Hope Unwrapped: Daily Faith
The armor of God includes a shield as an essential piece of equipment. This shield is needed to “extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one” (Ephesians 6:16). The believer’s shield is not constructed with wood like the ones that the Roman soldiers carried. Our shields are built with faith.
CHANGED: Resolved to Stand Alone
https://www.ronmoore.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/jrn20190409.mp3Podcast: Download (23.8MB) Download The first Christian martyr demonstrated that life is only worth living if what you have is worth dying for. And so, Stephen did both. He found a life worth living...
Hope Unwrapped: My Sins Blotted Out
So, what does God do with our sin? I don’t mean to be flippant with that question. I know that my sin separated me from God, and Jesus paid the penalty for my sin on the cross. He took on God’s wrath for sin and satisfied the Father by his amazing work.
CHANGED: Committed to Share
https://www.ronmoore.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/jrn20190408.mp3Podcast: Download (23.8MB) Download When radical, life-giving change transforms our hearts we’re commissioned to tell others about it. It is the unparalleled privilege of being God’s witnesses on...
Episode 56 J’s Story
Brittany and Josiah Leuenberger on J’s challenge with Trisomy 18, his seven hours of life, and the healing process of losing a child.
Hope Unwrapped: From Filth to Forgiveness
The room was tense as we sat around folding tables in a small room at our church. One person had said something to hurt another person. We were there to make things right—to seek and grant forgiveness. Those are hard meetings, and on this day, forgiveness never came. The exchange was sharp; the emotions were high. After much discussion, prayer, and reading Scripture, one person got up and stormed out of the room. He never set foot in our church again.
CHANGED: Turned in the Right Direction
https://www.ronmoore.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/jrn20190405.mp3Podcast: Download (23.8MB) Download In the shadows of our sin-darkened heart there is a desperate desire for light. We grope through its depths for the eternal and pure, and only occasionally glimpse...
Hope Unwrapped: Remorse and Change
Repentance is a word that doesn’t get a lot of positive press these days. We would like to blame it on the times we live in, but honestly, people have had trouble with repentance since Genesis 3. Today, let’s consider what action repentance requires.
CHANGED: Identified with Christ
https://www.ronmoore.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/jrn20190404.mp3Podcast: Download (23.8MB) Download Wouldn’t you like the world to know you’re living a spiritual adventure with a band of like-minded travelers? Well, there is a public initiation for this exclusive...
Hope Unwrapped: Repentance
A friend called my wife, Lori, to say she was troubled, and struggling to grasp any sense of order. She was watching the news, absorbing all that was going on in the world, and was overwhelmed. She saw the mayhem and divisiveness and reached out for encouragement.
Hope Unwrapped: The Great Physician
Have you read your newsfeed today? Truth has stumbled in the public square again. Right is called wrong, and wrong is called right. We live in a mixed-up, belligerent, dark world. Know why? The world is populated by desperately sick people. That’s why Jesus came.
Hope Unwrapped: No Other Name
If we believe that people today are dealing with anxiety, feeling helpless and hopeless, if we believe the words of Isaiah, “justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away; for truth has stumbled in the public squares,” (Isaiah 59:14), if we believe that the darkness needs the Light, then we should not be taken aback if someone asks us what Jesus saved us from.
My Money: Making it Count
https://www.ronmoore.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/jrn20191129.mp3Podcast: Download (23.8MB) Download Is money a burden on your heart? You see, whether you have little or much of it, how you use it can weigh you down and make you its slave. Ron Moore shares biblical...
Hope Unwrapped: The Light of Men
Today, we live in a world that is plagued by disinformation, misinformation, and contemptible behavior. Do you agree? A person says a seemingly innocent phrase. Someone else views the phrase as offensive and derogatory, even racist. Social media blows up. The person responsible apologizes profusely and retracts the statement. They are “cancelled” and labeled a pariah. We live in interesting times. But really, nothing has changed.
Thanksgiving: A Response of the Heart
https://www.ronmoore.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/jrn20191128.mp3Podcast: Download (23.8MB) Download Does the “toss-off” phrase “Praise the Lord” truly reflect a thankful heart or must there be more? What does authentic giving-of-thanks look like and what difference...
Refuge: All Your Anxiety on Him
It was a particularly hot day in Dallas, and I was driving around the city looking for an apartment. Having just graduated from seminary, Lori and I needed to move from the condo we had rented for four years. I had resumes scattered throughout the country but was getting no response, or rather I was getting a response — “No.” We thought we would be looking for a place to live and minister in another part of the country; but, for the time being, we were staying in Dallas. It was a discouraging stretch of my journey.
CHANGED: Ignited by the Fire – Part 2
https://www.ronmoore.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/jrn20190403.mp3Podcast: Download (23.8MB) Download We love glittering things. And in our getting of them we celebrate the beautiful thing while too often missing its creator. The One who longs to know us and be...
Episode 55 Walking Away From God
Ken Dower on the father wound, walking away from God, and finding the path back home.
Refuge: Life Surrender—Spiritual Healing
The human heart is caught in a contradiction. On one hand, God has placed eternity in our hearts, leaving us with a God-shaped hole. We suffer from an inward famine. We are starving for God. On the other hand, we want to be our own god, call our own shots, be in control of our lives. We are afraid to surrender.