God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. 1st Corinthians 7:2 NIV She came from a well-to-do family. She had been planning her wedding since a child. The only thing that was missing was a Prince Charming to sweep her off her feet. ... Continue Reading →
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 1st Corinthians 6:19 NIV He dreamt of it. He got a job and worked hard for it. When he was 16, he bought that car of... Continue Reading →
But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with him in spirit. 1st Corinthians 6:17 NIV The preacher stopped in the middle of his sermon. He had been elaborating upon a text but now began to rub his balding head. “I´m sorry,” he said. “But the Holy Spirit is telling me that the... Continue Reading →
By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also. 1st Corinthians 6:14 NIV The invitation came and all the boys got together. After a couple of hours, the best man announced that it was time to go out. They loaded up and drove to the boulevard. It was... Continue Reading →
"Everything is permissible for me"—but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible for me"--but I will not be mastered by anything. 1st Corinthians 6:12 NIV Two men sat down on the rock high above where they had been climbing. The sun began to set in an amazing array of colors. Purples, reds, golds and even... Continue Reading →
And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. 1st Corinthians 6:11 NIV Disillusioned with life, a man returned to church. For many years he had walked in the... Continue Reading →
The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated? 1st Corinthians 6:7 Two boys were fighting over a toy. After listening to their insistent argument that they should have it and the other one no, the father stepped... Continue Reading →
But instead, one brother goes to law against another--and this in front of unbelievers! 1st Corinthians 6:6 NIV Two small children stepped timidly down the aisle on their way to the altar. All eyes were on the cute little couple as they walked arm in arm to the wedding march. Her job was to toss... Continue Reading →
If any of you has a dispute with another, dare he take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the saints? 1st Corinthians 6:1 NIV He was a devoted Christian. He wanted to do his part to help the needy. He was invited to go to a prison and meet with an... Continue Reading →
God will judge those outside. "Expel the wicked man from among you." 1st Corinthians 5:13 NIV He waited but his friend did not show up. The two men had worked together for years. Now they were planning to set up a sort of ministry for young people. They were preparing a place to keep youth... Continue Reading →
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