by MrsJAllen | Sep 27, 2022 | 1corinthians
We live in a consumeristic world. All you have to do is take a scroll on social media to know it’s true. Banners and ads tell us we need more—more food, more pleasure, more gadgets—and that we should do whatever it takes to get it. Take a few minutes to journal about...
by MrsJAllen | Sep 26, 2022 | 1corinthians
For the past two weeks, we’ve unpacked Paul’s frustrations with the Corinthians. They’re selfish. They’ve adopted a Jesus-plus-the-world attitude toward the Christian life. It’s played out in how they’re using church leaders to fight with each other. Grab your Bible...
by MrsJAllen | Sep 23, 2022 | 1corinthians
We all have times in our lives when we were less mature than we are now. Just think back to middle school and it’ll probably prove the point. We all have to grow up sometime. We can’t act like we’re in kindergarten if we’re actually an adult. The same goes for how we...
by MrsJAllen | Sep 22, 2022 | 1corinthians
We’ve all given the Bible a double-take. Maybe for you, it was when you were breezing through a passage in the gospel and had to stop and re-read a section a few times wondering, “Did Jesus really say that?” Or maybe you had to scan back through a passage in Leviticus...
by MrsJAllen | Sep 21, 2022 | 1corinthians
We want the things we do and the choices we make to be worth it. The same goes for living the Christian life. Is it worth it to risk living this scary, foolish life Paul’s been talking about? Open your Bible up to 1 Corinthians 2 and read verses 6-16 6Yet when I am...
by MrsJAllen | Sep 20, 2022 | 1corinthians
Some of us love to speak in front of people, while some of us would rather eat a bucket of sardines. In this section of 1 Corinthians 2, we’re going to look at a time in Paul’s past when he spoke publicly to the smartest people of his day . . . and completely failed....
