by Ron Moore | Jun 7, 2023 | Daily Devotion, Living Hope
Atonement. Perfection of Jesus. Depravity of man. Reconciliation. Substitutionary Atonement. Resurrection. Today’s passage is packed with theology. Let’s read it and then break it down. 1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the...
by Ron Moore | Jun 7, 2023 | Daily Broadcast, Romans
https://www.thejourneywithronmoore.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/jrn20210514.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedHow many righteous things do you need to do to gain a right standing before God? And once you have God’s righteousness how many unrighteous...
by Ron Moore | Jun 6, 2023 | Daily Devotion, Living Hope
When we follow hard after Christ, parts of the journey will involve suffering—some type of persecution for our faith. Peter’s statement could be said like this: If you are going to suffer, make sure you suffer for the right reasons. 1 Peter 3:17 For it is better to...
by Ron Moore | Jun 6, 2023 | Daily Broadcast, Romans
https://www.thejourneywithronmoore.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/jrn20210513.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedWe have a problem…a big one. God is holy and we are not. To underscore that reality, in this half-hour, Ron Moore introduces us to the...
by Ron Moore | Jun 5, 2023 | Daily Devotion, Living Hope
A recent Barna study reports that almost four out of ten (37%) professing Christians who don’t go to church stopped attending because they were hurt by people in the church. On the website About.com, the question was asked, “Why don’t you attend church?” One person’s...
by Ron Moore | Jun 5, 2023 | Daily Broadcast, Romans
https://www.thejourneywithronmoore.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/jrn20210512.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedWhat about the primitive people living beyond communication with the rest of the world? Those raised in a culture of animism, superstition,...
by Ron Moore | Jun 4, 2023 | Daily Devotion, Living Hope
1 Peter 3:15 But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect…. Our passage today is often quoted in the context of...
by Ron Moore | Jun 3, 2023 | Daily Devotion, Living Hope
What are you afraid of? What’s that thing that holds you back from being all that God wants you to be? Are you caught up in fear? Fear is an obstacle to your spiritual growth. It saturates the heart and permeates through families and to those within your network of...
by Ron Moore | Jun 2, 2023 | Daily Devotion, Living Hope
“For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer.” That’s what King David learned the hard way. Once honored as the “giant killer” and noted as the up-and-comer, he was now on the run from a jealous King Saul. Physically exhausted...
by Ron Moore | Jun 2, 2023 | Daily Broadcast, Romans
https://www.thejourneywithronmoore.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/jrn20210511.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedWhat is the Gospel? How would you describe it? Today, Ron Moore explains the foundation that Paul laid in Romans to address that very...
by Ron Moore | Jun 1, 2023 | Daily Devotion, Living Hope
Let’s face it…you shouldn’t say everything that comes to your mind. We should always pursue peace. For instance, “That is the ugliest baby I have ever seen!” is a thought that needs to be kept caged even if you have never been more convinced of anything in your life!...
by Ron Moore | Jun 1, 2023 | Daily Broadcast, Romans
https://www.thejourneywithronmoore.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/jrn20210510.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedAs you look across the vast expanse of the Gospel message one book rises above the rest. Today, Ron Moore offers an overview of its...
by Ron Moore | May 31, 2023 | Daily Devotion, Living Hope
Oh, man, I really want to say it. The words are right there on the tip of my tongue. They are as sharp as a sword and hot enough to burn through the person who has just unloaded on me, insulted me, or said something disparaging. So often, I search for the right words...
by Ron Moore | May 30, 2023 | Daily Devotion, Living Hope
Charles Swindoll once told me, “Preach to hurting people, and you will never lack an audience.” I recently heard the same advice from Rick Warren as I listened to a podcast while running one morning on the streets of Mae Sot, Thailand. Warren explained how God often...
by Ron Moore | May 30, 2023 | Daily Broadcast, Living Grounded
https://www.ronmoore.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/jrn20180510.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedDo-overs, thankfully, are a common theme in scripture. We stumble into the mire only to look up and find the hand of Jesus ready to lift us out. In this...
by Ron Moore | May 29, 2023 | Daily Devotion, Living Hope
How do you live a life that holds others up? What does it mean to submit to one another? Let’s start with a passage and then consider a real-life example that demonstrates how we are to place others above ourselves. Our passage is from Paul’s letter to the Ephesians....
by Ron Moore | May 29, 2023 | Daily Broadcast, Living Grounded
https://www.ronmoore.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/jrn20180509.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSometimes changing your mind and heart can be dangerous. It can upset your most treasured values and beliefs. Ron Moore warns about this kind of danger and...
by Ron Moore | May 28, 2023 | Daily Devotion, Living Hope
In today’s passage, Peter addresses the responsibility of a husband. Let’s read the passage and then break it down. 1 Peter 3:7 Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with...
by Ron Moore | May 27, 2023 | Daily Devotion, Living Hope
In yesterday’s passage, Peter addressed the importance of spiritual health over trying to impress people with our outward appearance. In today’s verses, Peter continues that theme. So let’s work through this passage that has often been taken out of context. 1 Peter...
by Ron Moore | May 26, 2023 | Daily Devotion, Living Hope
1 Peter 3:3-4 Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in...
