In Chapter 4 of Philippians, Paul continues his encouragement to live the Christian life in obedience to Christ. He urges reconciliation...

“Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss...

An old friend used to say, “Have you heard about the book I wrote? It’s called, “The 10 Most Humble People and How I Trained the Other...

“I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. For I want you to...

“And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ” (Ephesians 5:21, NLT). Submitting to authority can sometimes be a bitter...

For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! For this light within you produces...

There are few things as exciting as watching toddlers take their first steps.  They represent so much.  But basically they are clear...

Have you ever read a review of a book or movie to discover that they should have prefaced their comments with the warning: spoiler...

Ephesians 2:8-9 “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of...

In six short chapters, the Book of Ephesians instructs us on how to please God as His unified body of believers.  The first chapter...

Paul shared some intensely confrontational words with the church at Corinth throughout the letter.  Yet he closes the letter on some very...

Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven. Endings.  I love endings.  The...

In Corinth there were some people who needed instruction concerning the use of tongues and prophecy.  It’s possible some were out of...

So I can spend all my free time doing church.  I can sacrifice all my efforts and abilities serving and teaching.  I can follow all the...

I’m so thankful for the diversity of gifts God has blessed the church with!  Many people doing many different things as one in service to...

We are playing with a little confusion as we start the semester. So to go back over chapters 1-5 in brief today. In 1 Corinthians 1 the...

This verse, again, starts out like 6:12. Paul chooses a slightly different tack though. Where the previous verse focuses on me and my...

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 This week’s passages have been maybe a bit heavy. In this passage, we see the driving force that drives us to...

1 Corinthians 6:12b Again, Paul follows his proverb formula. Unless there is a prohibition, we are free to participate. This time,...

As we examine what it means to bring glory to God with everything we do, Paul sets up a tension that requires thought. Further, there is...