1 CORINTHIANS 14:1a – “Pursue love.” THEME OF THE DAY: THE CHRISTIAN LIFE IN TWO WORDS. How would we answer the theme of today’s devotion? Not easy, is it? Yes, I know. There is a whole lot involved when giving a thorough answer to what is the Christian life. But practically and simply, we can refine it to two words. So, what…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
1 Corinthians
1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-8a – “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.”…
1 CORINTHIANS 10:31 – “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” THEME OF THE DAY: QUESTIONS TO LIVE BY. The Teacher of all Teachers, the Lord Jesus, often used the effective teaching method of asking questions. This method was so effective because of the One asking them. When the Creator asks questions,…
1 CORINTHIANS 1:30-31 – “And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”” THEME OF THE DAY: THE FATHER’S LOVE. There is an ancient chorus, author unknown, that reads . . . “Absolutely tender, infinitely…
1 CORINTHIANS 1:4-9 – “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 are not lacking in any gift, as you…
1 SAMUEL 18:6-9 – “As they were coming home, when David returned from striking down the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with songs of joy, and with musical instruments. And the women sang to one another as they celebrated, “Saul has struck down his thousands, and David…