Articles Tagged 'Shepherds'

Christ Is Mine

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 11:23 · Christmas

Despite all the challenges, Mary and Joseph accepted their part in salvation's plan and their faith brought us God's gift of love, his beloved Son, Jesus!

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's great love in sending Jesus, the joy Jesus' birth brings, and the truth that Jesus is with us and for us in this

Escaping the Monotony of Low Expectations

by Phil Ware · Luke 2:10 · Christmas

Advent is rooted in the work of God in history, through real people, to do the miraculous in the most human of things, through the birth of a child.

Phil Ware reminds us to celebrate Advent and not simply settle for Christmas, especially in a hard year like this one.

Christ Is Mine

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 11:23 · Christmas

Despite all the challenges, Mary and Joseph accepted their part in salvation's plan and their faith brought us God's gift of love, his beloved Son, Jesus!

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's great love in sending Jesus, the joy Jesus' birth brings, and the truth that Jesus is with us and for us in this

Our Intersection with Joy

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Luke 2:10

God's long story of grace intersected the mess of our world, and the rest of this story is our good news of great joy.

James Nored on video and Phil Ware with words remind us that the circumstances of the moment can be swallowed up in the greater joy of God's long story of grace that came to us in Jesus of Nazareth.

Escaping the Monotony of Low Expectations

by Phil Ware · Luke 2:10 · Christmas

Advent is rooted in the work of God in history, through real people, to do the miraculous in the most human of things, through the birth of a child.

Phil Ware reminds us to celebrate Advent and not simply settle for Christmas, especially in a hard year like this one.

Far Beyond the Monotony of Low Expectations

by Phil Ware · Luke 2:10 · Christmas

Advent is rooted in the work of God in history, through real people, to do the miraculous in the most human of things, through the birth of a child.

Phil Ware reminds us to celebrate Advent and not simply settle for Christmas, especially in a hard year like this one.

Our Intersection with Joy

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Luke 2:10 · Jesus coming

God's long story of grace intersected the mess of our world, and the rest of this story is our good news of great joy.

James Nored on video and Phil Ware with words remind us that the circumstances of the moment can be swallowed up in the greater joy of God's long story of grace that came to us in Jesus of Nazareth.

The Birth of Jesus

by The Holy Spirit · Luke 2:1

Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.

This is the Biblical account of Jesus' birth from Matthew 1 and Luke 2 from the NIV 11 version of the Holy Scriptures.

Our Intersection with Joy

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Luke 2:10 · Christmas · Birth · Incarnation

God's long story of grace intersected the mess of our world, and the rest of this story is our good news of great joy.

James Nored on video and Phil Ware with words remind us that the circumstances of the moment can be swallowed up in the greater joy of God's long story of grace that came to us in Jesus of Nazareth.

Treasuring God's Mystery in Our Hearts

by Phil Ware · Colossians 1:27 · Incarnation

The mystery, the wonder, the bewilderment, the delight, the fear, and the struggle as a new mom to God's Son were secreted in this hiding place of Mary's heart.

Phil Ware reminds us that Mary treasured all the things about Jesus' birth in her heart and we can find our treasure with Jesus as he comes to us in the manger at Advent.

Far Beyond the Monotony of Low Expectations

by Phil Ware · Luke 2:10 · Jesus · Christmas · Advent

Advent is rooted in the work of God in history through real people to do the miraculous in the most human of things, the birth of a child.

Phil Ware reminds us to celebrate Advent and not simply settle for Christmas.

How Full Is Your Gift Sack?

by Phil Ware · Galatians 3:26

Most of us only hoped to get enough of these seasons’ “givings” in our sacks not to be embarrassed, humiliated and marked as a less than desirable.

Phil Ware asks us to remember all the people who joined Jesus at his birth and challenges us to believe that these are exactly the kind of people Jesus came to redeem -- people just like us!

The Story of Our Savior's Birth

by Scripture · Matthew 1:18

Sometimes we just need to hear the familiar story told simply with fresh words.

Jesus' birth stories from Matthew and Luke are shared in straight Scripture from The Voice Bible.

Jesus, Be Born in Me

by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 11:21 · Jesus · Christmas · Mary, Jesus' Mother

Like Mary, we don't know fully what we are committing to do, but we know that our ultimate destination is Jesus.

Phil Ware reminds us of the gritty reality of Jesus' birth and Mary choosing to accept the challenge of being Jesus' mother and reminds us of our need to commit to have Jesus born in our lives.

A Christmas Invitation You Don't Want to Miss!

by Rick Brown · Luke 2:11 · Christmas

Hold on to your Christmas hat, because you've received the same invitation as the shepherds!

Rick Brown reminds us that we can tell the story of Jesus' birth just as well as the shepherds did!

The Christmas Interruption

by Max Lucado · Luke 2:11 · Christmas

Pause and let God speak hope rather than giving way to fear and panic.

Max Lucado reminds us that the first Christmas was one big gigantic interruption in the life of unknown shepherds.

Give Me Jesus: Now

by Phil Ware · Luke 2:12 · Christmas

God came to us in a way that all of us could find him, know him, and find our way home!

This is part of a 4 part series on Jesus' birth called, "Give Me Jesus," and this one focuses on finding him now.

Give Me Jesus: Then!

by Phil Ware · Galatians 4:4

We sometimes forget that Jesus' birth, so wrapped in sentimentality at Christmas, was a real event when the Immortal God chose to wrap himself in the fragile face of a newborn child.

Phil Ware continues his Christmas series, entitled "Give Me Jesus", focusing this week on the specific time, the then, of Jesus' coming.

The Discipline of the Wilderness

by Mark Frost · Deuteronomy 8:17 · Interim Ministry

So is there anything good that can come from our time of challenge and hardship?

Mark Frost of http://www.interimministrypartners.com shares part two on the journey through the wilderness during the interim and how God is preparing his people for great things.

Thank You, Jesus!

by Phil Ware · Hebrews 1:1 · Christmas

What else can you say, but thank you?

Phil Ware shares a collection of Scriptures that talk about the significance of Jesus' birth.

Beginnings in Endings: Mary Did You Know?

by Phil Ware · John 1:10 · Christmas

Mary's simple life was about to come to a dramatic end!

Phil Ware finishes the year 2012 with two powerful posts or articles about Jesus' birth and the people gathered around him, and emphasizes that God's greatest beginnings are found in hard endings.

Pope Benedict 'Debunks' Christmas?

by Rubel Shelly · John 1:14 · Christmas

What's going on here with our traditions?

Rubel Shelly reminds us of what is most important and truthful and what is legend about the Christmas story.

Not Quite as We Have Told It

by Phil Ware · John 1:14 · Christmas

It's not the road you think, but it's the destination you seek!

Phil Ware goes over a number of inaccuracies that have crept in to our telling of the story of Jesus at Christmas, but reminds us that the main thing is that Jesus came for everyone and the more we know the story, the more we know it is true.

Face of God?

by Phil Ware · John 1:14 · Christmas

How do we recognize God when He shows up in our world?

Phil Ware takes an incident of love and laughter with his foster grandson and learns a powerful insight into God, who chose to let us see his face and hear his voice in Jesus.

Christmas Fear Factor?

by Jeff Lee · Luke 2:10 · Christmas

Have you taken all the excitement out of Christmas?

We have taken the joy, glory, risk, holiness, excitment out of Christmas and made it predictable and boring.

Articles Tagged 'Shepherds'

Despite all the challenges, Mary and Joseph accepted their part in salvation's plan and their faith brought us God's gift of love, his beloved Son, Jesus!

Advent is rooted in the work of God in history, through real people, to do the miraculous in the most human of things, through the birth of a child.

Despite all the challenges, Mary and Joseph accepted their part in salvation's plan and their faith brought us God's gift of love, his beloved Son, Jesus!

God's long story of grace intersected the mess of our world, and the rest of this story is our good news of great joy.

Advent is rooted in the work of God in history, through real people, to do the miraculous in the most human of things, through the birth of a child.

Advent is rooted in the work of God in history, through real people, to do the miraculous in the most human of things, through the birth of a child.

God's long story of grace intersected the mess of our world, and the rest of this story is our good news of great joy.

Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.

God's long story of grace intersected the mess of our world, and the rest of this story is our good news of great joy.

The mystery, the wonder, the bewilderment, the delight, the fear, and the struggle as a new mom to God's Son were secreted in this hiding place of Mary's heart.

Advent is rooted in the work of God in history through real people to do the miraculous in the most human of things, the birth of a child.

Most of us only hoped to get enough of these seasons’ “givings” in our sacks not to be embarrassed, humiliated and marked as a less than desirable.

Sometimes we just need to hear the familiar story told simply with fresh words.

Like Mary, we don't know fully what we are committing to do, but we know that our ultimate destination is Jesus.

Hold on to your Christmas hat, because you've received the same invitation as the shepherds!

Pause and let God speak hope rather than giving way to fear and panic.

God came to us in a way that all of us could find him, know him, and find our way home!

We sometimes forget that Jesus' birth, so wrapped in sentimentality at Christmas, was a real event when the Immortal God chose to wrap himself in the fragile face of a newborn child.

So is there anything good that can come from our time of challenge and hardship?

What else can you say, but thank you?

Mary's simple life was about to come to a dramatic end!

What's going on here with our traditions?

It's not the road you think, but it's the destination you seek!

How do we recognize God when He shows up in our world?

Have you taken all the excitement out of Christmas?

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