by MJR | Jan 15, 2026 | Genuine Hope
It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God; and that in this matter no...
by MJR | Jan 14, 2026 | Genuine Hope
For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy,...
by MJR | Jan 13, 2026 | Genuine Hope
Be still, and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10 A friend of mine recently published a book centered on the importance of intentionally making time to slow down—to listen for and learn from the presence of God. Yet from the moment I wake up, my life is often filled with...
by MJR | Jan 12, 2026 | Genuine Hope
Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it. 1 Thessalonians 5: 23-24 This morning I learned the...
by MJR | Jan 9, 2026 | Genuine Hope
But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14 Have you ever found yourself unintentionally headed in the wrong direction...
by MJR | Jan 8, 2026 | 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...