Exploring the Scriptures Together
I Corinthians 15-16;Acts 19:23-20:1 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. …
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I Corinthians 12-14 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. I …
I Corinthians 9-11 Americans often seem to be obsessed with “rights”. Insofar as we stand firm to protect the rights of others, particularly those who might otherwise be powerless or oppressed, that is a good thing, for without the protection of individual rights or the rights of a minority, a democracy can quickly become indistinguishable …
I Corinthians 5-8 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. I Corinthians 6:19-20 The immediate context here regards sexual conduct, with the …
I Corinthians 1-4 I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. I Corinthians 1:10 How are we doing on that? If one looks at …
II Thessalonians 1-3;Acts 18:12-19:22 While Paul is in Corinth, he writes a second letter to the followers of Christ in Thessalonica, encouraging them to stand firm in their faith in the face of persecutions and afflictions. Key to that faith is the expectation of Christ’s return, when God will set all things right, bringing to …
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I Thessalonians 1-5 Imagine that you are a Thessalonian. A man named Paul comes to town with a couple of traveling companions, one named Silas and another named Timothy. Paul and Silas bear the marks of a recent beating, and you wonder what they did to deserve it. These men start speaking about a Man …
Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Dec I Thessalonians 1-5 89 02-Dec II Thessalonians 1-3;Acts 18:12-19:22 86 03-Dec I Corinthians 1-4 91 04-Dec I Corinthians 5-8 86 05-Dec I Corinthians 9-11 94 06-Dec I Corinthians 12-14 84 07-Dec I Corinthians 15-16;Acts 19:23-20:1 102 08-Dec II Corinthians 1-7 132 09-Dec II Corinthians 8-13;Acts 20:2-3a 126 10-Dec Romans 1-4 117 …
Acts 15:36-18:11 Having taken in two Epistles, one from Paul and one from James, we’re now back to the historical narrative of the Acts of the Apostles (but just for today, then back to more Epistles). Today we go with Paul on his second missionary journey as he travels from place to place proclaiming the …
James 1-5 I love this letter from James. It comforts and encourages those facing trials, and it delivers very real “rubber meets the road” challenges to us all. Are you suffering, facing various difficulties? Count it all joy, as such testing produces steadfastness. (James 1:2) Do you think you are religious? You are deceiving yourself …