Category Archives: 1 Corinthians

Salvation: Fullness of the Sacrifice

[reprinted from January 18, 2010]  -Henry Neufeld Stop being proud! Don’t you know how a little yeast can spread through the whole batch of dough? ?Get rid of the old yeast! Then you will be like fresh bread made without … Continue reading

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The Greatest Will Always Be Love

What if I could speak all languages of humans and of angels? If I did not love others, I would be nothing more than a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. What if I could prophesy and understand all secrets … Continue reading

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Every Day with My LORD

LORD God All-Powerful, make us strong again! Smile on us and save us.     Psalm 80:19 (CEV) God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says, and he has invited you into partnership with his … Continue reading

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Make a Trade: Sorrow for Joy

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.      Acts 16:25 (HCSB) The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we … Continue reading

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Holy Spirit Courage

Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong. And do everything with love.       1 Corinthians 16:13-14 (NLT) I have been reading and meditating a lot this week about courage. When I was a child, I had … Continue reading

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Tough Love

In the name of our Lord Jesus, when you are assembled, along with my spirit and with the power of our Lord Jesus, 5 turn that one over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit … Continue reading

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Communion: Do You Know What It Is?

When we drink from the cup that we ask God to bless, isn’t that sharing in the blood of Christ? When we eat the bread that we break, isn’t that sharing in the body of Christ? 17By sharing in the … Continue reading

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Keep My Lamp Trimmed and Burning

So be very careful how you live. Do not live like those who are not wise, but live wisely. Use every chance you have for doing good, because these are evil times. So do not be foolish but learn what … Continue reading

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God Gets All the Praise

The first of the twelve apostles was Simon, better known as Peter. His brother Andrew was an apostle, and so were James and John, the two sons of Zebedee. Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew the tax collector, James the son of … Continue reading

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The Chihuahua called Cancer

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered King Nebuchadnezzar, “Your threat means nothing to us. If you throw us in the fire, the God we serve can rescue us from your roaring furnace and anything else you might cook up, O king. … Continue reading

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