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7May2009 1Cor 4:2

2 Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. We have all been given a trust. Each of us has time, talent and treasure. These are all provided as a result of the grace of God. We must use them faithfully. That is what God requires. Our daysContinue reading “7May2009 1Cor 4:2”

6May2009 1Cor 4:1

1So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the secret things of God. When we think of servants we often get the picture of rich houses in England with their servants running around pampering to the smallest needs of stuffy people in old fashioned clothing. Being aContinue reading “6May2009 1Cor 4:1”

5May2009 Matt 12:22

20 A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he leads justice to victory. 21 In his name the nations will put their hope. This quote from Isaiah 42:3-4 speaks of the character of Jesus, the promised Messiah. There is a great contrast here between oneContinue reading “5May2009 Matt 12:22”

4May2009 1Cor 3:6

6 I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. Sometimes we get a distorted perception of our value. We think we are much more important than we really are. Paul is battling this very thing as he writes to the Church at Corinth. They were breaking into groups centered around particularContinue reading “4May2009 1Cor 3:6”

3May2009 Matthew 12:14

14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus. Can you imagine wanting to kill someone because they healed someone’s hand? That is exactly what the Pharisees did. You see, Jesus had the audacity to do the healing on the Sabbath day. It was considered work to heal someone, and ofContinue reading “3May2009 Matthew 12:14”

2May2009 1Cor 2:12

12 We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. We need God’s Spirit in order to understand the full work of God in our lives. Without God we can’t understand what God has done on our behalf.Continue reading “2May2009 1Cor 2:12”

1May2009 1Cor 1:30-31

30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. 31 Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.” God has provided everything we need to be successful, both in this life and inContinue reading “1May2009 1Cor 1:30-31”

30Apr2009 1Cor 1:27-29

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. 28 He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, 29 so that no one mayContinue reading “30Apr2009 1Cor 1:27-29”

29Apr2009 1Cor 1:22

22 Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, I think our cultural demand is for pleasure. We want to feel good, entertained, and happy. We want the easy way out. We want all our struggles to be handled by someone else. The smallest inconvenience sets people into a panic. We have seen thisContinue reading “29Apr2009 1Cor 1:22”

28Apr2009 1 Corinthians 1:8

8 He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. We live in a world where people “get away with” doing wrong. We don’t have cameras on us 24/7 keeping track of our every action. We don’t have someone listening to ourContinue reading “28Apr2009 1 Corinthians 1:8”