In The Word Read 2 Corinthians 5:11-6:10 11 Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest to God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences. 12 We are not again commending ourselves to you but are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you will have an answer for those who […]
Month: December 2016
WE MAY BE CRUSHED BUT NOT DESTROYED
In The Word Read 2 Corinthians 4:7-5:10 7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves; 8 we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 10 always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the […]
LIVING THE TALK
In The Word Read 2 Corinthians 3:1-4:6 Ministers of a New Covenant 3 Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some, letters of commendation to you or from you? 2 You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men; 3 being manifested that you are a letter of Christ, cared for by us, […]
FORGIVING AND COMFORTING ONE ANOTHER
In The Word Read 2 Corinthians 1:23-2:17 23 But I call God as witness to my soul, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth. 24 Not that we lord it over your faith, but are workers with you for your joy; for in your faith you are standing firm. Reaffirm Your Love 2 But I determined this for my own sake, that I would […]
BOAST IN THE LORD
In The Word Read 2 Corinthians 1:12-22 Paul’s Integrity 12 For our proud confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you. 13 For we write nothing else to you than what you read and understand, […]
THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT
In The Word Read 2 Corinthians 1:1-11 Introduction 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God which is at Corinth with all the saints who are throughout Achaia: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father […]
YOU ARE MORE THAN A CONQUEROR
In The Word Read Psalms 41 The Psalmist in Sickness Complains of Enemies and False Friends. For the choir director. A Psalm of David. 41 How blessed is he who considers the helpless; The Lord will deliver him in a day of trouble. 2 The Lord will protect him and keep him alive, And he shall be called blessed upon the earth; And do not give him over to […]
GOD’S LOVE WILL PRESERVE YOU
In The Word Read Psalms 40:11-17 11You, O Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me; Your lovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me. 12 For evils beyond number have surrounded me; My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see; They are more numerous than the hairs of my head, And my heart has failed me. 13 Be […]
WAITING FOR THE LORD
In The Word Read Psalm 40:1-10 God Sustains His Servant. For the choir director. A Psalm of David. 40 I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm. 3 He put a new […]
CAST YOUR CARES TO THE LORD
In The Word Read Psalms 39 The Vanity of Life. For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. 39 I said, “I will guard my ways That I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth as with a muzzle While the wicked are in my presence.” 2 I was mute and silent, I refrained even from good, And my sorrow grew […]