by MJR | Jan 28, 2025 | Genuine Hope
In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he...
by MJR | Jan 27, 2025 | Genuine Hope
In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Isaiah 6:1 This morning we heard a sermon based on Isaiah’s vision of the LORD, but the first point focused on King Uzziah...
by MJR | Jan 24, 2025 | Genuine Hope
But as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love; by truthful...
by MJR | Jan 23, 2025 | Genuine Hope
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. Hebrews 11:8 And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to...
by MJR | Jan 22, 2025 | Genuine Hope
And the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth and scattered grain on it, and nothing was known of it. 2 Samuel 17:19 While traveling today, Patrina and I listened to Alistair Begg’s podcast today that centered, at least a bit, on the verse...
by MJR | Jan 21, 2025 | Genuine Hope
We put no confidence in human effort, though I could have confidence in my own effort if anyone could. Indeed, if others have reason for confidence in their own efforts, I have even more! I was circumcised when I was eight days old. I am a pure-blooded citizen of...