“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.” Proverbs 25:11 September 14, 2023 Well-chosen words. How wonderful they are. Old conscience scars have a way of haunting our memories, things that we wish we had not said and wise verbal responses that might have been spoken. What can we […]
“Let all that you do be done in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:14 September 13, 2023 It’s time to take a test. Mark true or false. Being loving in facing your problems means to: (1) Adopt a detached attitude toward others. (2) Be willing to make the necessary sacrifices for others. (3) Feel good about yourself.
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“Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.” 1 Corinthians 16:13 September 12, 2023 In the fourth of five sharp military commands, Paul calls the Corinthian church to exercise moral, mental, and spiritual force against evil. When the church and the culture conspire to undercut our effectiveness for Christ, there is
“Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.” 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 September 11, 2023 How are men and women to play the role of a man? Was Paul a sexist? The Corinthians knew exactly what was meant by such a challenge. It was the first century world and by no means
“Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.” 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 September 8, 2023 “Little Red Riding Hood” is a teachable story. There are those people and ideas that are not what they appear to be. Grandmas can be wolves in disguise. Vanity Fair – this world – has all kinds
“Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Everything you do should be done in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 September 7, 2023 One book we must read before we die is Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan. It was published in 1678. It’s the story of a Christian man named Pilgrim who
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“Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations.” Isaiah 42:1 September 6, 2023 “Look at this!” You who worship the creation, who worship worthless idols. Look at this, My Servant. We are drafting on what
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“Behold, they are all a delusion; their works are nothing; their metal images are empty wind.” Isaiah 41:29 September 5, 2023 Idolatry is the worldview of all unbelief. This reality is wallpapered over by contemporary philosophies and homemade worldviews. God’s hammer of truth comes down hard on idols. The world into which ancient Israel was
“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…” 1 Corinthians 13:4 September 1, 2023 If you came upon an automobile accident and an occupant of the car needed to be extracted immediately,
“Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, ‘My way is hidden from the LORD, and my right is disregarded by my God’?” Isaiah 40.27 August 31, 2023 We have all probably had our experience with someone who pretended to know everything, a “know it all” as we say. There is someone who
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