1 Corinthians 10:31: “So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” Are you weary? Do you feel like you have nothing left to give? Have you felt like you have had more dealings with wrestling issues this week compared to other weeks? Do you think your …
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1 Corinthians 10:12-13: “Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation, he will also provide the way of escape, that you …
1 Corinthians 7:17: “Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him.” Do you realize where you are right now is God’s design and place for you? You may be wishing you could trade places with someone else you admire and envy, but …
1 Corinthians 4:20: “For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power.” During the time of Paul, he was known for being a great theologian. He had a highly trained mind that was sharper and keener than anyone else in comparison at that time. Then there was Apollos, who was a …
1 Corinthians 3:8-9: “He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor. For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field. God’s building.” This week marked the beginning of the Fall season which is also known as harvest time for farmers in the Midwest. …
1 Corinthians 2:9-10: “But as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him” – these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.” I have agonized …
1 Corinthians 1:17-18: “ For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it …
1 Corinthians 1:4-8: “I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge – even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you – so that you …
Romans 16:19: “For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil.” Don’t we all want our parents and our boss to be proud of us? We want reaffirmation that our efforts have …
The apostle Paul was ambitious in preaching the gospel of God’s grace where Christ was not known. Paul’s actions accompanied his words with sustained hope. He lived it and yet was not afraid to show his vulnerability and ask for fervent prayer. He states in Romans 15:28: “When therefore I have completed (planned to travel …
