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1 Corinthians 3:5

5 What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. The more we look to people, the more we get our eyes off Jesus. The best churches are the ones where you can’t remember the name of the pastor,Continue reading “1 Corinthians 3:5”

1 Corinthians 2:13

13 This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. Congruency of communication. One feature on Fox News O’Reilly Factor is the body language segment where he has an expert examine the body language of an individual toContinue reading “1 Corinthians 2:13”

1 Corinthians 2:4-5

4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, 5 so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power. If you are living eternity now, then there will be proof in two areas of your life. The firstContinue reading “1 Corinthians 2:4-5”

1 Corinthians 1:27

27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. What is shame? Shame is the robbing of your internal awareness that you are made in the image of God, stealing the value that God has placed in you,Continue reading “1 Corinthians 1:27”

1 Corinthians 1:25

25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength. There have been a number of movies lately about superhuman superheroes. They blend into the crowd, but when their power is needed, zaam, they are there to meet the evil face to face andContinue reading “1 Corinthians 1:25”

1 Corinthians 1:17

17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. We have all experienced some people we could label as hollow, empty. As you examine their lives, no substance can be found. (That was the wayContinue reading “1 Corinthians 1:17”

1 Corinthians 1:7

7 Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. How eager are you for eternity to invade your life? It will be very inconvenient. But if eternity is not invading, they you are not living the life of faith. The time spoken ofContinue reading “1 Corinthians 1:7”

Romans 16:18

18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people. Have you ever met someone who was sending a double message, saying one thing but meaning another? Probably one of the most common examples would be that of aContinue reading “Romans 16:18”

Romans 16:10

10 Greet Apelles, tested and approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus. When I was younger there was the “Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval” that was attached to products for sale. Those words meant that the organization had tested and approved the product, they found that it did what itContinue reading “Romans 16:10”

Romans 16:4

4 They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them. For whom have you risked you life lately? To be honest, I have not. In Iraq, there were some tense moments, but none that involved me risking myself for another. Even in my financialContinue reading “Romans 16:4”