Articles Tagged 'Immanuel'

Sighing for Home

by Phil Ware · 2 Samuel 23:15 · Immanuel

How do we deal with the longing?

Phil Ware continues his thoughts on the Immanuel passages in Matthew and challenges us to not settle for less than an experience of God -- Father, Son or Holy Spirit -- and not simply religious experience.

Learning to Hear and Experience Jesus

by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · Immanuel

We all need to discover that Jesus is not just alive and interceding for us at the right hand of God, but he is also present with us now as our resurrected Lord, Savior, and friend.

Phil Ware shares how we can experience Jesus in our lives based on Jesus' promises and Matthew's story of Jesus in his Gospel.

Breathtaking!

by Phil Ware · Matthew 18:1

For God so loved us that he came to our world as a child.

Phil Ware reminds us of the divine titles for Jesus in Matthew 1 and then drives home the point that this divine Christ, Messiah, Son of God, Immanuel, God with us, came to us as the child, Jesus.

Finding Jesus: Experiencing Immanuel

by Phil Ware · Acts 17:24 · Immanuel

Do we feel like we have to keep up some kind of smokescreen so others won't know about our own times of emptiness and longing?

Phil Ware shares a summary of Matthew's Immanuel sayings focused on experiencing Jesus today.

Thankful for Our Greatest Gift

by Heartlight Team · 2 Corinthians 9:15 · Christmas

God has blessed us with many gifts, but the greatest of all gifts was God coming to us in Jesus of Nazareth!

Christmas card and thank you from the Heartlight.org and VerseoftheDay.com team.

Jesus Is at Our Door

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Matthew 7:8 · Presence

Jesus wants to be real to us and be vibrantly present in each of our churches, gatherings, and groups, as well as in each of us individually.

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in an online, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to open our hearts and our churches to Jesus and invite him in and ask him to be real and to take charge of our future.

Our Holy Mundane

by Melissa Troyer · Matthew 1:23 · Immanuel

Children, chores, and never-ending responsibilities bring opportunities to turn our selfish hearts back to God.

Melissa Troyer writes about the pressures of daily life for a mom whose husband is in P.A. school, money is tight, and children are calling, all the while Jesus is near.

Finding Jesus: Experiencing Immanuel

by Phil Ware · Acts 17:24 · Immanuel

Do we feel like we have to keep up some kind of smokescreen so others won't know about our own times of emptiness and longing?

Phil Ware shares a summary of Matthew's Immanuel sayings focused on experiencing Jesus today.

Hard Work and Holy Listening

by Melissa Troyer · Matthew 1:22

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.

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.

This Light: Emmanuel

by Melissa Troyer · Immanuel

I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life (John 8:12).

Melissa Troyer is moved by a family and church celebration of Jesus as the Light during Advent season and reflects on what this means to us all.

The Way of Christ Jesus

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

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.

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.

Knowing God and Meeting Immanuel

by Phil Ware · Genesis 4:1 · Immanuel

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

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.

The Andrew Effect: Jesus Promises His Presence

by Phil Ware · Exodus 33:15

Can we really expect to meet Jesus? The sad reality is that many folks give up on meeting and experiencing Jesus, personally.

Phil Ware invites into the "Andrew Effect" and reminds us that Jesus promised to be present with us as we live out the four moves of Phil calls the Andrew Effect

Finding Jesus: Reaching for God, Not Substitutes

by Phil Ware · Amos 5:14 · Knowing God

Where can we go to experience God and fill the hole inside of us?

Phil Ware continues his series of posts on the Immanuel Project, the way Jesus promised we could know and experience God.

Finding Jesus: Experiencing Immanuel

by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:23 · Immanuel

Do we feel like we have to keep up some kind of smokescreen so others won't know about our own times of emptiness and longing?

Phil Ware shares a summary of Matthew's Immanuel sayings focused on experiencing Jesus today.

Who Do You Say I Am?

by James Nored & Phil Ware · John 1:14 · Identity

At a place with great spiritual and physical significance, Jesus challenged his followers to decide about his identity.

James Nored and Phil Ware challenge us to answer the same question Jesus asked his first followers at Caesarea Philippi: 'Who do you say I am?'

Jesus Came to Be One of Us! (SOR 4.1)

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Matthew 1:21 · Jesus

God didn't come to our world as a heavenly tourist with special arrangements to keep him safe and to give him special treatment in his journey through mortality with all its grit and danger.

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us to push past the glittering lights of Christmas and see that God came to be one of us in the gritty and dangerous birth of Jesus of Nazareth to a virgin named Mary and her faithful to Torah husband to be, Joseph the car

One Like Moses (SOR Egypt 5)

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Deuteronomy 18:15 · Moses

Moses brought down God's Law from his mountain. Jesus demonstrated God's love on a hill outside Jerusalem!

James Nored and Phil Ware move from Abraham and Moses to Jesus in God's great story of redemption and show how Jesus becomes the fulfillment

Experiencing God on Our Journey of Faith

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Genesis 12:1 · Faith · Experience · Journey

No matter how comfortable we feel we are with God, a genuine relationship with the Almighty goes far beyond a few religious rituals, like making time for him at Christmas and Easter.

James Nored and Phil Ware challenge us to be open to God's work in our lives while we continue on our journey of faith.

Breathtaking!

by Phil Ware · Matthew 18:1

For God so loved us that he came to our world as a child.

Phil Ware reminds us of the divine titles for Jesus in Matthew 1 and then drives home the point that this divine Christ, Messiah, Son of God, Immanuel, God with us, came to us as the child, Jesus.

Who Do YOU Say I Am?

by James Nored & Phil Ware · John 1:14 · Lord

At a place with great spiritual and physical significance, Jesus challenged his followers to decide about his identity.

James Nored and Phil Ware challenge us to answer the same question Jesus asked his first followers at Caesarea Philippi: 'Who do you say I am?'

Jesus Came to Be One of Us!

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

How can God know experientially how hard life can sometimes be for us?

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us to push past the glittering lights and see that God came to be one of us in the birth of Jesus of Nazareth.

One Like Moses!

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Deuteronomy 18:15 · Incarnation · Matthew

Moses brought down God's Law from his mountain. Jesus demonstrated God's love on his mountain.

James Nored and Phil Ware move from Abraham and Moses to Jesus in God's great story of redemption.

Our Journey with God

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Genesis 12:1 · God · Immanuel · Presence

How do I know God is really with me on my journey to find a home with him?

Phil Ware and James Nored remind us that we can journey with God like Abraham, knowing that he goes with us until he brings us fully home.

God Made Touchable

by Phil Ware · John 1:14

That is God with curly dark brown hair and wood shavings in his hair and callouses on his hands. That is God come live among us.

Phil Ware challenges us to remember that Jesus was God made touchable and that Communion makes God touchable to us again.

Articles Tagged 'Immanuel'

How do we deal with the longing?

We all need to discover that Jesus is not just alive and interceding for us at the right hand of God, but he is also present with us now as our resurrected Lord, Savior, and friend.

For God so loved us that he came to our world as a child.

Do we feel like we have to keep up some kind of smokescreen so others won't know about our own times of emptiness and longing?

God has blessed us with many gifts, but the greatest of all gifts was God coming to us in Jesus of Nazareth!

Jesus wants to be real to us and be vibrantly present in each of our churches, gatherings, and groups, as well as in each of us individually.

Children, chores, and never-ending responsibilities bring opportunities to turn our selfish hearts back to God.

Do we feel like we have to keep up some kind of smokescreen so others won't know about our own times of emptiness and longing?

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.

I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life (John 8:12).

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.

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

Can we really expect to meet Jesus? The sad reality is that many folks give up on meeting and experiencing Jesus, personally.

Where can we go to experience God and fill the hole inside of us?

Do we feel like we have to keep up some kind of smokescreen so others won't know about our own times of emptiness and longing?

At a place with great spiritual and physical significance, Jesus challenged his followers to decide about his identity.

God didn't come to our world as a heavenly tourist with special arrangements to keep him safe and to give him special treatment in his journey through mortality with all its grit and danger.

Moses brought down God's Law from his mountain. Jesus demonstrated God's love on a hill outside Jerusalem!

No matter how comfortable we feel we are with God, a genuine relationship with the Almighty goes far beyond a few religious rituals, like making time for him at Christmas and Easter.

For God so loved us that he came to our world as a child.

At a place with great spiritual and physical significance, Jesus challenged his followers to decide about his identity.

How can God know experientially how hard life can sometimes be for us?

Moses brought down God's Law from his mountain. Jesus demonstrated God's love on his mountain.

How do I know God is really with me on my journey to find a home with him?

That is God with curly dark brown hair and wood shavings in his hair and callouses on his hands. That is God come live among us.

Article Categories

Want more great articles like this?Join 1/4 Million Daily Readers!