Apr 28, 2024
Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
We live in a day of imitations. We have plastic flowers, artificial grass, wax fruit … false joy, false humility. But perhaps the saddest imitation offered by our culture is that of love. Our society has shown us an idea of love that looks something like real love, but is...
Apr 21, 2024
Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31
To illustrate the function of a local congregation, Paul uses the analogy of the human body. He wants to highlight both the unity of a church and the diversity of a church. "For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one...
Apr 15, 2024
Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
There are four main passages in the New Testament in which spiritual gifts are mentioned: Romans 12:6-8; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, 28-31; Ephesians 4:7-16; 1 Peter 4:10,11. The lists are somewhat different … they are different in number and different in the gifts listed....
Apr 7, 2024
Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
The next issue in the church in Corinth that Paul addresses is the Lord's Supper. The Corinthians had made a mockery of this sacred ritual by allowing factions in the church to exist. There was even some drunkenness which resulted from this meal. Paul's instruction about this...