Articles Tagged 'Usa'

I Doubt It: You Feed Them

by Phil Ware · John 6 · Provision

Phil Ware continues his series on 'I Doubt it' focusing this week on Jesus' challenge to the apostles to feed the five thousand.

Will we hold a miracle in our hands? My experience says, “Yes!”

I Will Lift My Eyes

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Psalm 121:1-2 · Help

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in an online, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to lift our eyes to the LORD and receive our strength, hope, and encouragement from him.

Despite many warnings from the prophets, Israel began felt entitled because they were God's PEOPLE, in God's PLACE, by God's POWER.

Nothing to Prove

by Max Lucado · Luke 4:9-12

Max Lucado reminds us that Satan will try to tempt us to be important and to show out rather than to serve, just like he did with Jesus.

Satan will tempt us to prove our importance just like he tempted Jesus.

Give Him What You Have

by Max Lucado · John 6 · Ethics · Able · Enough

Max Lucado reminds us with Jesus' feeding of the crowd with five barley loaves and two fish that it is his job to make what we have sufficient for the moment.

You know the paralyzing fear that surfaces when the information is too much to learn, the change is too great to make, the grief is too deep to survive, or the crowd is too numerous to feed.

Strategy for the End Times

by Phil Ware · Matthew 24:1-51 · Parousia

Phil Ware focuses on what we need to do, and who we need to be, by looking at six intersections with our world during these last days as we await the return of Jesus, the glorious Son of Man!

I may never untangle every nuance of Jesus' prophecies about the destruction of Jerusalem and HIS coming at the end of time but I can be ready!

Twenty-five: A Quarter Century of Grace

by Phil Ware · John 6 · Thankful

Phil Ware takes time to reflect on twenty-five years on the web and to give thanks for those who got them there and for the Lord who continues to do miracles among us.

The Lord is not finished surprising us with His grace and power if we live for His purposes.

The Way of Jesus #2: Unsettling the Religious Status Quo

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Mark 7:1-13 · Religion

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of the deadly consequences of a religion that forgets the love of God for broken people and the mission Jesus has for us to the lost world and helped define the way of Jesus through the cross to the empty tomb.

We must always remember that God's love for broken people and our call to his mission must matter most.

Beyond Religious Places, Practices, and Rituals

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Matthew 23 · Great Commission

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of the deadly consequences of a religion that forgets the love of God for broken people and mission Jesus has for us to the lost world.

We must always remember that God's love for broken people and our call to his mission must matter most.

Worthy!

by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 · Communion

Phil Ware reminds us that we share in The Supper, not because we are worthy of Jesus' sacrifice, but because we've been made worthy by his sacrifice!

How can I take this bread and wine as someone worthy?

Teach Us to Pray 10: Needing Grace

by Phil Ware · Matthew 6:9-13

Phil Ware, with Chad Higgins, reminds us of the power of the simple words 'Forgive us our debts' and give us a daily practice to emphasize the power of these words.

Jesus provided us the few simple words we need to return us to that place of righteousness in the eyes of our Father: “Forgive us our debts.”

Beyond Religious Places, Practices, and Rituals

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Matthew 23

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of the deadly consequences of a religion that forgets the love of God for broken people and mission Jesus has for us to the lost world.

We must always remember that God's love for broken people and our call to his mission must matter most.

God's Providence? Perhaps!

by Steve Higginbotham · Romans 8:28 · Providence

Steve Higginbotham connects us with God's amazing work at getting people together and helping them live as brothers in Christ both in Bible times and today!

Is this any less amazing than Paul’s unlikely meeting with Onesimus?

Treasure

by Phil Ware · Colossians 1:19-22 · Grace

Phil Ware tells us a simple story of a mother's love to remind how our Father sees us as his treasure.

How can such a discovery, no matter how badly dirt-encrusted and stained, not be seen as a genuine treasure?

More than Meets the Eye

by Phil Ware · Mark 6:30-44 · Weakness

Phil Ware looks into Jesus feeding the five thousand and reminds us that he longs to do amazing things through us, too!

Exhausted, bone-weary, and insufficient to meet the task at hand? Ah, you may just be in the place where Jesus can use you most powerfully!

I Doubt It: You Feed Them

by Phil Ware · John 6 · Provision

Phil Ware continues his series on 'I Doubt it' focusing this week on Jesus' challenge to the apostles to feed the five thousand.

Will we hold a miracle in our hands? My experience says, “Yes!”

Nothing to Prove

by Max Lucado · Luke 4:9-12 · Temptation

Max Lucado reminds us that Satan will try to tempt us to be important and to show out rather than to serve, just like he did with Jesus.

Satan will tempt us to prove our importance just like he tempted Jesus.

TWENTY!

by Phil Ware · Philippians 3:20-21 · Thankful

Phil Ware takes time to reflect on twenty years on the web and to give thanks for those who got them there and for the Lord who continues to do miracles among us.

The Lord is not finished surprising us with His grace and power if we live for His purposes.

The Declining Church

by Tim Woodroof · Acts 21:17-26 · Church Growth

Tim Woodroof continues his six part series on life and growth and stages of churches, especially churches in decline.

What can we learn from Acts about the traits of a declining church?

The Plateaued Church

by Tim Woodroof · Acts 9

Tim Woodroof continues his series on the ways we need to freshen our approach to church if we are going to connect with people in today's world and how we react to our own church issues.

What happens when culture passes us by?

Pool of Mercy

by Cathy Messecar · John 9 · Mercy

Cathy Messecar draws us into the story of the man born blind that was healed by Jesus in John 9 and reminds us that we are here to continue Jesus' ministry of healing and mercy.

Have you offered sight to the blind?

Seasons in the Life of a Congregation

by Tim Woodroof · Acts 2 · Aging

Tim Woodroof begins a series of articles by the partners at Interim Ministry Partners http://www.interimministrypartners.com, on the seasons in the life of a church.

Are congregations supposed to go through a lifecycle.

Someone Named Her 'Unwanted'

by Rubel Shelly · Revelation 2:17 · Name

Rubel Shelly writes about the name Nakusa in India and how it means unwanted and asks how to you overcome a bad name.

How do you ever overcome the name?

Simon's Mistaken Judgement

by Rubel Shelly · 1 Samuel 16:17 · Gifts

Rubel Shelly compares the prophet Samuel choosing a king to Simon Cowell's view of a woman from Scotland trying to sing and reminds us that outward appearances don't reveal talent or the heart of a person.

Where in the world did she come from?

James

by Phil Ware · James 1:1 · Resurrection

Phil Ware lets us journey with James, the half brother of Jesus, through the cross and resurrection to find our way to hope and confidence about our future.

How can the younger brother of Jesus help us find our way to hope?

A Christian Nation?

by Rubel Shelly · 1 Timothy 1:2-3 · Christian Living

Rubel Shelly challenges us to think through our thinking on the upcoming election

Articles Tagged 'Usa'

Will we hold a miracle in our hands? My experience says, “Yes!”

Despite many warnings from the prophets, Israel began felt entitled because they were God's PEOPLE, in God's PLACE, by God's POWER.

Satan will tempt us to prove our importance just like he tempted Jesus.

You know the paralyzing fear that surfaces when the information is too much to learn, the change is too great to make, the grief is too deep to survive, or the crowd is too numerous to feed.

I may never untangle every nuance of Jesus' prophecies about the destruction of Jerusalem and HIS coming at the end of time but I can be ready!

The Lord is not finished surprising us with His grace and power if we live for His purposes.

We must always remember that God's love for broken people and our call to his mission must matter most.

We must always remember that God's love for broken people and our call to his mission must matter most.

How can I take this bread and wine as someone worthy?

Jesus provided us the few simple words we need to return us to that place of righteousness in the eyes of our Father: “Forgive us our debts.”

We must always remember that God's love for broken people and our call to his mission must matter most.

Is this any less amazing than Paul’s unlikely meeting with Onesimus?

How can such a discovery, no matter how badly dirt-encrusted and stained, not be seen as a genuine treasure?

Exhausted, bone-weary, and insufficient to meet the task at hand? Ah, you may just be in the place where Jesus can use you most powerfully!

Will we hold a miracle in our hands? My experience says, “Yes!”

Satan will tempt us to prove our importance just like he tempted Jesus.

The Lord is not finished surprising us with His grace and power if we live for His purposes.

What can we learn from Acts about the traits of a declining church?

What happens when culture passes us by?

Have you offered sight to the blind?

Are congregations supposed to go through a lifecycle.

How do you ever overcome the name?

Where in the world did she come from?

How can the younger brother of Jesus help us find our way to hope?

Would we really want it if we could have it?

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