by MJR | Feb 26, 2013 | Christianity, Focus on Living
Read: Matthew 7: 24-27 24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been...
by MJR | Jan 7, 2013 | Christianity, Focus on Living, Forgiveness
Read: Matthew 5: 7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. Reflect: We all like to receive mercy, but how many of us are merciful? I couldn’t come up with a better example, so consider the following parable of Christ: “Therefore the kingdom of...
by MJR | Jan 4, 2013 | Christianity, Focus on Living
Read: Matthew 5: 6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Reflect: Like a child whose diet consists of little more than cotton candy, many of us are starving spiritually for something more and we are not aware of it. ...
by MJR | Jan 3, 2013 | Christianity, Focus on Living
Read: Matthew 5: 4-5 4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 5 “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Reflect: After the recent school shooting in Connecticut, some of the most compelling photos were of the parents and family...
by MJR | Jan 2, 2013 | Christianity, Focus on Living
Read: Matthew 5: 1-3 1 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Reflect: Today we begin a...
by MJR | Sep 14, 2012 | Focus on Living
Read: 1 Peter 2: 13-17 13 Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, 14 or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. 15 For this is the will of God, that by...
