Paul

  • 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 15

1 Corinthians 15 - 1 Corinthians 15 is a critical chapter that supports the evidence of Jesus Christ as well…

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1 Corinthians 14

1 Corinthians 14 - Gifts that are meant to edify the body, share with the body. Gifts that are meant…

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1 Corinthians 13

1 Corinthians 13 - The Greeks had four different words to describe love. 'Eros' described erotic love. It was the…

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1 Corinthians 12

1 Corinthians 12 - Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit.  5  There are different ministries, but the…

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1 Corinthians 11

1 Corinthians 11 - 1 Corinthians 11 opens up a can of worms in our culture today. At the very…

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1 Corinthians 10

1 Corinthians 10 - So many Christians today have fallen into the temptation of obsessing over rights and privileges. What…

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1 Corinthians 9

1 Corinthians 9 - Paul was a man with his priorities straight. He was a man who had given up…

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1 Corinthians 8

1 Corinthians 8 - Knowledge can be like a puffer fish. It puffs us up into a state where our…

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1 Corinthians 7

1 Corinthians 7 - It is important to first understand that Paul is not dealing with a full theology of…

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1 Corinthians 6

1 Corinthians 6 - Paul's had some specific issues with the Corinthians in regard to legal matters. First and foremost,…

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1 Corinthians 5

1 Corinthians 5 - Paul once again comes out swinging against the Corinthians for their immorality and tolerance. Interestingly, his…

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1 Corinthians 4

1 Corinthians 4 - Paul doesn't mince words with the church at Corinth. They had a very obvious pride issue.…

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1 Corinthians 3

1 Corinthians 3 - I want to focus on the beginning of this chapter where Paul addresses his brethren as…

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1 Corinthians 2

1 Corinthians 2 - Imagine what it would have been like to be Paul. After conversion, he compared his Gospel…

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1 Corinthians 1

1 Corinthians 1 - Paul, called as an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes our…

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  • Psalms

Psalm 138

Psalm 138 - The LORD will accomplish what concerns me; Your lovingkindness, O LORD, is everlasting; Do not forsake the…

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Psalm 135

Psalm 135 - Our God is praise worthy in every age and season. No matter the circumstances, God is with…

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Psalm 130

Psalm 130 - Psalm 130 is known as a Pauline psalm because it speaks to the grace and mercy of…

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Psalm 122

Psalm 122 - In the Christian Jewish Bible, verse 4 speaks to two reasons for going to the house of…

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Psalm 121

Psalm 121 - The Lord is our protector. He is our strength and our refuge. He fights our battles. He…

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Psalm 117

Psalm 117 - Although short, this psalm packs a heavy punch. God calls all people to worship Him. The calling…

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Psalm 113

Psalm 113 - Music connects with every person on the planet. More than likely, all of us can identify with…

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Psalm 107

Psalm 107 - But He lifts the needy out of their suffering and makes their families multiply like flocks.  42 …

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Psalm 106

Psalm 106 - What is risk? It is a decision to act in a way that opens us to danger,…

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Psalm 97

Psalm 97 - When we look back at Scripture, we see just how holy God really is. Anyone who came…

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Psalm 67

Psalm 67 - Many forget God's original intent when He chose Israel as His people. "I will make a covenant…

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Psalm 66

Psalm 66 - The end of Psalm 66 highlights various ways in which we are to walk out the mercy…

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Psalm 59

Psalm 59 - Twice in the first two verses, David cried out for God to deliver him. In verse 2,…

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Psalm 50

Psalm 50 - What does our praise look like when we face trouble and adversity? Or, do we praise at…

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Psalm 47

Psalm 47 - In Psalm 47, I am drawn to God's sovereign choosing... He chose our heritage for us, the…

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Psalm 44

Psalm 44 - Following God wholeheartedly is a practical act of cooperation (our response) and faith (assurance of God's love).…

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Psalm 41

Psalm 41 - The timeless and inspired Word of God never ceases to amaze us. It has the ability to…

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Psalm 40

Psalm 40 - Gratefulness. Some days it seems to escape us. Our day starts off on the wrong foot and…

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Psalm 39

Psalm 39 - Let's track this psalm from the beginning. The psalmist opens with tremendous grief. There seems to be…

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Psalm 35

Psalm 35 - Years ago, while working for Youth for Christ, my wife and I become close friends with a…

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Psalm 33

Psalm 33 - Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.  21  For our heart…

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Psalm 30

Psalm 30 - One of the most difficult theological principles to reconcile in our hearts and minds is the idea…

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Psalm 24

Psalm 24 - Psalm 24 was written to be chanted/recited and comes with two choruses. It would have been sung…

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Psalm 13

Psalm 13 - This psalm is general enough to speak to anyone going through a crisis but specific enough to…

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  • Mark

Mark 15

Mark 15 - More than 1/3 of Mark's narrative is focused on passion week. He includes many details that other…

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  • Mark

Mark 13

Mark 13 - No one knows the day or hour. This is a familiar passage, yet, there is one question…

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  • Mark

Mark 5

Mark 5 - I want to make a few quick points about the demon-possessed man and then move to the…

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  • Mark

Mark 1

Mark 1 - It's fascinating to identify the different writing styles of the Gospel authors. Matthew began with genealogy. His…

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  • Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 30

Deuteronomy 30 - I was drawn specifically to verse 6 of this chapter because it relates closely to the process…

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Deuteronomy 25

Deuteronomy 25 - "Do not muzzle an ox when you are using it to thresh grain." Deuteronomy 25:4 GNB On…

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Deuteronomy 23

Deuteronomy 23 - As we've written many times in Deuteronomy, these laws can seem foreign to us. In some ways,…

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Deuteronomy 13

Deuteronomy 13 - When did self-appointed titles become a "thing" in the church? When did "a word" become more important…

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Deuteronomy 12

Deuteronomy 12 - What separated the people of God from the pagans around them was their total allegiance to the…

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Deuteronomy 5

Deuteronomy 5 - False teachers love to cherry-pick verses and twist the context to their liking. A perfect example of…

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  • Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 7

Ecclesiastes 7 - Even the day of one’s birth is ominous, despite all the hopes and potential in a baby’s…

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  • Numbers

Numbers 36

Numbers 36 - Unfortunately, the evangelical church today has become a place where people feel they cannot seek truth through…

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Numbers 35

Numbers 35 - When we take a deeper look into the cities which were selected as places of refuge and…

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Numbers 34

Numbers 34 - When analyzing this chapter, F.B. Meyer wrote, "God’s ideal for His people far exceeded their realization of…

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Numbers 33

Numbers 33 - At the end of this chapter, there are six verses that give the Israelites specific instructions on…

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Numbers 23

Numbers 23 - This chapter reminds me of an encounter Elijah had with the prophets of Baal when they were…

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Numbers 20

Numbers 20 - So... do you want the bad news or the worse news? Well, the bad news is that…

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Numbers 6

Numbers 6 - People are probably surprised to learn that this famous prayer of blessing comes from the book of…

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Numbers 4

Numbers 4 - Numbers 1 dealt with numbering the tribes. Numbers 2 was all about the ordering of the camps.…

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  • Luke

Luke 24

Luke 24 Commentary by Brad Boyles Then he said to them, "These are the very things I told you about…

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Luke 23

Luke 23 Commentary by Brad Boyles He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth;…

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Luke 17

Luke 17 Commentary by Brad Boyles It is a common occurrence for people to be tripped up in this life.…

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Luke 1

Luke 1 Commentary by Brad Boyles Who made the most significant contribution to the New Testament in terms of total…

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  • Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 8

Song of Solomon 8 Commentary by Brad Boyles As Hank has written, this chapter is the 1 Corinthians 13 of…

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  • Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 4

Song of Solomon 4 - If we study these chapters carefully we can see that there has been no mention…

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  • Ezekiel

Ezekiel 39

Ezekiel 39 - Until the time that Jerusalem fell, the message of Ezekiel was negative and full of judgment. Now,…

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  • Ezekiel

Ezekiel 38

Ezekiel 38 - This chapter has gained a lot of attention in recent years as expositors have focused on the…

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  • Ezekiel

Ezekiel 36

Ezekiel 36 - Verses 22-38 immediately drew my attention. The title over the section reads "I Will Put My Spirit…

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