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If you’re feeling down and discouraged let me encourage you to reflect with me on 2 Corinthians 1:8-11.  Paul says he is almost despairing of life.  How did he cope under those circumstances? Reflecting on these verses I came up with an impact thought.  Th...

Chaplain Peter Marshall once said, “It is better to fail in a cause that will ultimately succeed, than to succeed in a cause that will ultimately fail.”  These words present how Paul must have looked at his work for God.  There were times it seemed as thou...

Today let’s do a chapter study of 1 Corinthians 15.  The title I gave it: He lives, Believe it!  I chose verse 20 as the key verse; “Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.”  To summarize the chapter I...

Is the New Testament authentic and trustworthy?  I believe it is.  I recently read that 1st Corinthians 15:3-5 was part of a verbal creed dating back to within a few years after the death of Jesus Christ.  Listen to this creed: “What I received I passed on...

In our last few visits, we’ve been studying what is found in 1st Corinthians 12&13 regarding spiritual gifts and their place in the life and ministry of the church.  Chapter 14 primarily adds to the theme of spiritual gifts the importance of doing what...

In our last visit we discussed how to understand spiritual gifts and their expression or use in and through the church as described in 1st Corinthians 12.  The harmony resulting from each believer doing their part, no more and no less, produces a synergism...

In 1st Corinthians chapter 13 Paul placed the importance of love in the midst of a discussion about exercising spiritual gifts.  He points out in 1 Corinthians 12 that the Holy Spirit is the one who administers spiritual gifts, distributing to each one the...

Some years ago, while preparing some comments for my daughter’s wedding, I put together some thoughts based on 1st Corinthians 13:4-8.  Here they are: “You have chosen to get married because you loved one another. Now you must love one another because you’...

I still remember one of the neatest experiences in Bible study I ever had.  I was studying 1st Corinthians and came to the well-known love chapter, chapter 13.  I had memorized it and gone over it so many times I thought there was nothing more for me to le...

Do you have a life’s verse?  I’ve talked to a lot of people who have identified one verse that seems to be deeply embedded in their hearts and minds.  What is your life’s verse?  If you’ve never selected one, I’d encourage you to ask God to guide you to a ...

There are some things you really need to know if you want to honor God and live for His glory.  That statement is based on 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God...

In 1 Corinthians 2:3 Paul described what he felt when he first went to Corinth: “I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.”  Feeling that way he made sure he stuck to the basics, “Jesus Christ and Him crucified.”  He relied on the demons...

Today we move on to the next book in our project of reading through the Bible by the end of this year.  I trust you benefited greatly from our study of Romans.  Now let’s read and study 1st  Corinthians. A pastor whose church numbered about 100 was once as...

In recent visits we saw in Romans 15:14-33 how Paul maintained perspective and discipline in his life and ministry.  In those same verses you can discover how he maintained spiritual dynamic in his life and work. First, he made sure what he set out to do w...

In our last visit we saw in Romans 15 how Paul maintained perspective in his life and ministry.  Today let’s see how he maintained discipline to do what God wanted him to do. First, he established a purpose statement: to take the Gospel where Christ was no...

Let’s look closer at Romans 15:14-32.  Paul shares 3 management principles all Christians should keep in mind. First, how to maintain perspective in our lives.  Paul knew what he had accomplished, what he was presently doing and what he intended to do in t...

In our last visit we introduced the last main point in the book of Romans, the practical outworking of salvation.  Now let’s amplify further by seeing what Paul says in these closing chapters of the book. In 12:1-9 he shares how to participate in you...

Today let’s look at the last main point that amplifies the focus of the book of Romans: the practical outworking of salvation, found in chapters 12-16.  Paul begins this section with the word, “Therefore,” indicating what follows grows out of what went bef...

In our focus and amplify study of the book of Romans we come today to chapters 9-11 where Paul gives an historical perspective to salvation.  In chapter 9 he explains God’s sovereignty in our salvation.  In referring to Jacob and Esau he shows how God chos...

In previous visits we identified the focus of the book of Romans as: The Key to Abundant Living.  Today let’s consider the third point that amplifies this focus: The potential for growth within salvation.  This is found in chapters 7-8.  Some say chapter 6...

In recent studies we started to amplify our outline of Romans to enhance our understanding of the book.  The focus of Romans is: The Key to Abundant Living.  The first point is the universal need for salvation.  Let’s continue to amplify the second point: ...

In our last visit we amplified the first main point under the focus of Romans: The Key to Abundant Living.  Now let’s amplify the second main point: The Available Provision of Salvation. Paul begins this point in Romans 3:22: “This righteousness from God c...

As we continue reading the book of Romans, we’ll be able to amplify the focus of Romans and the 5 main points.  Let’s begin by amplifying the first main point: The Universal Need for Salvation (Romans 1:18 through 3:20). Paul explains why humanity is witho...

We’ve started a “focus and amplify” study of the book of Romans.  The focus we identified was: The Key to Abundant Living.  In the introduction Paul said the key to abundant living is the Gospel.  Now let’s consider how he amplified this focus. In Romans 1...

In our last visit we briefly introduced the important N.T. book of Romans, written by Paul.  We’ve done “focus and amplify” studies in the past.  Since Romans is such an important book, I would like to do a focus and amplify study of the whole book. After ...