Articles Tagged 'Desert'

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And It Was Night?

by Phil Ware · Colossians 1:13-14 · Cross

Phil Ware talks about the triumphal entry of Jesus and the darkness that Jesus faced for all of us to defeat the darkness and bring us to light.

Is there any hope, any light, for our darkness?

I Will Not Abandon You, Ever!

by Phil Ware · Romans 8:26-39 · Path to God · Paraklete

Phil Ware writes about Jesus' promise of the Holy Spirit focusing on John 14 and Jesus' promise to not leave us as orphans but to come to us and show himself to us and be in us and make his home with us.

What can we really expect the Spirit to do for us, today, in our world?

I Will Not Abandon You!

by Phil Ware · John 14 · Holy Spirit

Phil Ware writes about Jesus' promise of the Holy Spirit focusing on John 14 and Jesus' promise to not leave us as orphans but to come to us and show himself to us and be in us and make his home with us.

What can we really expect the Spirit to do for us, today, in our world?

Desert of Trial

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Matthew 4:1-11 · Temptation

James Nored and Phil Ware discuss the temptations and trials of Jesus and why they are important to us and what they have to say to us as people who are part of God's story.

Because he knew the true and living God, the heart behind the Scriptures, he could recognize the forger, the fraud — Satan — who tried to distort and misuse truth and Scripture.

Desert of Trial

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Matthew 4

James Nored and Phil Ware discuss the temptations and trials of Jesus and why they are important to us and what they have to say to us as people who are part of God's story.

Because he knew the true and living God, the heart behind the Scriptures, he could recognize the forger, the fraud.

God Is Not Surprised!

by Tom Norvell · Psalm 139

Tom Norvell reminds us of the truth of David's famous Psalm 139 about God's presence in every twist, turn, and chapter of our lives.

No matter where I go or what happens, God is not surprised, and He will not abandon His own!

The Women

by Phil Ware · Mark 14:50 · Women

Phil Ware continues his series of reflections on the importance of women in the Bible, to Jesus, to Paul, and to the early church.

They all abandoned Jesus except for this one group!

Not Left as Orphans

by Phil Ware · Acts 2:38-39 · Holy Spirit

Phil Ware continues a short series on the Holy Spirit focusing on John 14 and what it means for Jesus to not leave us as orphans, but to come to us and show himself to us and be in us and make his home with us.

What can we expect the Spirit to do for us?

Revelation & Transformation in the Wilderness

by Mark Frost · Ephesians 2:19-22 · Transition

Mark Frost continues his series on interim ministry and Israel's time in the wilderness

Can something good come from our time in the wilderness?

The Discipline of the Wilderness

by Mark Frost · Deuteronomy 8:2-5 · Interim Ministry

Mark Frost of http://www.interimministrypartners.com shares part two on the journey through the wilderness during the interim and how God is preparing his people for great things.

So is there anything good that can come from our time of challenge and hardship?

Spiritual Restoration

by Muriel Larson · Psalm 51 · Restoration

Muriel Larson shares some things about being spiritually dry and about an experience on a ranch where a stock pond revitalizes life around the parched desert.

How do we re-charge our spiritual batteries?

And It Was Night?

by Phil Ware · Colossians 1:13-14 · Cross

Phil Ware talks about the triumphal entry of Jesus and the darkness that Jesus faced for all of us to defeat the darkness and bring us to light.

Is there any hope, any light, for our darkness?

Exercising the Spirit: Breath Prayer

by Scott Owings · Romans 8:26-27 · Prayer

We can learn to breath pray and pray any time and any place and reach out to God through prayer.

Do you know how to pray?

Dry Spells

by Kathy Bailey · Luke 4:1-2 · Jesus · Purpose · Character

How do we handle the depression and spiritual dryness in our lives?

What do we do with the dry patches in our lives?

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