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1 Corinthians 2

Back in chapter 1, Paul was talking about how God’s “foolishness” confounds human “wisdom.” He also talked about how not many of us were “the brightest and the best” when God called us. Paul is actually saying it to the Corinthians obviously, but if we apply the Scriptures to our lives, there’s a good possibilityContinue reading “1 Corinthians 2”

1 Corinthians 1

Per usual, Paul starts his letters off with a bang. He addresses everyone in Corinth with a beautiful phrase — to those of you cleaned up by Jesus and set apart for a God-filled life. How would your self-perception, your self-worth, and your value change if you viewed yourself that way every single day? CleanedContinue reading “1 Corinthians 1”

Romans (Summary)

Two sentences on Romans 16 as a chapter, then I want to focus on the book of Romans as a whole. Chapter 16 shows us that Paul was never a lone ranger in the work he did; he always had a team, a support system, behind every ministry endeavor, behind every trip, behind every churchContinue reading “Romans (Summary)”

Romans (entry 16)

As Paul winds down the letter to the Romans, in the last two chapters 15 & 16, you begin to see his heart for the people on a deeper level. The teaching in the early chapters is so solid, so robust, so thorough, that you may think Paul is just a massive brain, a manContinue reading “Romans (entry 16)”

Romans (entry 15)

I find it interesting that Paul goes through such great lengths to explain the Gospel and all that it entails, then as he’s wrapping things up, he starts to address matters of food and holidays. When I was younger, I thought it was a bit odd. Didn’t understand it. Felt like a waste of timeContinue reading “Romans (entry 15)”

Romans (entry 14)

Compared to all of the previous chapters, chapter 13 seems to be a quick, straight to the point message. As I read it, Paul was summarizing three things: Be a good citizen. Love other people as well as you do yourself. Be up and awake to what God is doing. Do those three things well,Continue reading “Romans (entry 14)”

Romans (entry 13)

So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life– your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life– and place it before God as an offering. Isn’t that powerful? Can you imagine doing that every single day of your life? For the past 17 years, I have. Not perfectly, butContinue reading “Romans (entry 13)”