Message:  In Galatians 3 Paul was really coming down hard on the church in his continued argument about the purity of the gospel. He called them “foolish” and asked them who blinded their eyes as he explained again that the... Continue reading →

Message: In Galatians 2 Paul continued to defend the original gospel first by meeting the leaders privately and eventually calling out Peter for his hypocrisy. Peter had been given a vision from God to eat the foods that were once... Continue reading →

Message:  Galatians 1 begins with a typical “grace and peace” greeting from the apostle Paul, but this letter got to the point pretty quick when he told them he was “amazed” that they were quickly turning from the gospel to... Continue reading →

Message:  Today is another day of interesting parallels between our reading in the old and new testaments. In 2 Corinthians, Paul was giving a final warning to the church at Corinth to repent. This was his third time bringing these... Continue reading →

Message: In 2 Corinthians 12 Paul was still responding to the church in defense of himself after the false apostles had influenced the church with their smooth talk. They had gotten themselves “letters of recommendation” and were good at public... Continue reading →

Message:  In 2 Corinthians 11 Paul was appealing to the church because they had been heavily influenced by outside people that were against Paul and trying to hijack the gospel message into something else. He started off the first verse... Continue reading →

Message:  In 2 Corinthians 10 Paul seemed to be making the equivalent of a parent threat “don’t make me come in there!”. He talked about how bold and harsh his letters were, but when he was in person he tended... Continue reading →

Message:  In Deuteronomy 5 Moses was going over the commandments again and reminded them of how these commands were given. He described how God had spoken the commands to them audibly through the fire, cloud and thick darkness on the... Continue reading →

Message:  In 2 Corinthians 7 Paul wastrying to reconcile with the church after he had harshly corrected them. It seems there was a period of time where was a division because of this correction and the church was being influenced... Continue reading →

Message:  In 2 Corinthians 6 Paul was telling the church not to receive God’s grace in vain. The footnotes in my bible clarify this to mean falling away from a profession of faith that was apparent, but not genuine. I... Continue reading →

Message: Deuteronomy 1 is a basic recap of Israel’s journey from captivity in Egypt to the promised land. An 11 day trip that was drawn out to 40 years because of their complaining, unbelief and refusal enter the promise God... Continue reading →

Message:  I’ve readProverbs 4 over and over since we go through the book each month. Today I found it to be the most refreshing thing I read. Verse 6 says “Don’t abandon wisdom and she will watch over you. Love... Continue reading →

Message:  In 2 Corinthians chapter 3 Paul was challenging the idea of letters of recommendation. False apostles had been obtaining these letters in an attempt to authenticate themselves. Paul argued why anyone would need a letter like that when the... Continue reading →

Message:  In 2 Corinthians 2 Paul was talking about a painful letter he wrote and painful visit he had with the church at Corinth. He spoke out of grief from the turmoil and it seemed he wanted a break from... Continue reading →

Message:  With all of the unrest going on right now I really zoned in on 1 scripture in Proverbs 1 verse 5 “A wise man will listen and increase his learning and a discerning man will obtain guidance.”  This really... Continue reading →

Message:  Proverbs 31 is often thought of as a chapter written to teach godly women how to act. It is actually the writing of King Lemuel sharing what his mother taught him about being a king, what kind of woman... Continue reading →

Message:  In 1 Corinthians 15 Paul was talking about the resurrection of Jesus and all of the people whom he appeared to after his resurrection. There were many of them that because of their Greek culture, did not believe in... Continue reading →

Message/Application:  I Corinthians 14 is all about church order. It may seem like such a dramatic shift that we read about love as the foundation of spiritual gifts and then went straight into order. As I read this I realized... Continue reading →

Message/Application:  I Corinthians 13 is known as “the love chapter”. It’s one of the most commonly known chapters of the bible because it is read at weddings so often. We all enjoy the beauty of those words being read. Especially... Continue reading →