The Sting of Death

"Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?"  1st Corinthians 15:55  NIV   All she ever wanted was to be a good wife and mother.  She loved her family with a super-human force that welled up from within her.  She could easily understand the love of God for all the love... Continue Reading →

Dominion

Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.  1st Corinthians 15:24  NIV   By the fireplace, a couple had a porcelain cat.  This figure had been with them for a long time, but one day it got possessed.  Strange... Continue Reading →

Not To Restrict

I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.  1st Corinthians 7:35  NIV They met at work.  She was a fiery young lady.  He was happy-go-lucky.  Soon they were going out.  They had a lot of friends... Continue Reading →

AMEN

to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.  Romans 16:27  NIV Glory be to God in the Highest!  We say the words.  They were taught to us early.  We sing the songs.  Sometimes we even feel a lift of soul when we do.  We can come to church.  We can go... Continue Reading →

Teaching Others Teach Us

you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?  Romans 2:21  NIV Christians are the recipients of wonderful instruction.  Their knowledge of God gives them an amazingly different view of our world.  Our hope in the Lord gives us a Goal to strive for in this life... Continue Reading →

God´s Power To Save

I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.  1:16  NIV   Christians do not have to hang our heads because we bow them to Someone greater.  When we turn in faith to the All-Powerful... Continue Reading →

Mutually Encouraged

I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong -- that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith.  1:11-12  NIV In the well that springs up from the Lord there are many mysterious and wonderful truths.  God is an... Continue Reading →

Smooth Sailing

When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had obtained what they wanted; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.  Acts 27:13  (NIV)   Finally things look like they are taking shape.  A gentle breeze begins to blow in our way.  We think it looks favorable and now... Continue Reading →

Will Not Accept

  and saw the Lord speaking. 'Quick!' he said to me. 'Leave Jerusalem immediately, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'  Acts 22:18  (NIV)   Right where people should be most open to the encouragement for seeking God, we can often find distraction, protest and refusal.  People like the notions of God that... Continue Reading →

Good From Persecution

Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.  Acts 8: 4 (NIV)   Persecution breaks out against those who set their hope in Jesus.  They are driven off and dispersed.  These are desperate times!  But the faith of Christ´s real followers is not diminished.  Their testimony is not snuffed out.  The persecution... Continue Reading →

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