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Morning Devotional, 02 August 2024
Day 5: Christ’s Fulfillment and Our Empowerment Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 (ESV) 1 But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready, 3 for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and…
Morning Devotional for 31 July 2024
Day 3: God’s Sovereignty in Growth and the Role of Servants Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:6-7 (ESV) 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. Reflection: In these verses, Paul uses an agricultural metaphor to explain the roles he and Apollos played in the spiritual growth of the Corinthians. Paul “planted” by founding the church and preaching the gospel, while…
Morning Devotional for 30 July 2024
Day 2: Misplaced Loyalties and Christ as the Foundation of Unity Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:4-5 (ESV) 4 For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not being merely human? 5 What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. Reflection: In these verses, Paul addresses a significant issue in the Corinthian church: divisions caused by misplaced loyalties to human leaders. Some members were aligning themselves…
Morning Devotional, 29 July 2024
Day 1: Spiritual Immaturity and the Need for Growth Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:1-3 (ESV) 1 But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready, 3 for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the…
Introduction to a Series of Weekday Morning Devotionals on 1 Corinthians 3:1-9
Introduction to a Series of Weekday Morning Devotionals on 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Good morning, and welcome to our series of weekday devotionals focused on 1 Corinthians 3:1-9. Over the next five days, we will dive deeply into this passage, exploring its rich truths and applying its lessons to our daily lives. This series is designed to help us grow in spiritual maturity, unity, and faithful service, as we recognize Christ’s fulfillment of this passage and His empowerment in our lives. …
Morning Devotional, 10 July 2024
Wednesday – Transformed by the Gospel “And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption.” (1 Corinthians 1:30) The gospel is not merely a set of facts to be believed; it is the very power of God that transforms lives from the inside out. It is a message that defies human logic and wisdom, yet it carries within it the ability to radically reshape our hearts, minds, and…
Evening Devotional, 03 July 2024
Devotional 3: Freedom from Sin’s Dominion Text: Romans 6:6-7 (ESV) “We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin.” Introduction: In his letter to the Romans, Paul addresses the transformative power of Christ’s death and resurrection. One of the central themes is our freedom from sin’s…
Morning Devotional, Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Devotional 3: “Called to Holiness” Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:2 Reflection: In 1 Corinthians 1:2, Paul addresses the believers in Corinth as “those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints.” This designation is both an affirmation of their current status and a call to a future reality. To be sanctified means to be set apart for a holy purpose. As believers, we are declared holy because of our union with Christ, and yet we are also called to pursue…
Devotional on Larger Catechism Q&A 36
Devotional on Westminster Larger Catechism Q&A 36 Q&A 36: What are the benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification? A: “The benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification, are, assurance of God’s love, peace of conscience, joy in the Holy Ghost, increase of grace, and perseverance therein to the end.” Reflection The Christian journey, while marked by trials and challenges, is also richly endowed with divine…
Devotional on Larger Catechism Q&A 35
Devotional on Westminster Larger Catechism Q&A 35 Q&A 35: What is sanctification? A: “Sanctification is the work of God’s free grace, whereby we are renewed in the whole man after the image of God, and are enabled more and more to die unto sin, and live unto righteousness.” Reflection Sanctification stands as a profound testament to the grace and power of God in the life of a believer. Unlike justification, which is a one-time act of God declaring us righteous…