Articles Tagged 'God' (Page 3)

God's Everlasting Covenant of Love

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Psalm 103:17-18 · Cross · Covenant

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to remind us of God's everlasting covenant of love and his faithfulness to that covenant.

Your Father in heaven has loved you with an everlasting love, and all he asks is that you respond with thanks by obeying what his Son, Jesus, has taught.

Freed to Serve

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Galatians 5:13 · Servant

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to remind us how Jesus paid the price to free us from sin and adopt us into God's family so we need to serve one another with our freedom.

Jesus paid the price to free us from sin, death, and hell so we could serve others in love.

Surprises and Smiles

by Ron Rose · 2 Corinthians 9:8-11 · Smile · Surprise

Ron Rose is at a new coffee place and is enjoying God reminding him of our delightful surprises can be.

At this point in life, I take each surprise as a God thing, a lesson to learn, and a reason to smile!

The Path of the Wind

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Ecclesiastes 11:5 · God

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to lead us to worship God in his magnificence and greatness.

While the glorious magnificence of God is largely unknowable, the Creator has left his fingerprints on his creation and longs for us to seek after him and come to know him.

Using Every Opportunity to Be Salt

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Colossians 4:5-6

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to be salt to a world of decay, flavorlessness, and bland hope.

With the genuine seeker, the struggling follower longing to be more godly, and those broken by life, the Lord used tender language filled with grace and mercy.

Precious and Priceless

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 1 Peter 1:18-19 · Redemption

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to remind us just how precious we are to the Lord and how greatly we matter to Him.

The value of a gift isn't the financial expense of the gift but the personal sacrifice made to give it!

Hearing Silence

by Melissa Troyer · 1 Kings 19:11-12 · Silence

Melissa Troyer urges us to listen to the silence so we can hear the voice of God calling to us in the gentle slosh of the paddle slide through the water and the whisper of a gentle breeze.

It's good to embrace seasons of quiet.

Right on Time

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Romans 5:6-7 · Grace

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware combine to bless us with a powerful message on the timing of Jesus' coming and death as well as a virtual worship service focused on our right on time Savior.

If an event is epoch-changing, part of the dynamic that makes the event so transformational is the timing.

He is My Mighty Rock, My Refuge

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Psalm 62:7 · Role model · Rock

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to remind us that God is our stronghold, foundation, certainty, refuge, strength and assurance.

We celebrate that God is our salvation, our stronghold, our refuge, our one certainty in the middle of all that is unsure!

Seed, Towel, Promise, and Torchlight: The Seed

by Phil Ware · John 12:19-29 · Seed

Phil Ware continues his four week series on seed, towel, promise, and torchlight focusing on the power of the Seed to overcome dirt, darkness, and death.

Go ahead, plant a seed. See it disappear into the dirt. But, don't forget!

Seed, Towel, Promise, and Torchlight: Introduction

by Phil Ware · Matthew 13:1-9,18-23,24-30,31-32 · Seed

Phil Ware begins a four-week series on seed, towel, promise, and torchlight as he looks at Jesus' last hours on earth and what they mean for us.

Yes, the seed is still enough of a mystery to keep me interested while I wait for the full blessing of its secrets to reach full bloom.

Growing Up Into Jesus

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 1 Peter 2:2-3 · Growth

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to encourage us to grow in Jesus now that we have tasted that the Lord is good and crave good spiritual food.

Not only will the Holy Spirit help transform us to become more and more like Christ, which must be our goal; the Spirit will also produce God's fruit of goodness in us.

More Than...

by Phil Ware · Matthew 28:18-20 · Youth · Young Adults

Phil Ware talks about the need for our churches and our people to focus on becoming JesuShaped as they live the Kingdom of God and not go for gimmicks to solve our church problems.

Our churches not living on mission to make a perceivable difference in the lives of the disenfranchised and broken, like Jesus did, is disillusioning to young adults seeking to live for Jesus.

But God!

by Melissa Troyer · Luke 1:37 · Hope

Melissa Troyer looks at everyday life, her children, and the horrifying images and videos and cries of mothers and children, and sees an opportunity to teach our children to say, But God!

In a world swirling with heavy clouds and looming headlines, we mothers hold a massive opportunity!

God at Work in You!

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Romans 8:28-29

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to remind us of God's grace to be at work within us for our ultimate Good.

Jesus demonstrated God's love powerfully while he was on earth and is now at the right hand of the Father with power to work in our lives for our good and God's glory.

The Power of Praise in the Presence of Enemies

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Psalm 34:1-3 · Praise

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to remind us and call us to passionate praise as our gift to honor God and empower his Kingdom in the face of fierce opposition today.

When things on earth seem bleak and our strength feels small, we can push against the darkness with praise!

Real Love Involves Loving Actions

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 1 John 3:16-18 · Love

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us into the mission Jesus gave us to be his bodily presence sent into the world just as the Father sent him.

Jesus reminds us that real love involves our tangible demonstration of that love in acts of kindness, help, and service.

Love Covers Offenses

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Proverbs 17:9

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to emphasize the importance of forgiving and covering over the offenses of others with our forgiveness and love.

Today, we focus on the power of love to cover over the offenses of others and stop the power of gossip from ruining lives.

Finding Jesus' Heart for Ministry: Purpose

by Phil Ware · Mark 1:35-45 · Purpose

This post continues Phil Ware's look at the man with leprosy in Mark 1:35-45 and Jesus' loving interaction with the man after he had committed to live out the Father's purpose in his life.

If we are honest, so much of what we choose to do is based on our self-interest, while Jesus invites us to live life centered in God's purpose for us!

From Say It to Display It

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · John 3:16 · Love

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 great love for us as something more like, feel, think, or say, it is always demonstrated.

Because God has so graciously loved us, we can live as Jesus' agents of love and kindness in our broken world.

Seeking What Matters Most!

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Matthew 6:33 · Seek · Love · Kingdom

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, righteousness, love, and faithfulness to bless us as we seek him with our lives.

We can spend our lives pursuing accomplishments and health and joy, or we can seek God's righteousness, love, and reign in our lives and have him bless us with what we need on our journey!

Finding Jesus' Heart for Ministry: Prayer

by Phil Ware · Mark 1:35-45

Phil Ware looks at Mark 1:35-45 and learning how to touch the broken as Jesus touched them by learning to pray as Jesus

To touch the broken as Jesus did, I must learn to pray as Jesus prayed!

Reflecting Jesus' Love to Each Other

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Ephesians 4:1-6 · Love

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to challenge us to love one another and put other's need above our own.

Everyone in God's family is flawed just as we are, which makes loving each other hard at times. However, our love generously shared with each other is proof we are God's children in whom the Holy Spirit lives.

Is God Listening to My Prayers?

by Bill Sherrill · Matthew 6:9-13,17:19-20

Bill Sherrill reminds us about the importance of prayer and how we should pray to honor God.

Prayer that the Father hears is directed to him in faith with an unselfish attitude, seeking to bless and honor God's will because of our love for the Father.

The Wisdom God Longs to Give Us!

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · James 1:1-4,1:5-8

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in virtual worship through words and music using YouTube videos encouraging us to recognize that God is our Father who longs to share His heavenly wisdom with His people.