Spiritual gifts are always one of those hot topic item and it seems like some people love to talk about them and other people think the whole concept should just be thrown out the window. The reality is people go too far in both direction, but Scripture does bring up the topic, notably in 1 [...]
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The words in 1 Cor. 11 come as one of those hard texts. After all the Lord’s Supper is about grace, but then Paul starts talking about examining yourself and judgment. What’s he saying?
27 So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be [...]
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1 Cor. 10 has to be as practical of a chunk of Scripture as you’re ever going to read. I don’t think a person can think of any time in there life, including whatever you’re doing right now, where this isn’t going to almost immediately apply to you. So I’ll quit talking and let the [...]
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I think most of us wouldd admit that we really admire the discipline of others, especially when we see it do great things. We admire athletes who turn their discipline into victory. We admire students who turn their discipline into academic discovery and invention. We admire parents who turn their discipline and hard work into [...]
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Think of the smartest person you’ve ever met in your life? Who do you think the smartest person in the entire world is?
Is it Physicist / Engineer Kim Ung-yong who has a verified IQ of 210, highest on record? Maybe Stephen Hawking who is said to have an IQ of over 160 and everyone [...]
What matters most in your life?
When someone asks you who you are, how do you respond?
Paul gives us another power text in 1 Cor. 7:17-24. Read it through a little.
Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them. This [...]
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So how many people just loved sex ed courses?. . . .
Yeah, that’s what I thought. Whether it was with your parents, at school, or in church, a lot of the sex ed we were taught was uncomfortable and didn’t connect. Sex ed keeps changing and evolving and it’s good that the Church has gotten [...]
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You can’t judge me!
Judge not lest ye be judged!
Have you ever heard those statements above? Of course you have. And you’ve probably struggled with them yourself. You see someone doing something wrong, but can you really tell them. First, it’s uncomfortable, and second, aren’t we supposed to be loving as Christians- Jesus did tell us [...]
So the text that caught my eye this week was from 1 Cor. 3. There’s a theme that develops, challenging us to consider whether we’re going for the more weighty things of God or whether we’re shooting for a lower common denominator. Are you going to eat meat or drink milk? Build with gold, [...]
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I’ve been meaning to start a new series for a while and I’m going to make a compromise. I try not to use material from my personal devotions to teach as I don’t like to turn personal devotional time merely into study, but what I’ve resolved is this. Right now one of my devotionals started [...]
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