Articles Tagged 'Immanuel'

Sighing for Home

by Phil Ware · Psalm 63:1 · Immanuel

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.

How do we deal with the longing?

Learning to Hear and Experience Jesus

by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:23,18:20,25:40,28:18-20 · Immanuel

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

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.

Breathtaking!

by Phil Ware · Matthew 2

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.

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

Finding Jesus: Experiencing Immanuel

by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:23,18:20,23:40,28:18-20 · Immanuel

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

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?

Thankful for Our Greatest Gift

by Heartlight Team · Matthew 1:23 · Christmas

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

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

Jesus Is at Our Door

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Revelation 3:14-22 · Presence

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.

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.

Our Holy Mundane

by Melissa Troyer · Matthew 1:23 · Immanuel

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.

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

Finding Jesus: Experiencing Immanuel

by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:23,18:20,23:40,28:18-20 · Immanuel

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

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?

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.

This Light: Emmanuel

by Melissa Troyer · Immanuel

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.

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).

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.

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 !

The Andrew Effect: Jesus Promises His Presence

by Phil Ware · Matthew 28:18-20

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

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

Finding Jesus: Reaching for God, Not Substitutes

by Phil Ware · John 17:1-3 · Knowing God

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

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

Finding Jesus: Experiencing Immanuel

by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:23 · Immanuel

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

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?

Who Do You Say I Am?

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Matthew 16 · 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?'

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

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

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Matthew 1 · Jesus

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

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.

One Like Moses (SOR Egypt 5)

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

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

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

Experiencing God on Our Journey of Faith

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Genesis 12:1-3 · Faith · Experience · Journey

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.

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.

Breathtaking!

by Phil Ware · Matthew 2

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.

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

Who Do YOU Say I Am?

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Matthew 16:13-18 · Lord

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?'

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

Jesus Came to Be One of Us!

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Matthew 1:18-25 · Incarnation

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.

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

One Like Moses!

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Incarnation · Matthew

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

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

Our Journey with God

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Genesis 12:1-3 · God · Immanuel · Presence

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.

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

God Made Touchable

by Phil Ware · John 1:14-18

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.

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