BibleGateway: 1 Corinthians 11:27-34 ESV Text: 1 Corinthians 11:27-34 KJV Text: The section starts at about 3:4 and ends at about 3:58 27 Wherefore whosoever… Read More »So as not to take the Lord’s Supper carelessly, we review for ourselves what it means and why we do it—with our focus on the forgiveness of sins.
BibleGateway: 1 Corinthians 11:17-26 ESV Text: 1 Corinthians 11:17-26 KJV Text: The section starts at about 1:39 and ends at about 3:11 17 Now in… Read More »Even if we do not misuse the Supper in “love feasts” as Corinth did, we may at times take it thoughtlessly. Remember you are proclaiming the Lord’s death!
BibleGateway: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 ESV Text: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:3 and ends at about 1:46 2 Now I… Read More »Hats or no hats? God isn’t giving us a specific rule about that, but rather to be aware of our own practices, what they mean, and they impression they give to others.
BibleGateway: Matthew 23:29-39 ESV Text: Matthew 23:29-39 KJV Text: The section starts at about 3:30 and ends at about 5:8 29 Woe unto you, scribes… Read More »In the midst of dire warnings, see the love of Jesus. His enemies were a “brood of vipers,” yet He would send them teachers (v. 34) and He longed to gather them.
BibleGateway: Matthew 23:23-28 ESV Text: Matthew 23:23-28 KJV Text: The section starts at about 2:35 and ends at about 3:37 23 Woe unto you, scribes… Read More »It’s not right to pick and choose what constitutes a godly life (v. 23) as we are tempted to do sometimes. God’s word is a package deal—take the whole thing!
BibleGateway: Matthew 23:13-22 ESV Text: Matthew 23:13-22 KJV Text: The section starts at about 1:11 and ends at about 2:42 13 But woe unto you,… Read More »By preaching a religion of law without the forgiveness of Christ, the teachers of the law were leading souls to unbelief and destruction.
BibleGateway: Matthew 23:1-12 ESV Text: Matthew 23:1-12 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 1:20 1 Then spake Jesus to… Read More »Our sinful natures want our “good deeds” to be noticed too, but Christ calls us to humility because arrogance and trust in God don’t go well together.
BibleGateway: Psalm 119:65-72 ESV Text: Psalm 119:65-72 KJV Text: The section starts at about 5:48 and ends at about 6:41 65 TETH. Thou hast dealt… Read More »Even though arrogant and godless people surround us, we find refuge in the word of the Lord who forgives our sins and does good to us.
BibleGateway: Psalm 119:57-64 ESV Text: Psalm 119:57-64 KJV Text: The section starts at about 5:0 and ends at about 5:55 57 CHETH. Thou art my… Read More »The Lord’s gospel promises draw us to Him, and as His children we delight to follow His ways.
BibleGateway: Psalm 119:49-56 ESV Text: Psalm 119:49-56 KJV Text: The section starts at about 4:14 and ends at about 5:7 49 ZAIN. Remember the word… Read More »Our comfort in suffering is not in whether God will end the suffering quickly for us, but in His word’s promises to care for us no matter what.
BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 3:19-21 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 3:19-21 KJV Text: The section starts at about 2:45 and ends at about 3:15 19 And Samuel… Read More »Leaves fall to the ground and are forgotten, but what God says is never forgotten. The Lord reveals Himself to us through His word.
BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 3:11-18 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 3:11-18 KJV Text: The section starts at about 1:29 and ends at about 2:52 11 And the… Read More »Samuel’s first prophetic utterance was a difficult one for Eli to hear, but it was the word of the Lord and Eli submitted to it.
