1 Corinthians

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THE GRACE OF GIVING

August 25, 2024

“On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come” (1 Corinthians 16:2 ESV). Ironically, the church in Corinth, one of the most wealthy among the 1st Century churches, was the one

WHAT WILL OUR FUTURE BODY BE LIKE?

August 24, 2024

“Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven” (1 Corinthians 15:49 ESV). People today spend a great deal of money and effort on extending the youthful appearance of their bodies. Yet inevitably, our earthly bodies will age and die. This

THE NECESSITY OF THE RESURRECTION

August 23, 2024

“For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive” (1 Corinthians 15:22 ESV). The apostle Paul explained the critical importance of the resurrection of Jesus to the gospel message, saying “If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins” (1 Cor.

WHY IS LOVE THE GREATEST?

August 20, 2024

“So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13 ESV). The apostle Paul rebuked the believers in Corinth for pursuing spiritual gifts and positions within the church in order to edify themselves. He offered to teach them a “more excellent way” of life, a more

LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION

August 15, 2024

“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.” (1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV). This verse from the apostle Paul’s

THE CALL TO PREACH THE GOSPEL

August 14, 2024

“For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!” (1 Corinthians 9:16 ESV). The apostle Paul reminded the Corinthians of his credentials as an apostle and a preacher of the gospel. He called them to

PEOPLE DON’T CARE WHAT YOU KNOW ‘TIL THEY KNOW THAT YOU CARE

August 13, 2024

“This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up. If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know” (1 Corinthians 8:1-2 ESV). The Corinthians felt that they had superior knowledge about things such as food offered to idols. They knew that the idols weren’t real and they felt

BLOOM WHERE YOU’RE PLANTED

August 11, 2024

“Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him” (1 Corinthians 7:17 ESV). In the apostle Paul’s response to the Corinthians concerning marriage and singleness, he said that status before God is more important than status in the world. He encouraged them to

WHEN I SURVEY THE WONDROUS CROSS

August 5, 2024

“For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God” (1 Corinthians 1:18 ESV). It is God’s plan that the “word of the cross” should enliven human hearts, yet it is also that which certifies that others are already

PREACHING TO MAKE JESUS FAMOUS

August 4, 2024

“For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power” (1 Corinthians 1:17 ESV). Perhaps more than any other epistle, Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians was corrective. He had heard that there were divisions