Articles Tagged 'Human'

Vulnerable God

by Paul Faulkner · John 1:18 · God

Paul Faulkner reminds us that Jesus attracts us to God because of his vulnerability and humanity.

What touches you most about Jesus?

Vulnerable God

by Paul Faulkner · John 1:18 · God

Paul Faulkner reminds us that Jesus attracts us to God because of his vulnerability and humanity.

What touches you most about Jesus?

ADVENT brings us LOVE

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Philippians 2:6-11 · Love

Phil Ware shares Scriptures and James Nored shares an inspirational video regarding the blessings and significance of Advent, Jesus' coming to earth as God in human flesh as our Savior and Lord.

God chose to come to us, suffer at our hands, and sacrifice himself so we could know the depth of God's redeeming love for us.

ADVENT brings us GOD

by James Nored & Phil Ware · John 1:1-18 · Incarnation

Phil Ware shares Scriptures and James Nored shares an inspirational video regarding the blessings and significance of Advent, Jesus' coming to earth as God in human flesh as our Savior and Lord.

Advent is the celebration of Jesus' coming to earth as Immanuel, God with us in human flesh!

Phil Ware shares the work of Houses for Healing (H4H) in Abilene, Texas, which serves people of that region of Texas with a place to stay while they (or their family with them) are receiving medical care in Abilene.

This example of bringing together a coalition of people, organizations, churches, and businesses to bless others in the name of Jesus is a powerful example of what Kingdom life could be!

Is Anything Sacred?

by Max Lucado · 1 Peter 2:8-9 · Sacred

Max Lucado talks about his experiences as a baseball catcher and how the dimensions of homeplate were immutable, sacred, and in a sense holy and compares that to certain things in life that God has called sacred and holy.

Like speedbumps and curbs, these acts of holiness are meant to slow us down and keep us on the road.

Finding Jesus' Heart for Ministry: Look

by Phil Ware · Mark 1:35-45

Phil Ware leads us deep into the heart of Jesus for ministry as he looks at Jesus' actions and emotions in Mark 1:35-45, today focusing on how Jesus looked at the situation and into the heart of man with leprosy.

Take a look at what Jesus did and feel the call to look and see people as Jesus did!

Hard Work and Holy Listening

by Melissa Troyer · Matthew 1:23

Melissa Troyer comes to us again through the ordinariness of daily life and reminds us to listen for Jesus' presence and look for ways to be conduits of God's love.

Instead of a well-manicured life, and perfectly organized and aesthetic home, my heart is yearning for more connection with love... His love... and, to be part of His loving presence.

More than God's Whisper

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Hebrews 1:1-3

James Nored and Phil Ware share the meaning of Jesus' incarnation in word and video using a simple but powerful allegory.

How could God help us understand his faithful love for us, yet demonstrate his desire for us to live in our world with his righteous character and gracious compassion?

The Way of Christ Jesus

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Philippians 2:1-11 · Communion

Far too often the incarnation of God in Jesus as Immanuel, God with us, gets lost in all the theological language and forgets the call of Jesus to live with each others in love.

Far too often the incarnation of God in Jesus as Immanuel, God with us, gets lost in all the theological language, and the call of Jesus for us to live with each other in love is forgotten.

Warts and All

by Philip Gulley · Luke 17:9-11 · Kindness

Philip Gulley uses his homespun charm to pay tribute to a hero, tell a self-effacing story about childhood warts and crushes, and weaves it together to remind us of God's love and how we should love others.

When I recall how Mr. Ellis brought me back into the human fold, I remember that Jesus once took ten lepers in hand and did the same.

To Win Your Heart!

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Luke 2 · Incarnation

James Nored and Phil Ware challenge us to faith in the eternal God who chose to reveal himself by becoming human and living in our world

On this Christmas Day as we bring this year's journey to an end, the question you need to ask is as important to answer as it is simple to ask!

More than God's Whisper Inviting Us Out of Flatland

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Hebrews 1:1-3 · Incarnation

James Nored and Phil Ware share the meaning of Jesus' incarnation in word and video using a simple but powerful allegory.

How could God help us understand his faithful love for us, yet demonstrate his desire for us to live in our world with his righteous character and gracious compassion?

To Win Your Heart

by James Nored & Phil Ware · John 3:16 · Incarnation

James Nored and Phil Ware challenge us to faith in the eternal God who chose to reveal himself by becoming human and living in our world

As we bring this year's journey to an end, the question you need to ask is as important to answer as it is simple to ask!

More than the Outskirts of His Ways

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Hebrews 1:1-3 · Incarnation

Phil Ware and James Nored share in word and video an idea about how we can truly understand God's greatness, glory, and grace even though we cannot understand everything about him.

If there is a God and he's out there, why doesn't he just get it over with and show himself to us? Why this need for faith?

Jesus Came to Be One of Us!

by James Nored & Phil Ware · John 1:1-18 · Jesus · Christmas · Incarnation

James and Phil continue their series on The Story of Redemption by focusing on the birth of Jesus and what it means for us.

We desperately need to push past the glitz of the season and remember the gritty grace of the manger and the glory of God incarnate in a helpless baby who came to be one of us!

How Do I View People?

by Phil Ware · John 9 · Comparison

Phil Ware reminds us how Jesus viewed people and challenged us by his example to view each person as someone in whom the works of God need to be done.

Jesus challenges us to examine the everyday processes that we use to strip away the humanity of those around us and dismiss their value to us.

One of Us!

by James Nored & Phil Ware · John 1:1-18 · Incarnation

James and Phil continue their series on The Story of Redemption by focusing on the birth of Jesus and what it means for us.

Jesus didn't come to earth to be protected from life's harshest realities, but entered into mortality to share it all with us — the good, the bad, the ugly, and the painful!

Look

by Phil Ware · Mark 1:35-45 · Compassion · Discipleship · Called

Phil Ware begins an 8-part series on discipleship and following Jesus in caring for the hurt people of the world.

Take a look at what Jesus did and feel the call to do it, too!

Tiny Enough for All of Us

by Phil Ware · John 1:1-18 · Incarnation · Idols

Phil Ware has one more Christmas thought to place in our hearts before we lose Jesus in the New Year!

Before we put Jesus away with our Christmas ornaments, let's pause for...

The Parable of the Birds

by Phillip Morrison · Philippians 2:10-11 · Christmas

Phillip Morrison talks about the incarnation of God in human flesh in Jesus and the parable of the birds to explain why God had to do it.

This white Christmas revels more than a snowman.

The Gift We Really Need

by Cathy Messecar · Isaiah 9:6-8 · Christmas

Cathy Messecar reminds us what we need most at Christmas and that only God can give us what humanity and our broken world cannot give.

So watcha asking for this Christmas?

By the Grace of God

by Phillip Morrison · Matthew 25:40 · Burnout · Build

Phillip Morrison shares an experience building a Habitat for Humanity house with an African American Methodist preacher and him a Church of Christ preacher.

Two preachers putting in sweat equity like Jesus?

Superman and Jesus?

by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 1:23 · Jesus

Rubel Shelly comments and describes the difference between Superman and Jesus.

Is there a link between our desire for Superman and our need for Jesus?

The Story: U!

by Phil Ware · John 1:1-18

Phil Ware gets us back into The Story by taking us to Jesus' birth and looking from the prologue of the Gospel of John to try to understand what it means.

Articles Tagged 'Human'

What touches you most about Jesus?

What touches you most about Jesus?

God chose to come to us, suffer at our hands, and sacrifice himself so we could know the depth of God's redeeming love for us.

Advent is the celebration of Jesus' coming to earth as Immanuel, God with us in human flesh!

This example of bringing together a coalition of people, organizations, churches, and businesses to bless others in the name of Jesus is a powerful example of what Kingdom life could be!

Like speedbumps and curbs, these acts of holiness are meant to slow us down and keep us on the road.

Take a look at what Jesus did and feel the call to look and see people as Jesus did!

Instead of a well-manicured life, and perfectly organized and aesthetic home, my heart is yearning for more connection with love... His love... and, to be part of His loving presence.

How could God help us understand his faithful love for us, yet demonstrate his desire for us to live in our world with his righteous character and gracious compassion?

Far too often the incarnation of God in Jesus as Immanuel, God with us, gets lost in all the theological language, and the call of Jesus for us to live with each other in love is forgotten.

When I recall how Mr. Ellis brought me back into the human fold, I remember that Jesus once took ten lepers in hand and did the same.

On this Christmas Day as we bring this year's journey to an end, the question you need to ask is as important to answer as it is simple to ask!

How could God help us understand his faithful love for us, yet demonstrate his desire for us to live in our world with his righteous character and gracious compassion?

As we bring this year's journey to an end, the question you need to ask is as important to answer as it is simple to ask!

If there is a God and he's out there, why doesn't he just get it over with and show himself to us? Why this need for faith?

We desperately need to push past the glitz of the season and remember the gritty grace of the manger and the glory of God incarnate in a helpless baby who came to be one of us!

Jesus challenges us to examine the everyday processes that we use to strip away the humanity of those around us and dismiss their value to us.

Jesus didn't come to earth to be protected from life's harshest realities, but entered into mortality to share it all with us — the good, the bad, the ugly, and the painful!

Take a look at what Jesus did and feel the call to do it, too!

Before we put Jesus away with our Christmas ornaments, let's pause for...

This white Christmas revels more than a snowman.

So watcha asking for this Christmas?

Two preachers putting in sweat equity like Jesus?

Is there a link between our desire for Superman and our need for Jesus?

So we know a lot about Jesus' birth, but what does it mean?

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