Daily DEVOTIONAL

Ecclesiastes 8: More Wisdom

October 11, 2026

Jeremiah 26-29, Ecclesiastes 8, John 4:1-14, James 5:7-12   Ecclesiastes 8:   The discussion about wisdom continues. It starts with a modified positive. “Who is like the wise?” indicating that to be wise is a good thing. But then “who knows the explanation of things?” indicating that no one is really, truly wise. Still, “a person’s wisdom brightens their face.”…

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1 Corinthians 8: Truth with Love

April 11, 2023
Joshua 24, Psalm 81, Mark 4:21-41, 1 Corinthians 8 1 Corinthians 8: Paul now starts to address what can helpfully be categorized as “conscience issues.” Oftentimes in church life, people confuse or conflate ...
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1 Corinthians 7:17-40: Marriage and Singleness

April 10, 2023
Joshua 22-23, Psalm 80, Mark 4:1-2, 1 Corinthians 7:17-40 1 Corinthians 7:17-40: Paul continues to work out the implications of the principles related to sex and marriage that he taught in the first part ...
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1 Corinthians 7:1-16: Marriage and Singleness

April 9, 2023
Joshua 20-21, Psalm 79, Mark 3:20-35, 1 Corinthians 7:1-16 1 Corinthians 7:1-16: These verses have, of course, engendered much conversation down through the years. Several points need to be made for us to ...
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1 Corinthians 6:12-20: Sexual Immorality

April 8, 2023
Joshua 18-19, Psalm 78:40-72, Mark 3:1-19, 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 1 Corinthians 6:12-20: What is the right Christian attitude to sexual immorality? To understand Paul’s teaching here, we need to have the backstory of ...
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1 Corinthians 6:1-11: What Some of Us Were

April 7, 2023
Joshua 15-17, Psalm 78:1-39, Mark 2:18-28, 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 1 Corinthians 6:1-11: In this passage, Paul deals with two complicated (and controversial) matters. They were controversial in ancient Corinth, and they are controversial ...
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1 Corinthians 5: A Balanced Church & A Biblical Church

April 6, 2023
Joshua 13-14, Psalm 77, Mark 2:13-17, 1 Corinthians 5 1 Corinthians 5: The great challenge: how can a church be both a friend for sinners and discipline Christians who unrepentantly continue in public ...
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