Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

1 Corinthians

Are You A Church Getter Or Giver?

1 CORINTHIANS 13:5 – “Love does not seek its own.” THEME OF THE DAY: ARE YOU A CHURCH GETTER OR GIVER?  There is a tombstone in the courtyard of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.  It reads, “Sacred to the memory of General Charles George Gordon, who at all times and everywhere gave his strength to the weak, his substance to the poor,…

The Blessings Of A Dependent Life

1 CORINTHIANS 8:5-6 – “For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”— yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.” THEME OF THE DAY:…

And He Died

1 SAMUEL 25:1 – “Now Samuel died. And all Israel assembled and mourned for him, and they buried him in his house at Ramah.” THEME OF THE DAY: AND HE DIED.  Today’s scripture starts out matter-of-factly – Now Samuel died.  Nothing earth shattering. No surprise. The great man of God aged, and died just like every other human being with the exception…

The Weariness Of Service

GALATIANS 6:9-10 – “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.” THEME OF THE DAY: THE WEARINESS OF SERVICE.  The greatly used man of God…

Defeating Distractions

1 CORINTHIANS 7:35 – “This I say for your own benefit; not to put a restraint upon you, but to promote what is appropriate and to secure undistracted devotion to the Lord.” THEME OF THE DAY: DEFEATING DISTRACTIONS.  My wife and I went on a walk this morning. On the journey, I asked her, “What are the three greatest hindrances to your…

God’s Commitment To Us

JEREMIAH 32:36-41 – “Now therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city of which you say, ‘It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword, by famine, and by pestilence’: Behold, I will gather them from all the countries to which I drove them in my anger and my wrath and in great indignation.…