In The Word Read: Psalm 31 A Psalm of Complaint and of Praise. For the choir director. A Psalm of David. 31 In You, O Lord, I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed; In Your righteousness deliver me. 2 Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly; Be to me a rock of strength, A stronghold to save […]
Month: December 2019
Church Builders
In The Word Read: 1 Corinthians 16 Instructions and Greetings 16 Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I directed the churches of Galatia, so do you also. 2 On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save, as he may prosper, so that no collections be made when I come. 3 When I arrive, whomever you may approve, […]
The New Improved Model
In The Word Read: 1 Corinthians 15:35-58 35 But someone will say, “How are the dead raised? And with what kind of body do they come?” 36 You fool! That which you sow does not come to life unless it dies; 37 and that which you sow, you do not sow the body which is to be, but a bare grain, perhaps of […]
Peace Not Confusion
In The Word Read: 1 Corinthians 14 Prophecy a Superior Gift 14 Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.2 For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God; for no one understands, but in his spirit he speaks mysteries. 3 But one who prophesies speaks to men for edification and exhortation and consolation. 4 One who speaks in a tongue edifies himself; but […]
The Greatest of These is Love
In The Word Read: 1 Corinthians 13 The Excellence of Love 13 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not […]
For the Common Good
In The Word Read: 1 Corinthians 12 The Use of Spiritual Gifts 12 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware. 2 You know that when you were pagans, you were led astray to the mute idols, however you were led.3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is accursed”; and no […]
God’s Created Order
In The Word Read: 1 Corinthians 11:2-34 2 Now I praise you because you remember me in everything and hold firmly to the traditions, just as I delivered them to you. 3 But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ. 4 Every man who has something on his […]
Examples for Us
In The Word Read: 1 Corinthians 10:1-11:1 Avoid Israel’s Mistakes 10 For I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea; 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 3 and all ate the same spiritual food; 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they were […]
Don’t Be a Stumbling Block
In The Word Read: 1 Corinthians 8-9 Take Care with Your Liberty 8 Now concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge makes arrogant, but love edifies. 2 If anyone supposes that he knows anything, he has not yet known as he ought to know; 3 but if anyone loves God, he is known by Him. 4 Therefore concerning the eating of things […]