DISCIPLESHIP
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Daily Readings: 2 Corinthians 5 and Psalm 123 In 2 Corinthians 5, the apostle Paul writes beautifully about our life beyond the doorway of death. He reminds his readers that all believers will enter an eternal, heavenly home in the very instant our physical bodies die (v.1-8). Most importantly, though, he highlights the implication this
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Daily Readings: 2 Corinthians 3 and Psalm 121 What a wonderful description of the Christian life this is: 18 And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. Doesn’t that give you an incredible sense of purpose
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Daily Readings: 1 Corinthians 10 and Psalm 119:49-64 1 Corinthians 9 highlighted the importance of a single-minded pursuit of Christlikeness and God’s will in all things. In 1 Cor. 10, Paul uses the experiences of the Israelites in the wilderness to warn us against the temptations that might derail us from that pursuit. He warns
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Daily Readings: 1 Corinthians 9 and Psalm 119:33-48 The Olympic Games is the most famous of all the ancient athletic competitions, but Corinth was the centre for the “Isthmian Games”, which was second in prestige only to the ancient Olympics. It is these games Paul had in mind as an illustration when he wrote to
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Daily Readings: 1 Corinthians 8 and Psalm 119:17-32 In 1 Corinthians 8 Paul dealt with a controversial issue for Christians living in a majority pagan population who worshiped at the temples of the many Greek gods. To provide context: A portion of the meat of every animal sacrificed at a pagan temple belonged to the
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Daily Readings: 1 Corinthians 7 and Psalm 119:1-16 In 1 Corinthians 7, Paul answered questions the Corinthian Christians had written to him about marriage, singleness, divorce, and sex. There appear to have been those among them who strongly believed that it was more spiritual to be celibate, even when one was married! But, writing under
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Daily Readings: 1 Corinthians 6 and Psalm 118 1 Corinthians 6 is filled with Holy Spirit-inspired instruction and correction from Paul. Although he addressed a range of areas where the Corinthian Christians were falling into sinful tendencies, the heart of his instruction was to remind them that their salvation had begun with repentance from sin.
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Daily Readings: Romans 16 and Psalm 112 Paul had not yet visited Rome when he wrote this letter, and yet he was able to greet quite a number of Roman Christians and their households by name. That’s because many of the people he had led to Christ during his missionary journeys had ended up in
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Daily Readings: Romans 13 and Psalm 109 8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. 9 The commandments, ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not covet,’and whatever other command there may be, are summed
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Daily Readings: Romans 12 and Psalm 108 Romans 11 invited us to marvel at the mercy of God, and now chapter 12 begins with the instruction: “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God – this is your true
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