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More than Unstoppable!

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Ephesians 3:20-21 · More Than

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's greatness

When Jesus emerged from the tomb victorious over death, we were empowered to believe that God is more than unstoppable and HE can do more in us, for us, and through us than we can imagine!

Sometimes, God Takes His Time!

by Max Lucado · Romans 8:28 · Waiting

Max Lucado encourages us to endure and not lose hope because sometimes God takes time to make his perfect will happen and redeem our messes.

Life feels like it is in slow motion when are waiting for the bad seasons to end and God's new fresh life awakens to redeem and refresh our weary souls.

Rest and Power for the Weary

by Phil Ware · Matthew 14 · Exhaustion

Phil Ware continues his reflections on what it means to be a JesuShaped disciple, this week focusing on our need for rest and time alone with God.

Our resources run low, our spirits grow tired, our bodies shut down, we can’t handle another thing, then Satan throws in a storm or two. What do we do?

Called to Holiness, Not Passing Judgment

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Romans 14:4 · Judging

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's greatness and to living a life of holiness that refuses to judge others in Christ over non-essential practices.

Can we really pursue obedience and have a deep passion for holiness and still welcome people who practice their faith differently than we do?

Imagined Fears?

by Ron Rose · Romans 8:14-15 · Fear

Ron Rose is in his mobile office and at Black Rifle Coffee having a cup of beyond black visiting with people and inviting them to share a conversation and invite God to be part of the moment.

Fears are often more what we imagine than what is real!

Cheerful Generosity

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 9:7 · Generosity

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to live generous lives of grace where we are joyful recipients of God's grace and cheerfully generous in our acts of mercy.

Why we should we be thankful, cheerful, and generous in a world full of negativity!

Beyond the Reach of Corruption and Decay

by Phil Ware · Matthew 6 · Reward

Phil Ware writes out of a quiet time study of Matthew 6 and the memory of the crass motivation often behind our behaviors, even our most religious behaviors.

Are humans that predictable? Are people really so selfish? Do we nearly always pursue some payoff or reward in every situation?

Stooping to Serve, Not to Shame

by Melissa Troyer · Romans 12:1-2 · Servant

Melissa Troyer shares the worship in stooping to clean up the messes that are part of a mom's everyday experience with little children she is trying to mold into followers of Jesus.

God brings me to my knees, both in honesty and in choosing joy, as I pick up a careless mess made by the precious, but oblivious little stampede that lives within my walls.

Destroying Worldly Strongholds

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 · Leadership

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize Jesus' example of being a servant and how we must resist worldly standards for our leaders in the Lord's church.

Our model, our hero, our example of great leadership, must always be Jesus!

Reflecting the Servant Heart of Jesus

by Phil Ware · Philippians 2:5-11 · Servant

Phil Ware talks about a university honoring students for their acts of service and it leads him to wonder how we honor God's servants today.

How do you honor a servant who is not trying to be noticed but simply trying to do good things for others?

Stand Up!

by Max Lucado · John 5:1-30 · New Life

Max Lucado reminds us of Jesus' power do fresh and new things if we will respond to his command to get up and do something.

Jesus sees you, my friend, and he has a new version of you waiting to happen.

Here, Near, and Far

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Acts 1:9 · Great Commission

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's call to mission for us as we seek to be God with Skin On to people here, near, and far.

God loves all the people of the world (John 3:16) and wants us to demonstrate his love for them so they will turn from their destructive ways and be saved (2 Peter 3:9).

What Do We Do About Leadership Abuse?

by Phil Ware · John 10:1-18

Phil Ware continues his thoughts on becoming JesuShaped disciples, this week focusing on the horrors of the litany of spiritual abuse cases in the news and how different they are from Jesus’ definition of a JesuShaped leader and godly shepherd.

The description of the Good Shepherd in John 10 aligns beautifully with Jesus' definition of serving and giving himself to bless us in Mark 10.

A Time to Weep

by Philip Gulley · Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 · Parenting · Parenting Parents

Philip Gulley talks about his dad's heart surgery and his directions for his funeral service in case he didn't survive and the lasting impact this has had on Phillip's life.

What time is it in your relationship with your older friends and family? What time is it in your own life? Are you ready for closing time?

The LORD Is Close!

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Psalm 34:18 · Cleanse · Nearness

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's promise to be close to the broken-hearted and crushed, lonely and abandoned, discarded and forgotten.

We can do great ministry in the name of Jesus and can survive all the tough challenges in life because our LORD is always close to us!

Knowing God and Meeting Immanuel

by Phil Ware · Genesis 4:1 · Immanuel

Phil Ware shares insights about intimately knowing God and Immanuel being real to us in our daily lives as we seek to be Jesus' disciples.

Let's not settle for religion, going to church, or fast-food spirituality when God longs to fill that hole in our soul !

Before the Red Sea Parts

by Melissa Troyer · Joshua 24:5-7

Melissa Troyes writes with beauty about God’s touches of grace on a trip to New England with her family as she wrestles with the grief over an aunt who is gone too soon and the uncertainty of the future of her family and where they will live.

Life is as full of beauty as it is uncertainty if we open our eyes to see the divine fingerprints of grace.

Lack No Good Thing

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Psalm 34:10 · Provision

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's greatness and his desire to bless us with every good thing we need.

Our ToGather time today focuses on God's great promises to bless us, but also challenges each of us to ask: What is the true source of my delight?

I Want to Be Like Her

by Phil Ware · Mark 14:1-9 · Women

Phil Ware continues his reflections in the Gospels as he seeks to call us to continue pursuing Jesus so that we can be JesuShaped.

Let's move beyond remembering her story; let's also commit to being like her in these four ways.

Our Weakness, God's Power

by Max Lucado

They laugh because they have given up hope, and hope born anew is always funny before it is real.

Made to Glorify!

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Psalm 63:3 · Glorify

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's greatness and bring him glory and honor in all we say and do.

No words can adequately describe the love that brought God to earth in Jesus, but we can celebrate this gift of grace and live to bring God the glory that is due him!

More?

by Phil Ware · Mark 5 · Believe

Phil Ware continues his reflections from his gospel readings and uses Mark 5 and Mark 6 to remind us that Jesus has greater expectations of what he can do through us than we do!

Maybe we are too familiar with our modern-day, water-downed, version of Jesus and not in awe of great expectations that the Lord has for us?

Disoriented to Be Recalibrated

by Ron Rose · Micah 7:3-7 · Reconcile · Recalibrating

Ron Rose is back at the coffee shop to visit and pray and observe and be with God and discovers a dynamic new concept, sometimes God confuses to have us do a soft reboot and recalibrate our compasses!

His hands were fiddling with his watch the whole time. He had taken it off and seemed to be trying to get it to wake up, to get it unstuck.

God's Relentless Pursuit to Bless Us

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Psalm 23

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to remind us that the LORD is our Shepherd who provides, cares, protects, and calls us home as his sheep, the guests at his table, and his belo

We are loved by God, our faithful Shepherd, who will never abandon us but will rescue us and bring us safely home to him as his beloved children.

The Good News of Jesus Begins with a Servant

by Phil Ware · Mark 1:1-8,2:1-12 · Joy · John the Baptizer

Phil Ware continues his reflections on his gospel studies and shares how we can become JesuShaped by becoming servants like John the Baptizer and four friends.