame It – by Greg Albrecht
Many churches and ministries today claim that God heals everyone who requests relief of physical afflictions, as long as they ask in faith. This assertion is made on the assumption that Jesus' death on the cross, his atonement, was for both "spiritual" and "physical" sins.
Further, some even claim physical healing is a "right" that one who is doing all of the things that God commands and demands might "claim" from God. Some call this claim a "prayer of positive confession." Others who have reservations about this practice believe it to be naive and perhaps superstitious and thus call the practice "name it and claim it."
Of course, since the vast ...
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
August 27, 2024 - Quote for the Day:
“Memories of hurts and pains inflicted on us by others haunt and torment us, and cause all kinds of emotions – guilt, shame, resentment and hatred. Looking back on our lives, hurts litter our journey like discarded trash on the side of some lonesome road. As painful as our memories of being hurt are, they can fester and grow into resentment and hatred of those who either hurts us or had some part in our pain… in all the stories of revenge and vindication, individuals who experience life without giving or receiving forgiveness live in an emotional and spiritual prison cell. They are slaves to ...
Overcoming Fear
People are afraid of change, the future, getting older, death, pain, loneliness, failure and others who are different from us. Fear leads to distrust, alienation, bitterness and hatred. Greg talks about the antidote to fear in today's program.
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What God Expects
Science tells us we are blobs of protoplasm. Psychology likens us to rats running through a maze. But who are we, and what does God expect of us? Greg discusses both what God does not expect and what he does expect from us.
Isn’t Matthew 24 “Coming Alive” with what is happening in the Middle East Right Now? – Greg Albrecht
PTM is receiving questions about the significance of Matthew 24 and the news that we read and hear about virtually every day from the Middle East. Many mention what is called the Olivet Prophecy in Matthew 24 as a proof that we are really living in the “end times.” Here’s a brief summary of Matthew 24:
When we read the Bible we read it over the shoulder of its initial readers and listeners. We can only understand it fully if we understand its original meaning/message. Matthew 24 is a response by Jesus to his disciples when they were all touring the temple in Jerusalem and they, the disciples, were enamored and impressed with its ...
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
August 24, 2024 - Quote for the Day:
“1) Are you sure that you are saved? Askmost Christians that question. Seldom will you receive a dogmatic ‘Yes.’ Normally you will receive a prevaricating, hedging, two-step-like dance. ‘Well, yes, I think so – that is, as long as I continue to do such and such.’ Or the answer might be something like this: ‘I hope I’m saved, but I wouldn’t want to be so arrogant as to say I have it made. I still have a long way to go. I hope I make it.’ Those kinds of comments are by far and away the majority of comments in response to the question, ‘Are ...
Having the Experience — Missing the Meaning
There's a line in the musical "Cats" from T.S. Elliot which says, "We had the experience but we missed the meaning." Does that describe your life? Greg talks about spiritual maturity and how to avoid missing the meaning of our experiences.
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
August 22, 2024 - Quote for the Day:
“Grace is an eternal force that flows from God’s heart and soul delivering unmerited and undeserved favor to train wrecks like you and me.
Grace delivers us from the false and corrupt ideas that we are powerful enough to earn and deserve God’s favor, by teaching us that we are powerless to earn righteousness on the basis of our own obedience.
Grace announces Jesus. Grace announces that the old way of trying to please and appease God via obedience to laws is over – and that the new has come. Grace is the love letter from God that frees us from the condemnation of the law – the love ...
The Pale Horse – Legalistic Religion Produces Dead Men Walking
Greg uses the pale horse in this last program of our four part series, The Four Horsemen of Legalism, to show that legalism produces people who seem to have life but are dead-men-walking. In contrast he talks about the life giving grace God offers us.
The Black Horse – Legalistic Religion is Bondage
This is the third program in our four part series, The Four Horsemen of Legalism, Greg shows how legalism has no life to give -- that it only gives bondage and leads to death. He explains that religious and legalistic teachings often become the "gospel" that is proclaimed rather than Jesus.
A Lion and A Lamb – by Greg Albrecht
Will a cure for cancer ever be found? Will there ever be a time when little children don't go to bed hungry? Is there a way to end crime?
Don't you just wish that someday, some way, the abuse of the very young and the very old would stop? Will anyone ever find a way to disarm all armies, to melt down all weapons of warfare—to beat swords into plowshares, as the Hebrew prophets foresaw?
We all long for peace for the entire world. We all want solutions to the misery and suffering of our world. We want the hatred and violence to end. Of course, you're way ahead of me—but don't get too far ahead—because what I want to talk about may surprise ...
Is Church Membership Biblical? – Greg Albrecht
Question:
Does the Bible teach that church membership is necessary for a Christian?
Response:
Your question may seem simple, yet the answer is not as simple as it may seem. Perhaps we should consider several perspectives:
Is church membership biblical? First thought – no, but then again, car ownership is not biblical, wearing glasses or hearing aids is not biblical …. It is not always easy to determine whether a particular practice is specifically biblical.
Is church membership biblical? What do we mean by “biblical”? Do we mean something that the Bible specifically commands and something the Bible ...
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
August 20, 2024 - Quote for the Day:
“The human tendency is to reserve ‘heaven’ for those who think like us, go to the same church, synagogue, temple or mosque – and while the New Testament speaks of Christ-followers being with God forever, it does not do so in an exclusive way. We have no specific indications about who exactly is ‘in’ and what exactly is required of those who will be ‘in’ heaven. We do know that we’re called to trust and believe in Jesus, and to embrace the grace of God. But no lists are provided so that we might identify those who are ‘lost’, as much as some Christians seem to desire to ...
The Red Horse – Legalistic Religion Destroys Peace
In this second program of our four part series called The Four Horsemen of Legalism, Greg shows how legalism destroys peace, makes people miserable and distances us from God. If you think you may be involved in legalistic religion, you need to hear this program.
The White Horse — Legalistic Religion Conquers and Controls
In this first program of a four part series called The Four Horsemen of Legalism, Greg takes a look at the spirit of Anti-Christ -- at counterfeit Christianity -- at groups and people who fleece the flock rather than feed the flock and use God-talk to deceive and to conquer.
Finding Jesus or Being Found – by Greg Albrecht
But now that you know God – or rather are known by God… Galatians 4:9
He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. – John 1:11
When we read John’s summary statement about Jesus being rejected by “his own” we normally think of the historic Jewish culture, race and religion into which Jesus was born… something that happened a long time ago, in the “olden” days. But consider this:
If Jesus arrived on earth today, many people who sincerely believe they are following him wouldn’t even let him in their church buildings.
I have a friend who is a Hindu, who in the spirit of our lighthearted ...
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
August 17, 2024 - Quote for the Day:
“Have you ever attended a funeral that included a viewing of the open casket? What is one of the most frequently heard comments after the viewing? ‘Didn’t he look good?’ I almost always silently scream, ‘No he didn’t. He is dead. Dead does not have anything to do with looking good.’ I suppose the comment is a compliment to the mortician and his staff for their talents in making the corpse look good. Yet that’s exactly what many religious authorities do, make spiritually dead bodies look good by the cosmetic application of physical, external devices...
The Revelation about Human Accomplishment — The End of it All
In this last program of our 10-program series on the book of Revelation, Greg talks about Jesus' conclusion in his Revelation to us, as well as the heritage Jesus offers us in it.
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