by MJR | Jan 2, 2020 | Christianity, Commitment, Compromise
Read: Daniel 1:8 But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king’s food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself. Reflect: To many of us, the phrase, “peer pressure”,...
by MJR | Sep 16, 2013 | Compromise, Focus on Living
Read: James 4: 13-16 13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— 14 yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little...
by MJR | Aug 1, 2012 | Compromise
Read: Acts 19: 24-34 23 About that time there arose no little disturbance concerning the Way. 24 For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen. 25 These he gathered together, with the workmen...
by MJR | May 11, 2012 | Christianity, Compromise, Subtle Lies
Read: Acts 4:13-22 13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus. 14 But seeing the man who was healed standing beside them, they had...
by MJR | Nov 10, 2011 | Christianity, Compromise, Focus on Living
Galatians 5: 1 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5: 1 will be our theme verse over the next few weeks as we consider the Gospel as presented by Paul to the churches of Galatia. It was...
by MJR | Mar 8, 2011 | Christianity, Compromise, Focus on Living, Forgiveness
Does choosing to stand really make a difference? Let’s consider two different questions today. This morning I received an email with the subject line – ABC’s Offensive Television Pilot. The plot centers on the life of reformed “mean...
