1796 results for tag: Greg Albrecht

See How He Loves You

Join Greg for a discussion of God's love, as centered and defined in the cross of Christ, illustrated by the differences C.S. Lewis noted between all-too-human Need Love and divinely given Gift Love.   https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR417.mp3

Grace at Church – by Greg Albrecht

KEYNOTE SCRIPTURE:  To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: "God, I thank you that I am not like other men—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.   But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, "God, have mercy on me, a sinner."  I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home ...

God Believes In You!

Had someone betrayed, abandoned and disavowed us the way Peter denied Jesus, we would have a hard time ever talking to that person again. But after his resurrection Jesus made sure that Peter knew he still believed in him.   https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR365.mp3

Build Your House on a Rock? – Greg Albrecht

Question: I am getting in the habit of listening to the daily audio messages. Thank you! However, I am confused and have a question about a comment from a recent message, “Faith in Sinai or Faith in Jesus?” The scripture Matthew 7:24-25 was read and Jesus was referenced as the rock. I get that. But verse 24 implies that in order to build your house on the rock, you need to hear and do Jesus' previous sayings. Which is all of chapters 5-7 which of course is impossible to achieve in this life, even through Jesus. Or do we achieve it anyway because Jesus has achieved it for us? Can you clarify this? Thanks . Response: Delighted to hear ...

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

It's a meaningless little game we used to play when we were kids, thinking we could find out whether a person of the opposite sex liked us or not. Believe it or not, people use the similar approach to discover whether God loves them or not!   https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR261.mp3

Law Enforcement or Healing? – by Greg Albrecht

Friend and Partner Letter from February 2023 Let’s start with a quiz:  If you had to choose between two images of Jesus which would it be:  1) someone who serves in the law enforcement profession, such as a police officer or judge, or 2) someone who serves in the healing profession, such as a doctor or a nurse?  When those two images are compared and contrasted, a doctor or nurse is the Christ-centered, healing answer.  BUT – why does the vast majority of Christendom lean toward a depiction of Jesus as an agent of law and order?  More than that, WHY do so many within Christendom feel that any picture of ...

Songs From Our Hearts Pt 7

(Psalm 130) In the last of our seven-part series, we discover how Psalm 130 can help us watch for God and put our hope in him, and find the ultimate answers to our suffering and pain in the cross of Christ, the greatest ever demonstration of love.   https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR351.mp3

Songs From Our Hearts Pt 6

(Psalm 121) If you are spending much of your time looking at real and present dangers in your life (not to mention potential future obstacles), you may be missing the dynamic, real presence of God, who is right next to you.   https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR350.mp3

Songs From Our Hearts Pt 5

(Psalm 84) The theme of a spiritual journey permeates Psalm 84, enhancing our comprehension of what it means to walk, as a pilgrim, with Jesus.   https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR349.mp3

God Really LIKES You! – by Greg Albrecht

"We desire to connect with God; we desire to know God and be known by God. God has created us with a desire for connectivity." - Greg Albrecht Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There ...

Songs From Our Hearts Pt 4

(Psalm 51) It seems our world at large is becoming more resistant to saying "I'm sorry" - it truly is the hardest word. Join us as we embrace Christ-centered repentance.   https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR348.mp3

Songs From Our Hearts Pt 3

(Psalm 42-43) Psalms 42 and 43 focus on discouragement and depression - addressing real issues of our lives and helping us find the solution.   https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR347.mp3

How Sorry Are We? – Greg Albrecht

A SIGN OF WEAKNESS? Were we to take our cues from Hollywood on the topic of being sorry, apologizing and seeking forgiveness, we might remember the message from a 1949 Western movie titled “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon” in which John Wayne’s character says, “Never apologize and never explain—it’s a sign of weakness.” Or, if we persist in consulting movie “wisdom,” we might remember the line, “Love means never having to say you’re sorry,” from the classic 1970 tale “Love Story.” With “apologies” to John Wayne, the gospel of Jesus Christ teaches us that making amends is incredibly important. As Christ-followers ...

The Commands of God and the Traditions of Men – by Greg Albrecht

So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, "Why don't your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?" He replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: "'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.' You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions." —Mark 7:5-8 Dietrich Bonhoeffer, widely regarded as a 20th century martyr, put to death by the Nazis just before the end of World War 2 because of his faith in ...

Songs From Our Hearts Pt 2

(Psalm 25) As we read and study Psalm 25 we will discover more about what it means to trust in the Lord.   https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR346.mp3

Songs From Our Hearts Pt 1

(Psalm 1) In this first message in a seven-part series, we'll introduce this incredible, longest book of the Bible and the two ways of life it describes.   https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR345.mp3  

Faith in Sinai or Faith in Jesus?

Jesus, the mediator of the new covenant, is the sure foundation, the Rock in whom and through whom we have faith.   https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR341.mp3

Romans: Whose Righteousness? – Greg Albrecht

But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.—Romans 3:21-22 Gods’ grace confers the righteousness of God to us, through faith in Jesus. Conversely, the righteousness of religion must be earned by obedience to law. God’s grace is amazing—it doesn’t play by religious rules. • We humans would rather earn what we believe we deserve from God. We would rather gain righteousness, like the commercial says, “the old fashioned way.” Righteousness “the old fashioned way” in the old ...

Our Journey of Faith

As our series on faith continues, we continue to study from Hebrews 11 and consider seven critically important facets of faith.   https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR340.mp3

Living Faith

In this first of a three-part series about faith, we define and explain the core elements of living faith — the faith that only God can give.   https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR339.mp3