by MJR | Feb 25, 2022 | Genuine Hope
For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;...
by MJR | Feb 24, 2022 | Genuine Hope
For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.1 Corinthians 1:18 Over the years I’ve seen this passage of scripture on display in so many lives. How many of us have interacted with someone who...
by MJR | Feb 23, 2022 | Genuine Hope
I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought. My brothers and sisters,...
by MJR | Feb 21, 2022 | Genuine Hope
I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge— even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you— so that you are not lacking...
by MJR | Feb 18, 2022 | Genuine Hope
So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.1 John 4: 16 As we approach the weekend, consider this quote: “Love God and do whatever you please: for the soul...
by MJR | Feb 17, 2022 | Genuine Hope
The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. 1 Timothy 1:5 I think we all want to live a productive Christian life, but I wonder how often our attempts to do so focus on what we “ought to do”...
