God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. 1st Corinthians 3:11 NIV The tiny hands closed over the coloring crayon. With his face twisted up in concentration, the small child did his best to make a beautiful work of art. He was coloring a picture of... Continue Reading →
You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere men? 1st Corinthians 3:3 NIV There was no way that the two could see eye to eye. His boss just did not like him. But because his boss was away a lot,... Continue Reading →
I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. 1st Corinthians 3:2 NIV The woman looked down at her newborn baby asleep her arms. She had just experienced the miracle of giving birth to her first child. She was still in shock... Continue Reading →
We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. 1st Corinthians 2:12 NIV He stepped cautiously up to the pulpit. All eyes were on him. It was graduation day and the whole community showed up. He had been... Continue Reading →
However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him" 1st Corinthians 2:9 NIV From the time he was a toddler, he had been taught that God was preparing a home for him. He could almost see the streets... Continue Reading →
For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 1st Corinthians 2:2 NIV Out of work and living in a foreign land, a young man was down and out. He was struggling with the fact that the world was cruel and nobody was willing to take him... Continue Reading →
Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord." 1st Corinthians 1:31 NIV He sat anxiously in the pew remembering fondly when his parents brought him to church each week. But those years were lost now to the busy pressures of life. He was pleased when the speaker stepped up to... Continue Reading →
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 1st Corinthians 1:27 NIV A small group of friends stood beside the hospital bed of an unconscious brother. It had been three days since fall had left the young man... Continue Reading →
Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul? 1st Corinthians 1:13 NIV The church that our David grew up in became divided. Some felt strongly about some issues and others felt equally convicted of their understandings. Good friends eventually chose to worship in separate places. God´s children... Continue Reading →
God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful. 1st Corinthians 1:9 NIV This was the day he had looked forward to for some time. He waited patiently as the other children went first. He was the last one to step into the water before the whole congregation. ... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 