Cash and Covetousness (Part 1 of 2)
April 25, 2024
Money is not a bad thing, but coveting money is terribly dangerous. Jesus warns us against longing for money and placing our confidence in the abundance of money. At the final day, worldly wealth will not help us—only “riches toward God”. We must be on our guard, and learn contentment with what we have.
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Here Paul is using the imagery of a building to teach us about the way in which the church of Jesus Christ is constructed. He wants us to see that care is needed at every stage and that only the finest materials will do. The quality and integrity of God’s building—the church—matters immensely to God himself. He will hold every worker to account for the work they do on his building.
April 24, 2024
Here Paul is using the imagery of a building to teach us about the way in which the church of Jesus Christ is constructed. He wants us to see that care is needed at every stage and that only the finest materials will do. The quality and integrity of God’s building—the church—matters immensely to God himself. He will hold every worker to account for the work they do on his building.
April 23, 2024
At the beginning of chapter 3, Paul calls the Corinthians "people of the flesh and infants in Christ"—a stinging rebuke. We need to ask ourselves the question of whether or not these words could possibly apply to us. Here in these verses, Paul will show us first the peril of an unspiritual view of Christian ministry. Having highlighted the danger, he will then paint for us a portrait of a truly spiritual view of ministry.
April 22, 2024
At the beginning of chapter 3, Paul calls the Corinthians "people of the flesh and infants in Christ"—a stinging rebuke. We need to ask ourselves the question of whether or not these words could possibly apply to us. Here in these verses, Paul will show us first the peril of an unspiritual view of Christian ministry. Having highlighted the danger, he will then paint for us a portrait of a truly spiritual view of ministry.
April 19, 2024
The wisdom of God displayed in the cross of Christ is not something that we can understand on our own. We need the Spirit of God to open our eyes and to give us insight. This means we should be unsurprised if the message of the cross makes little sense to others. And it means that if you are struggling to make sense of the gospel, you should ask God to help you by his Spirit to see and understand.
April 18, 2024
The wisdom of God displayed in the cross of Christ is not something that we can understand on our own. We need the Spirit of God to open our eyes and to give us insight. This means we should be unsurprised if the message of the cross makes little sense to others. And it means that if you are struggling to make sense of the gospel, you should ask God to help you by his Spirit to see and understand.
April 17, 2024
Many people assume that a powerful ministry will be based on powerful rhetoric. Paul says “no”. A powerful ministry is based on a powerful message – the proclamation of Jesus Christ and him crucified. If we would see God’s power released and people come to true and saving faith, we need to be devoted to proclaiming and hearing the clear, exclusive, and faithful proclamation of Jesus Christ and him crucified.
April 16, 2024
Many people assume that a powerful ministry will be based on powerful rhetoric. Paul says “no”. A powerful ministry is based on a powerful message – the proclamation of Jesus Christ and him crucified. If we would see God’s power released and people come to true and saving faith, we need to be devoted to proclaiming and hearing the clear, exclusive, and faithful proclamation of Jesus Christ and him crucified.
April 15, 2024
Most of us Christians are not impressive people in the eyes of the world. That is true today; it was true in Paul’s day. But this is not some failure on the part of the gospel or the church. This is, in fact, God’s plan and design. God chose ordinary people to display his salvation so that none of us could brag about our achievements – and so that all eyes would be drawn to Jesus.
April 12, 2024
Most of us Christians are not impressive people in the eyes of the world. That is true today; it was true in Paul’s day. But this is not some failure on the part of the gospel or the church. This is, in fact, God’s plan and design. God chose ordinary people to display his salvation so that none of us could brag about our achievements – and so that all eyes would be drawn to Jesus.
April 11, 2024
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