by MJR | Dec 12, 2024 | Genuine Hope
So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. James 4:17 Today I had a Christmas lunch with a couple of my friends. Over the last eleven years or so, we’ve worked together on different accounts in the Cincinnati area. When I was...
by MJR | Dec 11, 2024 | Genuine Hope
The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people. Titus 3:8 A few weeks ago a friend of mine worked with...
by MJR | Dec 10, 2024 | Genuine Hope
For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not...
by MJR | Dec 9, 2024 | Genuine Hope
Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people. Titus 3: 1-2 Last week I heard a sermon that borrowed a...
by MJR | Dec 6, 2024 | Genuine Hope
“If he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others; if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for...
by MJR | Dec 5, 2024 | Genuine Hope
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, Colossians 3:23 A couple of years ago, we took our grandsons to see the Ark Experience in Williamstown. I think sometimes we dismiss the time, effort, and dedication to the task Noah and his sons faced....
