by MrsJAllen | Dec 2, 2022 | 1corinthians
If you had one last thing to say to your family and friends, what would you say? What would you want them to know? That’s where we find Paul in this section of 1 Corinthians. He’s in the last paragraphs of his letter. He has one last shot to drive his message home....
by MrsJAllen | Dec 1, 2022 | 1corinthians
We’re almost at the end of our study and it’s time to make a choice. We’ve asked this question for the past twelve weeks, and now it’s up to you to answer. Will you choose this risky, others-centered life? [Especially if you have just completed the experiment of...
by MrsJAllen | Nov 30, 2022 | 1corinthians
We’ve talked a lot about the risky life that puts other people before us. It’s a risk because it means we might have to live with unmet needs. We might have to sacrifice time, energy, or money. We might have to say no to something we want for the sake of another...
by MrsJAllen | Nov 29, 2022 | 1corinthians
The others-centered life can be easier to define within our immediate circle. We can think of specific Christians, like we did yesterday, and intentionally invest in them. But as we’ve seen throughout 1 Corinthians, however, the risky life shouldn’t be confined to our...
by MrsJAllen | Nov 28, 2022 | 1corinthians
We’ve made it. We’re in the final chapter of 1 Corinthians. We’ve followed Paul’s words to the fledgling church in Corinth. He’s had to correct a lot of self-centered behavior. He’s advocated for an others-centered life that chooses sacrifice over selfishness, and...
by MrsJAllen | Nov 25, 2022 | 1corinthians
People often spend their lives trying to avoid death. Our culture obsesses over youth. No one wants to grow old. No one wants to appear weak. No one wants to die. We’ll do anything to keep us from meeting the end of our lives. And when the end comes, we don’t know...
