1 Corinthians 3 Divisions in the Church 1But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready, 3for you are still… Continue Reading
6Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away. 7But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory. 8None of the rulers of this… Continue Reading
1 Corinthians 2 Proclaiming Christ Crucified 1And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. 2For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much… Continue Reading
Christ the Wisdom and Power of God 18For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.” 20… Continue Reading
10I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. 11For it has been reported to me by Chloe’s people that there is quarreling among you,… Continue Reading
1 Corinthians 1 Greeting 1Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes, 2To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our… Continue Reading
The Prayer Ministries at Northpoint Evangelical Free Church is not about prayer. It’s about God. The purpose of prayer isn’t so much to get answers. It’s to draw close to Him. Through prayer we… Enjoy access into God’s presence (Psalm 16:11) Come to know God’s mind (Luke 24:45; John 14:26, 16:13) Receive the ability to… Continue Reading
Let me task you with something. Let me ask you to talk to the people who surround you and ask them how their Christmas was. Ask your family. Ask your coworkers. Ask the delivery guy who drops off your packages, the cashier at the store, the lady who cuts your hair, and the woman behind… Continue Reading
Genesis 50 1Then Joseph fell on his father’s face and wept over him and kissed him. 2And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel. 3Forty days were required for it, for that is how many are required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.… Continue Reading
What if I were to say that prayer itself is essentially a doxology? It is an utterance of glory to God for His attributes. Do I ask Him to bless me? Then I adore His power, for I believe He can. Do I ask Him to bless me? Then I adore His mercy, for I… Continue Reading