Hey Element Church! Haven’t done this in a while so I thought I’d share some thoughts from my daily devos.
1 Corinthians 2:4-6 — I never noticed this before. It appears Paul preached differently to different audiences. A “deeper” message was preached to those who were mature. When among or speaking to those who aren’t mature in Christ he preached differently. When we are addressing people who don’t know Jesus, we must do so in a way they can understand and relate to. We must preach JESUS AND HIM CRUCIFIED. There comes a point when depth needs to come from our own personal study, NOT from the preacher one time a week.
Romans 2:7 — What do I seek after? I want to seek after the glory and honor and immortality God offers.
Romans 4:21 — That’s the attitude I want. Sure seems like sometimes we are partly convinced.
Romans 6:6 — Do we really believe/live that? That is a powerful verse folks.
Romans 9:3 — That verse blows my mind. Can any of us say that?
1 Corinthians 3:12 — Paul was speaking against arguments the people were having with each other. Basically “I like Paul’s church!” “I like Apollos’ church!” Much like the arguments we have today. Traditional vs. Modern Loud vs. Quiet Technology vs. No technology. I love what Paul says here, and I hope I’m not mis-interpreting it. This is how I took it anyway. AS LONG AS THE FOUNDATION IS JESUS THE METHOD ISN’T THE ISSUE. Anyone who builds on the foundation of Jesus can use gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay or straw. The test, Paul says, is not determined now but on judgment day. Method shouldn’t be our issue. MESSAGE is always an issue.
1 Corinthians 4:3 — I LOVE that verse. We’ve GOT to be more concerned about what God thinks about us than ANYONE else. That goes for pastors who are afraid to stand up for the vision and for Christians who are afraid to tell their family, etc. etc. etc.
1 Corinthians 4:20 — Amen! It sure seems like it’s more talk though.
Studying,
Jeff
