by MJR | Jun 27, 2022 | Genuine Hope
Matthew 6: 5-8″And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go into...
by MJR | Jun 24, 2022 | Genuine Hope
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.2 Timothy 1:7 There’s no shortage of fear these days. This morning I spoke with a couple of people briefly about the state of affairs in our world. Fear of the economy, inflation, war,...
by MJR | Jun 23, 2022 | Genuine Hope
Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.1 John 4:4 A promotional announcement for a popular tv preacher includes the preacher telling the audience that “there is a power inside you...
by MJR | Jun 22, 2022 | Genuine Hope
In the morning…And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed ( Mark 1:35).In the evening…And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When...
by MJR | Jun 21, 2022 | Genuine Hope
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.Ephesians 6: 10-11 When considering the topic of the enemy of the Christian, it seems that there are...
by MJR | Jun 20, 2022 | Genuine Hope
In a culture where we are reaping the results of more and more children born into fatherless households, I had the privilege of being raised by a father and mother who loved me and gave me every possible opportunity to grow into adulthood as a reasonably well-adjusted...
