A “Holy Spirit” Church

July 27 – Today’s Readings – 1Corinthians 14-16 and Psalms 27 Chapter 14 clearly indicates how Churches ought to be functioning in the gifts of the Holy Spirit. This means that individuals within the Church need to “step up” and function in The Spirit and that all Spirit-filled Christians should be encouraged in this direction.… Read more A “Holy Spirit” Church

Dress Code and Attitude

July 26 – Today’s Readings – 1Corinthians 11-13 and Psalms 26 The reason Paul’s teaching sometimes seems difficult for us is that we don’t connect his instruction with the context and time frame it was written in. In this section, Paul was trying to bring order into a Church were chaos ruled. He spoke to… Read more Dress Code and Attitude

Spiritual Freedom??

July 25 – Today’s Readings – 1Corinthians 8-10 and Psalms 25 The “spiritual freedom” that some of the Corinthian Christians were so proud of seemed to also have a dark side to it. They were boasting about the man who was sleeping with his father’s wife! – Why? – “Because we are all under grace.… Read more Spiritual Freedom??

Meddling!

July 24 – Today’s Readings – 1Corinthians 5-7 and Psalms 24 Talk about meddling! This book is certainly an indicator of how “straight-up” Paul was in his teaching and direction to the churches he had planted. He exposed specific sins publicly, corrected the Christians on issues from their private lives (lawsuits), told them to clean… Read more Meddling!

Growing in Christ

July 23 – Today’s Readings – 1Corinthians 3-4 and Psalms 23 Look out! The Corinthian Church is getting a disciplinary lecture from Paul! Why? – Because of immaturity – they should have known better by now, and they were not doing it right. How could Paul tell they were acting immaturely? Simple – “You are… Read more Growing in Christ