1 Corinthians 4:1–2: “Let a man so consider...
August 16th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe word for servants here in the Greek literally means "under-rowers." The term normally ...
1 Corinthians 3:1–2: “And I, brethren, could...
August 15th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIn grace, Paul began to lovingly confront the Corinthian's sagging spiritual condition. He called ...
1 Corinthians 2:9–10: “But as it is written:...
August 14th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalWe often find this verse from Isaiah 64:4 used in reference to the wonders ...
1 Corinthians 1:18: “For the message of the...
August 13th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalSome have misread this to say the image of the cross is the power ...
Romans 16:20: “And the God of peace will crush...
August 12th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalBy pointing back to Eden, Paul gives us a fascinating reminder of God’s eternal ...
Romans 15:12–13: “And again, Isaiah says:...
August 11th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalHere Paul introduces us to a new title for God, "God of hope." He ...
Romans 14:10–11: “But why do you judge your...
August 10th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalTo "judge" means to be critical of another person. To "show contempt" means to ...
Romans 13:1: “Let every soul be subject to...
August 9th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalWhen Paul says "every soul," he is certainly including believers. Paul said that everyone ...
Romans 12:1: “I beseech you therefore, brethren,...
August 8th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPaul uses the term therefore because in the last chapter he explained how Gentiles ...
Romans 11:33: “Oh, the depth of the riches...
August 7th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIn this section, the Apostle Paul moves from theology to worship. He pictures God’s ...
Romans 10:9–11: “that if you confess with...
August 6th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThere is truth in the old saying, "Confession is good for the soul." Confession ...
Romans 9:6: “But it is not that the word of...
August 5th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalWhen Paul says, "it is not that the word of God has taken no ...
Romans 8:28: “And we know that all things work...
August 4th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAlthough Paul writes "we know that all things work together for good," more often ...
Romans 7:24–25: “O wretched man that I am!...
August 3rd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalStrictly speaking, liberty is freedom from something and freedom to do something. Said another ...
Romans 6:3: “Or do you not know that as many...
August 2nd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis verse is no doubt referring to both water baptism and that spiritual baptism ...
Romans 5:1–2: “Therefore, having been justified...
August 1st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPaul says we have been "justified by faith." We remember that justified means "to ...
Romans 4:1–3: “What then shall we say that...
July 31st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Apostle Paul was directing his argument directly at his Jewish readers in 1st-century ...
Romans 3:20–23: “Therefore by the deeds of...
July 30th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPaul argues that it is impossible to perfectly do what God's moral law requires ...
Romans 2:4: “Or do you despise the riches of...
July 29th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis verse teaches us that God's compassionate acts toward us in circumstances and in ...
Romans 1:16: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel...
July 28th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Apostle Paul had complete confidence in the power of the gospel of Jesus ...
Acts 28:30–31: “Then Paul dwelt two whole...
July 27th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPaul was chained to at least one soldier both day and night. No doubt ...
Acts 27:20: “Now when neither sun nor stars...
July 26th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPaul was traveling by ship to Italy to appear before Caesar. They had been ...
Acts 26:28–29: “Then Agrippa said to Paul,...
July 25th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis is one of my favorite sections in the Book of Acts. Paul had ...
Acts 25:11–12: “‘For if I am an offender,...
July 24th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalSecular Roman historians tell us that during the Julio-Claudian period, Roman law protected Roman ...
Acts 24:25: “Now as [Paul] reasoned about righteousness,...
July 23rd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Jews in Jerusalem were trying to kill Paul, and for his own protection, ...
Acts 23:16 “So when Paul’s sister’s...
July 22nd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalShortly after Paul arrived in Jerusalem, the Jews rose up and tried to kill ...
Acts 22:10–11: “So I said, ‘What shall...
July 21st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAs Paul shared his testimony in Jerusalem, we see that during his conversion he ...
Acts 21:8–9: “On the next day we who were...
July 20th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPaul and his companions traveled to Caesarea Maritima on the beautiful Mediterranean seashore, the ...
Acts 20:22–24: “And see, now I go bound in...
July 19th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPaul knew that "chains and tribulations" awaited him in Jerusalem, but he was not ...
Acts 19:19–20: “Also, many of those who had...
July 18th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalSome have made assumptions and computed the value of the 50 thousand silver pieces, ...
Acts 18:27: “And when he [Apollos] desired...
July 17th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalApollos was a Jew who was "eloquent . . . and mighty in the ...
