Exalting God, Edifying Believers, Evangelizing the Lost

Our Love Is Not in Vain

By Michael Youssef, Ph D.  08/04/20 Read 1 Corinthians 15:1-28. When the first crop of the season ripens, it’s an exciting day for a farmer. The farmer has diligently prepared the fields, sown the seeds, and tended the seedlings. If the firstfruits are good, then the farmer...
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For the Sake of Others

By Michael Youssef, Ph D.  08/03/20 Read 1 Corinthians 14:6-40. The believers in Corinth were followers of Jesus. They had received the Gospel with joy and were learning to live in community as brothers and sisters in Christ. But old habits die hard, and they continued to...
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What Love Is and Is Not

By Michael Youssef, Ph D.  08/02/20 Read 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. While 1 Corinthians 13—the passage about love—is well-known, the chapter can only be properly understood when we read the love chapter in light of what came before it and what comes after it. Both chapters 12 and 14...
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One Body, Many Gifts, One Goal

By Michael Youssef, Ph D.  08/01/20 Read 1 Corinthians 12:12-26. All the parts of the human body were designed by our Creator to work together. Thus, when one part fails to function as it was designed, the whole body is affected. Every part matters to the whole—and the same is...
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An Identity Worth Fighting For

In 1 Peter 5:8-11, God gives us the condition necessary for remaining victorious over Satan and his schemes: Be sober, be vigilant—don’t let Satan deceive you. To heed this command, we must spend time with our Father. Spending time with the Lord and His Word is the only way...
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