52 results for tag: Jesus
December 2023
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Greg Albrecht: Not What Religion Expects – pg. 2
Kenneth Tanner: One-Sided God – pg. 6
Brad Jersak God in Our Image – pg. 7
The Titles and Attributes of Jesus
Who is he? What is he like? Could you describe him? Most people have heard his name -- but the vast majority of people -- even many Christians -- are not aware of Jesus' attributes.
October 2023
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Greg Albrecht: For Those Who Are a Little Banged Up – pg. 2
Richard Rohr: Adopting a Beginner’s Mind – pg. 6
Brad Jersak "What is God Teaching Me?" – pg. 7
Who Is Jesus? Part 2
Some years ago, a popular song asked the question “What if God Was One of Us?” Think about it — what if God knew what it was like to be betrayed, lonely, hungry, suffering and discouraged? It’s true — God has become one of us and he knows what its like!
https://ptmorg.dreamsites.io/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0004.mp3
Who Is Jesus? Part 1
Was Jesus merely an enlightened teacher, like Buddha or Muhammad, who taught people how to behave better? Or is he God–who lives his resurrected life in us? Find out in part one of this two-part series.
https://ptmorg.dreamsites.io/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0003.mp3
Married to Jesus
Being one in and with Jesus is not a quick-fix relationship - it's a long-term commitment.
https://ptmorg.dreamsites.io/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR485.mp3
Jesus is Here – Not Over There!
We examine the far-fetched attempts made by some religious professionals and the institutions they represent, in a vain attempt to own Jesus.
https://ptmorg.dreamsites.io/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR473.mp3
The Jesus Train
The lyrics of the old gospel song "This Train is Bound for Glory" proclaim that it doesn't carry no gambler, smokers, two bit liars or small time jokers - but "The Jesus Train" welcomes all those people and many more.
https://ptmorg.dreamsites.io/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR465.mp3
The Supremacy of Jesus Christ
Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega, Jesus is the one "who is, who was and who is to come" (Revelation 1:8). Jesus is supreme, the author of our salvation, the center of all that we believe and the completion of our faith.
A Jesus Kind of Church — by Greg Albrecht
"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." —Luke 4: 18-19
No Country for Old Men
Out in the endless, desolate desert of west Texas, a hunter looking for antelope stumbles on a crime scene. Abandoned cars and trucks are pock marked with bullet holes, and a half dozen or so dead bodies are scattered around.
In that odd and somewhat glib euphemism used by the media, it's apparently a drug deal "gone wrong" (if indeed there was ...
March 2023
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Articles:
Come Out of Her and Come to Me! – pg. 1
Confronted by Christ – pg. 2
Which Thief Are You? – pg. 5
Master Potter – pg. 7
Quotes & Connections – pg. 8
January 2023
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Articles:
Nothing But Jesus – pg. 1
A New Beginning – pg. 2
Loving Doctrine More Than People? – pg. 5
Savannah Bananas – pg. 7
Quotes & Connections – pg. 8
Focus on Christ – Not on Fear – by Greg Albrecht
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself— nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance" (Franklin Delano Roosevelt, first inaugural address, March 4, 1933).
Weltschmerz—a German word meaning world-pain or world-weariness is used to describe mental depression or apathy caused by comparison of the actual state of the world with an ideal state. Based on the anxiety and concern contained in reports and letters we receive from those we serve, as well as a general condition of weltschmerz in our society, there is no doubt that fear, worry, stress and tension are wreaking ...
Q&R – Does Christ ‘deny us’? with Brad Jersak
Question:
I have a question about Matthew 10:33 and 2 Timothy 2:11-12. Both passages describe Jesus denying us. This seems to be contrary to his nature and contrary to most of the theologians I find myself reading. Yet, I see these statements (among others) that seem to paint Jesus has relatively severe.
My task has been to try and see the self-giving God revealed in Jesus and yet not neglect the hard sayings of Jesus. I’ve actually found the task of Christology to be more difficult than I had imagined.
Response:
Let's start with our shared assumptions,
(1) that the God revealed in Jesus Christ is radically inclusive, unfailing Love whose mercy ...
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