There’s Hope (Hope for the Church, Part 7)
Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. Let all that you do be done with love. 1 Corinthians 16.13, 14
A struggling church
Reading through 1 and 2 Corinthians can be a disappointing experience. This church had real problems. They had left off many of the things Paul taught them, and they were going beyond the Scriptures in areas where they had no divine warrant. They were struggling with many issues and looking in all the wrong places for the solutions to their ills.
Forfeiture of Blessings
Foundations of a Worldview
Then the LORDsaid: “I have pardoned, according to your word; but truly, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD– because all these the men who have seen My glory and the signs which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have put Me to the test now these ten times, and have not obeyed My voice, they certainly shall not see the land of which I swore to give to their fathers…” Numbers 14.20-23
The Neglect of Wisdom
Ecclesiastes 10.18-20
18Because of laziness the building decays,
And through idleness of hands the house leaks.
A feast is made for laughter,
And wine makes merry;
But money answers everything.
20Do not curse the king, even in your thought;
Do not curse the rich, even in your bedroom;
For a bird of the air may carry your voice,
And a bird in flight may tell the matter.
Psalm 119:2-3
Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart, who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways! The key here, this morning, is seeking You with a whole heart. Whole can mean entire and it can mean sound. My desire, Lord, is to walk in Your ways, searching […]