April 20 1 Corinthians 13 (ESV) The Way of Love 13:1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to [...]
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April 20 1 Corinthians 13
Posted: April 20, 2012 by Pam Larson in 1 Corinthians, April Bible Readings, Bible PassagesTags: 1 Corinthians, April Bible Readings, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Scripture
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Do you trust God when you are feeling useless in the body?
Posted: April 19, 2012 by Pam Larson in 1 Corinthians, April, Devotionals/CommentariesTags: 1 Corinthians, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Do you trust God when you are feeling useless in the body?, Dr. John Piper, members of the body of Christ, Paul, Scripture
For the body does not consist of one member but of many. If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I [...]
April 19 1 Corinthians 12:14-31
Posted: April 19, 2012 by Pam Larson in 1 Corinthians, April Bible Readings, Bible PassagesTags: 1 Corinthians, April Bible Readings, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Scripture
April 19 1 Corinthians 12:14-31(ESV) 14 For the body does not consist of one member but of many. 15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not [...]
Why gifts?
Posted: April 18, 2012 by Pam Larson in 1 Corinthians, April, Devotionals/CommentariesTags: 1 Corinthians, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, God's grace, Scripture, Why gifts?
“To each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.” —1 Corinthians 12 John Piper, in a sermon, “Living in the Spirit and in the Body for the Common Good” I think the main point of this passage is verse 7: “But to each one is given the manifestation of the [...]
April 18 1 Corinthians 12:1-13
Posted: April 18, 2012 by Pam Larson in 1 Corinthians, April Bible Readings, Bible PassagesTags: 1 Corinthians, April Bible Readings, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Scripture
April 18 1 Corinthians 12:1-13 (ESV) Spiritual Gifts 12:1 Now concerning [1] spiritual gifts, [2] brothers, [3] I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!” and no [...]
The Lord’s Supper as Worship
Posted: April 17, 2012 by Pam Larson in 1 Corinthians, April, Devotionals/CommentariesTags: 1 Corinthians, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, communion, daily Bible, Paul, Scripture, The Lord's Supper as Worship, worship
In our read-through-the-Bible plan, we come to 1 Corinthians 11:17-34. where Paul gives instructions regarding The Lord’s Supper. Evidently, there were abuses that needed correction. John Piper, in a sermon, “The Lord’s Supper as Worship”, says that we express the value of Christ by “remembering,” by “proclaiming,” and by “nourishing.” Reminding First, the Lord’s [...]
April 17 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
Posted: April 17, 2012 by Pam Larson in 1 Corinthians, April Bible Readings, Bible PassagesTags: 1 Corinthians, April 17 1 Corinthians 11:17-34, April Bible Readings, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Scripture
April 17 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 (ESV) The Lord’s Supper 17 But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse.18 For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you. And I [...]
What’s the point of 1 Corinthians 11?
Posted: April 16, 2012 by Pam Larson in 1 Corinthians, April, Devotionals/CommentariesTags: 1 Corinthians, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Headcoverings or Headship of Christ?, Scripture, Theopedia, What's the point of 1 Corinthians 11?
Our passage for today, 1 Corinthians 11, has been fuel for much debate. Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her [...]
April 16 1 Corinthians 11:1-16
Posted: April 16, 2012 by Pam Larson in 1 Corinthians, April Bible Readings, Bible PassagesTags: 1 Corinthians, April 16 1 Corinthians 11:1-16, April Bible Readings, Bible, Bible study, daily Bible, Scripture
April 16 1 Corinthians 11:1-16 (ESV) 11:1 Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. Head Coverings 2 Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. 3 But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a [...]
Overestimating and underestimating the Lord’s Supper
Posted: April 15, 2012 by Pam Larson in 1 Corinthians, April, Devotionals/CommentariesTags: 1 Corinthians, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, communion, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Lord's Supper, Overestimating and underestimating the Lord's Supper, Scripture
John Piper, in a sermon,“Idolatry, the Lord’s Supper, and the Body of Christ” What 1 Corinthians 10 is about is the way the Corinthians had overestimated the power of the Lord’s Supper as sacramental food, and had underestimated the purpose of the Lord’s Supper as spiritual fellowship with Christ. In other words, they saw eating [...]
