Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

1 Corinthians

Motivated By Love

1 CORINTHIANS 16:14 – Let all that you do be done in love.”   It is less than ten words, yet, like a small stick of dynamite, it contains enormous power. In fact, it is the greatest power in the earth.  It heals hurts.  It carries burdens.  It lifts the downcast.  It removes the dark clouds of depression.  And in God’s work…

Looking to Jesus

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.”   The writer of the letter to the Hebrews would tell us how the Christian life is lived – Therefore, since we…

The Power of the Gospel

1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-5 – Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died…

Make Wise Decisions

1 CORINTHIANS 6:12 – All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful. All things are lawful for me but I will not be dominated by anything.”   THEME OF THE DAY. MAKE WISE DECISIONS. One of the greatest blessings when we become Christians is the spiritual freedom we enjoy in Christ. The bondage to Satan, sin, and self is…