by MJR | Jan 2, 2024 | Genuine Hope
And I (Paul) said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. But rise and stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to...
by MJR | Jan 1, 2024 | Genuine Hope
But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may...
by MJR | Dec 29, 2023 | Genuine Hope
For so the Lord has commanded us, saying,“‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles,that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to...
by MJR | Dec 28, 2023 | Genuine Hope
And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But...
by MJR | Dec 27, 2023 | Genuine Hope
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5 This evening Patrina and I learned the value of light as we traveled along some poorly lighted mountain roads in Eastern Tennesse. None of us would seriously consider driving in the dark...
by MJR | Dec 26, 2023 | Genuine Hope
The people who walked in darknesshave seen a great light;those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,on them has light shone. Isaiah 9:2 Last week I spoke with a good friend about mine and the topic of the darkness of our days came up and indeed it does seem that there...
