Psalms 116-118, 1 Corinthians 7:1-19 • Key Verses: 1 Corinthians 7:2-3 In a world of extremes, Paul brings balance. He addresses in this chapter one of the significant subjects of life—sex. In a few verses he details for us what God intends in regard to this topic. Abstinence is God’s...

Psalms 113—115, 1 Corinthians 6 • Key Verse: 1 Corinthians 6:12 We live in an “anything goes” world, and sometimes it seems as if everything has gone! Occasionally we need the Bible to jerk us back to reality, biblical reality. It is the same for the child of God as...

Psalms 110-112, 1 Corinthians 5 • Key Verse: Psalm 112:4 Occasionally I will notice my youngest daughter playing with a flashlight—with my flashlight, to be precise. I’m not being possessive, but when I see her doing that I get concerned. “When you are done,” I say, “be sure to put...

Psalms 107—109,1 Corinthians 4 • Key Verses: 1 Corinthians 4:1-2 My daughter came home from an overnight stay at a friend’s house with a latch hook rug she had made. Her friend’s mother had taught the girls how to do latch hook. The process involved attaching pieces of yarn to...

Psalms 105-106, 1 Corinthians 3 • Key Verse: Psalm 105:4 Your newspaper probably includes a daily advice column, or perhaps two or three. There are the old standbys of Ann Landers and Dear Abby, along with others, some local, some syndicated. Need advice on your car? Listen to Car Talk...

Psalms 103—104, 1 Corinthians 2 • Key Verses: Psalm 103:10-12 “It’s just not fair,” we sometimes say, perhaps not thinking too clearly about what we are saying. If someone is being fair toward us, he is following a standard of what is right and proper, not giving consideration to anything...

Psalms 100—102, 1 Corinthians 1 • Key Verses: Psalm 101:2—3 As we approach December 31 every year, we start to think about making New Year’s, resolutions, some of which we keep well into the next day! Far too often our resolutions are far too short-lived. Some people find it more...

Psalms 97-99, Romans 16 • Key Verse: Romans 16:16 When we hear the word church, if we think only of a building, we miss the point. The word does apply to a church building; in reality the church is people. Actually, if you take the people out of the building,...

Psalms 94-96, Romans 15:14—33 • Key Verses: Psalm 95:1, 6 Do you have a preferred “style” of worship? In some churches only a piano and organ are allowed for accompaniment, and if it isn’t in the hymnal, it isn’t sung. In other churches the drummer sits behind a Plexiglas wall...

Psalms 91-93, Romans 15:1—13 Key Verse: Psalm 91:1 Did you have a secret hideout when you were a child? A place where you could go to feel safe and protected? Mine was in the woods behind our house, beside a bubbling brook. God has a secret place too. It’s called...