by MJR | Aug 9, 2012 | Faith, Focus on Living
Acts 21: 10-14 10… a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. 11 And coming to us, he took Paul’s belt and bound his own feet and hands and said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit, ‘This is how the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and...
by MJR | Jul 23, 2012 | Focus on Living
Read: Acts 18:1-4 1 After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. 2 And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them, 3 and...
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 | Oct 28, 2011 | Focus on Living
My grandmother lived through much of the 20th century and did not have a great trust in the banking system. Her solution? She carried two thousand dollars in a small pouch she literally pinned to her clothing. Recently I learned, she also kept a hidden treasure of...
by MJR | Oct 27, 2011 | Focus on Living
In the song, Take My Life, the composer makes the following plea – Take my life and let it be consecrated, Lord, to Thee. Take my moments and my days, let them flow in ceaseless praise. Take my hands and let them move at the impulse of Thy love. Take my feet and...
by MJR | Oct 26, 2011 | Focus on Living
Romans 15: 17-20 17 I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. 18 For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk...
