Articles Tagged 'Low' (Page 6)

One-way Missionaries

by Bruce Logue · Mark 8:34-38 · Cross

Bruce Logue reminds us that people still do pick up their cross and follow Jesus and the Lord uses them to make an eternal difference!

They took a coffin, which they packed with their belongings, along with a one-way ticket.

Every Time!

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Philippians 1:3-5 · Blessing

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to remind us of the importance of affirming people we love through note-prayers of thanksgiving as we seek to be a blessing to other as Jesus h

God is full of goodness and mercy. He has faithfully poured his love upon us and now asks us to share this blessing with others.

Proof That I Belong

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 1 John 4:12-16 · Holy Spirit

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in virtual worship through words and music using YouTube videos to celebrate the Holy Spirit's presence in our lives that ensures we belong to the family of God.

The work and presence of the Holy Spirit give us the assurance that God has made us his children.

God Withholds No Good Thing!

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Psalm 84:11-12

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 does not withhold from us good things, especially the best things in this life and the life to c

Our lesson elaborates on this promise from God. We know that our Father does not withhold sharing his grace and every gift that is for our best good.

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?

More than Our Words Can Express

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Psalm 29 · Praise

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in virtual worship through words and music using YouTube videos encouraging us to worship God with all that we are and have and say.

God is worthy of all our praise — more than our finite minds and inadequate vocabulary can muster. So, how can we praise God appropriately?

A One Another People

by Phil Ware · Genesis 1:26-27 · One Another

Phil Ware shares a great infographic on one another passages in the Bible.

We are made in God's image with a built in hunger for relationship.

Where Do I STAND?

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Romans 5:1-2 · Foundation

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in virtual worship through words and music using YouTube videos encouraging us to stand in grace.

People "stand for" or "stand on" many things that waste their time, efforts, and lives on causes that don't really matter.

Aligning Our Plans with God's Purposes

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Proverbs 16:9 · Providence

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in virtual worship through words and music using YouTube videos and challenging us to re-align ourselves with God's purposes for us.

The year is still new, but the freshness feels a bit wilted with the ongoing pandemic and the political violence, but we can find hope and direction in God's promises!

Made New, Inside Out

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Ephesians 4:23-5:2 · New Year

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in virtual worship through words and music using YouTube videos and inviting us to continually be made new from the inside out.

Not only can we begin the New Year as a fresh start, but we can also be made new — from the inside out — each day as we follow Jesus!

Bringing God's Grace through Love and Prayer

by Phil Ware · Ephesians 3:14-21 · Prayer

Phil Ware shares Scriptures, stories, and ideas to help us prepare for the hour of worldwide unified prayer for our broken world, especially focused on love and prayer as a source of hope for our broken world.

Prayer is a holy moment. We invite the eternal and divine grace of God to invade our hearts and change our lives and the lives of those we love.

So the World Will Know

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 12 · Body of Christ

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in virtual worship through words and music using YouTube videos and invite us to live as Jesus' bodily presence in the world, today.

Let's each pledge to use our spiritual gifts as different parts of Jesus' body and join together to live as Jesus in the world.

The King Who Shares Our Wounds

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 1 Samuel 12:20 · Women · Wounds

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in virtual worship through words and music using YouTube videos and invite us to welcome Jesus, God who came to us to share our wounds and we see this in his manger and cross, the thrones on which he was exalted and

As we come to understand God as the King willing to show us his wounds, then share our wounds, the birth of Jesus takes on a fresh and powerful new meaning.

ONE!

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 12:6 · Holy Spirit

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in virtual worship through words and music using YouTube videos and invite us to see the power of the Holy Spirit to make us part of Jesus' one body.

Jesus wants to be united as one!

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by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Matthew 12 · Lord

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in virtual worship through words and music using YouTube videos to honor Jesus as greater than anything or anyone.

Jesus won't let us classify him as just another good teacher: He challenges us to decide if he is Lord, liar, or lunatic!

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by Phil Ware · Matthew 12:1-50 · Lord

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in virtual worship through words and music using YouTube videos to challenge us to honor and obey Jesus as Savior and Lord because he is greater!

You're invited to use our worship guide for your home or group worship!

Sharing the Lord's Table

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 · Lord's Supper

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in virtual worship through words and music using YouTube videos to challenge us to explore deeper biblical messages in the Lord's Supper than we often allow ourselves to consider.

We are still a family gathered to remember Jesus, even when we gather virtually!

Finding Our Path to God

by James Nored & Phil Ware · John 14:6 · Salvation

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of both the exclusive claim of Jesus as the only way to God and the inclusive fellowship of welcoming all people who truly believe in him.

The Bible and the early church were both exclusive and inclusive about salvation and fellowship.

Unflattering Beauty

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Philippians 2:5-11 · Beauty

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in virtual worship through words and music using YouTube videos to challenge us to use our strengths, interests, and gifts to bless others and glorify God.

We must try to see each other, our world, and ourselves with the eyes and the heart of God, not through our own self-serving point of view.

What is CORE: Training

by Phil Ware · Matthew 28:18-20 · Great Commission

Phil Ware continues his series on What is CORE focusing on the training -- teaching to obey -- element of the Great Commission.

Our practice of omitting from the Lord's Great Commission is more likely based on our preference for the attractional model of doing church.

What is CORE: Baptizing

by Phil Ware · Romans 6:3-7 · Baptism

Phil Ware continues his series on "What is CORE" by talking about baptism and why it is important.

God has given us a way to experience the saving work Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection.

The End of the Law?

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Romans 2:1-8:39 · Role model · Righteousness

Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware lead through worship in song, the Lord's Supper, a powerful message from God's word, and a closing blessing for worship from home with family and friends in a meaningful way - we can be assured our righteous was purchased by

As we join together to honor Jesus as our Christ and Lord, we can lay every burden down and rejoice in the grace God has lavished upon us.

Intentional Godliness

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 · Good News · Godliness

Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware lead through worship in song, the Lord's Supper, a powerful message from God's word, and a closing blessing for worship from home with family and friends in a meaningful way - we are called to live godly lives, intentionally!

Godliness means having the commitment and the spiritual discipline to live in ways that honor and reflect the character and compassion of God.

Jesus Is Both Savior and Lord

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Luke 8:18-27 · Lord

Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware lead through worship in song, the Lord's Supper, a powerful message from God's word, and a closing blessing for worship from home with family and friends in a meaningful way - we need to place our challenges in Jesus' hands!

Jesus isn't just our Savior; he is also our Lord. As Lord, Jesus challenges us to take up our cross and follow him.

Will I Be Jesus' Canvas and Clay?

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · John 8:30-32 · Obedience

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead through worship in song, the Lord's Supper, a powerful message from God's word, and a blessing to enable us to worship from home or with family and friends in a meaningful way and ask this important question: Can I rea

Have I truly decided to follow Jesus no matter where it may lead me? Jesus is the artist and the potter; each of us needs to be the canvas and clay where he creates a masterpiece.