Articles Tagged 'Journey' (Page 2)

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What's the Goal Here?

Phil Ware reminds us of our purpose of being on the journey and living for Jesus call and mission and vision in our lives.

Why are we on this trip?

Faith on the Way Home

Phil Ware continues his series on UNPREDICTABLE and reminds us that faith needs to show itself before proof comes or it's not faith and we're not blessed!

How can I believe before I have proof?

The Home Stretch

Tom Norvell reminds us that we will all have difficult points in our journey, but let's finish strong, especially when we find ourselves in the home stretch.

Make that last effort to make it home!

Go

Phil Ware talks about the call of Abraham and the trip to The Community he and the team going there is about to embark upon.

Where's his voice calling you?

I'm Not Very Good At ...

The community of Christians has members with different spiritual competency. But because we are family, we can be family.

What a golf game taught me about the Christian journey.

C2K - Sending Church

Phil Ware shares the principle in his Church to Kingdom series on being a sending church.

Why is it so hard to let go of our best and brightest, yet at the same it is so good to do so?

Life, at Best, Is Transitory

We are supposed to be in the world but not of the world. As followers of the Messiah, we are to be different, with our focus on heaven.

This world is not our home

Traveling Mercies: You've Got to Be Kidding Me!

Phil Ware writes about Christmas, Joseph and Mary, and the "You've got to be kidding me!" moments in the life of Jesus.

I've bet you have had a bunch of these moments at Christmas!

Traveling Mercies: Broken Dreams?

Phil Ware continues a series of messages called Traveling Mercies focusing on Moses and his journey from broken dreams to having those dreams realized in his life.

Are those old broken dreams really gone?

Star Bright

Phil Ware reflects upon the star the Magi saw and puts it in its context of astrologers from Iran who recognized Jesus as King of the Jews and the religious leaders among the Jews who tried to kill him.

What difference does one twinkling star really make?

Declaration of Dependence

When in the course of human events it becomes necessary to state deliberately and unequivocally the basis for one’s belief, a person, an organization, a nation, or people must make a Declaration.

When in the course of human events it becomes necessary

The Journey

Phil Ware compares the journey to maturity with a family vacation in a minivan and reminds us that maturity is the journey, not a destination as we seek to become like Jesus.

Spiritual maturity is the journey, not a destination.

Closer Than You Think

Rubel Shelly tells the story of a Rabbi who took a long trip to find what was buried under his own stove to remind us to not give up what we seek by trying something different than where we are simply because we are restless.

How far have you gone to find what you are looking for?

Beyond Defending Our Fortresses

Phil looks at our spiritual journey to be conformed to Jesus and to go to our home with God and asks how we can get so bogged down in being critical of others who are not at the same point in their journey as we are.

Why can't we leave our old positions behind?

Change is Constant

Change is a constant so how we deal with it is crucial and is part of our heritage as God's people.

How can change be a constant that ties us to the past and gives us hope for the future?