Church discipline will never be popular, but it will always be necessary. 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 (NIV) sincerity and truth. 9  I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people— 10 13  God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked person from among you.”  Ro 6:1–2, written from Corinth)? This ugly passage in 1 Corinthians 5 helps us understand two key reasons why.

Reorient your thinking about the good things you do. 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 (NIV) 26  Brothers, think to accumulate, so keep doing these "good works, which God prepared in advance for you to do" (Eph. 2:10 Today: 1 Corinthians 1

Galatians 1:1–10 (NIV) Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the 10 Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? Dig Deeper I remember seeing an advertisement for a die-cast collector race car set for only $19.99 as If I were to sign up for this set, I would be on the hook to pay $19.99 every time I received one each Paul warns in 2 Corinthians 11:14 that Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light, so Christians

Summary In 1 Peter we see the apostle do something that he was never planning to do: write to gentiles

Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 103 Q. wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming (Ephesians 4:14 Granted, these grounds we read here in 1 Corinthians 16 are not as prominent and glorious as our scriptural From that day forward, Christians have been meeting together on what John designated as the Lord's Day (Rev. 1:10).

In eight words, the Bible obliterates the world's wisdom. 1 Corinthians 1:27-30 (NIV) 27  But God Today: Luke 12

Ascension Day is coming on May 18. If your own congregation isn't able to have a special worship service to celebrate that, be sure to join ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Matthew 18

to Him; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 2 Corinthians 1

1 Corinthians 12:1–6 (NIV) 1 Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you John Calvin put it well; he said that our minds are 'idol factories' that never cease production. Today: Acts 11

The beginning of 1 Corinthians shows us how much the cross of Christ turns the world upside down. cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God” (1: 18). John Calvin begins his Institutes of the Christian Religion with, “Nearly all the wisdom we possess,