Preface The Lord put in my mind “911.” For most of my life those 3 numbers meant numbers that you call on your telephone in case of an emergency. But on September 11, 2001, “911” took on a whole new meaning. It was still about an emergency situation, but it was the day on which … Continue reading A “911” Emergency Call
1 Corinthians
God Will Provide an Escape
1 Corinthians 10:1-5 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “1I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. 2They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. 3They all ate the same spiritual food 4and drank the … Continue reading God Will Provide an Escape
Running The Race
1 Corinthians 9:24-27 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “24Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize. 25Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but … Continue reading Running The Race
The Temple of The Holy Spirit
1 Corinthians 6:9-20 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “9Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, 10nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will … Continue reading The Temple of The Holy Spirit
The Pot Calling the Kettle Black
1 Corinthians 6:1-8 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “1If any of you has a grievance against another, how dare he go to law before the unrighteous instead of before the saints! 2Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge … Continue reading The Pot Calling the Kettle Black
The Bread of Sincerity and Truth
1 Corinthians 5:1-8 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “1It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife. 2And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who … Continue reading The Bread of Sincerity and Truth
Water Baptism
1 Peter 3:20-22 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “20..In the days of Noah while the ark was being built, in the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water. 21And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear … Continue reading Water Baptism
Addendum to “She Loved Much”
Scripture Against Scripture As is to be expected, I am being faced with some opposition and criticism on this subject of the role of women within the church. But let me begin with this. And I do not say this as a matter of pride, for I give all the glory to God for all … Continue reading Addendum to “She Loved Much”
God’s Grace is Sufficient
2 Corinthians 1:3-7 NKJV “3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. … Continue reading God’s Grace is Sufficient
There are Many Adversaries
1 Corinthians 16:5-11 NKJV “5Now I will come to you when I pass through Macedonia (for I am passing through Macedonia). 6And it may be that I will remain, or even spend the winter with you, that you may send me on my journey, wherever I go. 7For I do not wish to see you … Continue reading There are Many Adversaries
