Commentary on 1 Thes. 5:16-18 and 1 Cor. 11:17-26 1 Thess. 5:16-18, Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ…
Read More2 Corinthians 9:6-8, 6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each man should give what he has decided…
Read MoreCommentary on 1 Thess. 5:12-13 / Hebrews 13:17 12 Now we ask you, brothers, to respect those who work hard among you, who are over you in the Lord and…
Read MoreDo nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also…
Read MoreCommentary on Matt. 5:23-24 5:23-24 Broken relationships can hinder our relationship with God. If we have a problem or grievance with a friend, we should resolve the problem as…
Read More1 John 1:5-10, 5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim…
Read More1 Pet. 4:10-11, Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, he should do it…
Read More8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends…
Read More18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing…
Read MoreCommentary— 2 Thess. 1:8-9 “He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction…
Read MoreCommentary— John 3:1-2 1Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi,…
Read MoreGen 3:17-19 17 To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’ “Cursed…
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