Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

1 Corinthians

The Radical Nature of Christianity

1 CORINTHIANS 2:1-5 – And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not…

Motivated to Abound in the Lord’s Work

1 CORINTHIANS 15:50-58  – I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the…

Remember His Indwelling

1 CORINTHIANS 3:16 – Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?”   THEME OF THE DAY:  REMEMBER HIS INDWELLING.  The scripture today is obviously a question; an important question every Christian needs to visit and answer often.  It is the key to fruitful Christian living, a close walk with the Lord, and a…

Let Him Impress Heaven Upon Us

1 CORINTHIANS 2:9-12 – But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”— these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of…

The Joy in Defeating Temptation

1 CORINTHIANS 10:13 – No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  THE JOY IN DEFEATING TEMPTATION.  Every true Christian…