by MJR | May 16, 2025 | Genuine Hope
Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality. Romans 12:11-13 If someone asked you to describe your greatest...
by MJR | May 15, 2025 | Genuine Hope
Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Romans 12:10 Have you seen a recent example of devoted love? Here’s a couple of examples I’ve noticed over the last couple of years. I’ve watched a younger man stop everything in...
by MJR | May 14, 2025 | Genuine Hope
Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Romans 12:9 In the verse above, Paul gives three distinct commands that should mark the life of a follower of Christ. First, love must be genuine. You can recognize the difference between sincere love...
by MJR | May 13, 2025 | Genuine Hope
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit. 1...
by MJR | May 9, 2025 | Genuine Hope
For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If...