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52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet… In an age when we measure time in nanoseconds the meaning and significance of this phrase could get missed. Paul is writing about the still future time when Jesus will return and believers, both dead and alive will be changed andContinue reading “21Apr2009 1Cor 15:52”

42 So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; 43 it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; 44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritualContinue reading “20Apr2009 1Cor 15:42-44”

5 Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered over the desert. This is perhaps the greatest understatement of history. Only two people out of all those millions who left Egypt pleased the Lord. I want to be one of those few who please rather than one of the manyContinue reading “30Mar2009 1 Corinthians 10:5”

36 If anyone thinks he is acting improperly toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if she is getting along in years and he feels he ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning. They should get married. The biological clock ticked for women even in Paul’s day. ThisContinue reading “22Mar2009 1Cor 7:36”

20 All the brothers here send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss. I want to discuss a very practical issue today. That issue is how we greet each other physically. In our day one out of three women has been sexually abused during their lifetime. One out of three! My heart breaksContinue reading “1 Corinthians 16:20”

18 For they refreshed my spirit and yours also. Such men deserve recognition. Imagine that, the great Christian Paul needing refreshing in his spirit. One of the most difficult lessons that any Jesus-follower needs to learn is that we all need others. Everyone gets depleted spiritually at points in their life. It could be inContinue reading “1 Corinthians 16:18”

13 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. In this culture that values strength and courage in the movies, but devalues it in the realm of ideas, these words written so long ago ring like a Microsoft buzzer, calling for our attention. One of the first thingsContinue reading “1 Corinthians 16:13”

9 because a great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me. What a contrast to the thinking of our contemporary society. When we see opposition, we have the tendency to run the other direction. Paul saw the opposition as a confirmation of the mission in which heContinue reading “1 Corinthians 16:9”

2 On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made. Some people get all twisted like a pretzel when giving money and life become the topic.Continue reading “1 Corinthians 16:2”

55 “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” The sting of death. What is it about death that causes even Christians so much consternation? Death for the Christian is just the beginning of something so much better. The sting has been removed. The power that caused us to move inContinue reading “1 Corinthians 15:55”