2 Corinthians 4 Part 1
February 24, 2008
“Night Light”
A verse by verse study of 1 Corinthians 4:1-61 Corinthians 4:1-6
English: World English Bible - WEB
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1 So let a man think of us as Christ’s servants, and stewards of God’s mysteries.
2 Here, moreover, it is required of stewards, that they be found faithful.
3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man’s judgment. Yes, I don’t judge my own self.
4 For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.
5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.
6 Now these things, brothers, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that in us you might learn not to think beyond the things which are written, that none of you be puffed up against one another., from our February 24th, Sunday morning worship service.
2 Corinthians 3
February 17, 2008
“Unveiled Faith”
A verse by verse study of 2 Corinthians 3, our February 17th Sunday morning worship service.
Nathaniel James Just Turned One Year Old!
February 12, 2008
My son Nathaniel James just turned one year old February 8th. Last week he received his first haircut. He can walk. He can say “Mom”, “Dad”, and “Uh Oh”. In light of these events I am in presently in denial about the possibility that he is more a toddler than the newborn that I envision him to be. We celebrated his first birthday in the newly remodeled second building at church that will serve as our church fellowship hall (We just had a church work day to clean up the mess from the aforementioned remodel of the second building. For the first time in all of our moves and building projects I didn’t get one before and after picture). During the party, as I watched adults mingle and kids frolic, it occurred to me that our church began Sunday morning services this very weekend two years ago. The next thought that crossed my mind was that, just as my son has changed and grown so dramatically in one year, so our church in a relatively short amount of time. [Read more]
Joshua 3
February 12, 2008
Old testament teaching of Joshua 3
2 Corinthians Chapter 2
February 10, 2008
“Rebuke In Love, Restore In Full”
A verse by verse study of 2 Corinthians chapter 2, from our February 10th Sunday morning worship service.
2 Corinthians 1 Part 2
February 3, 2008
A verse by verse study of 1 Corinthians 1:12-2:41 Corinthians 1:12-2:4
English: World English Bible - WEB
12 Now I mean this, that each one of you says, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” and, “I follow Christ.”
13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized into the name of Paul?
14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, except Crispus and Gaius,
15 so that no one should say that I had baptized you into my own name.
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17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Gospel—not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn’t be made void.
18 For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are saved it is the power of God.
19 For it is written,
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing.”
20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the lawyer of this world? Hasn’t God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
21 For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn’t know God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.
22 For Jews ask for signs, Greeks seek after wisdom,
23 but we preach Christ crucified; a stumbling block to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks,
24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
26 For you see your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble;
27 but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;
28 and God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are:
29 that no flesh should boast before God.
30 But of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:
31 that, according as it is written, “He who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”
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1 When I came to you, brothers, I didn’t come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.
2 For I determined not to know anything among you, except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
3 I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.
4 My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,, from our February 3rd Sunday morning worship service.