Colossians 4:5: “Walk in wisdom toward those...
June 29th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Apostle Paul is speaking here against such foolishness as making pronouncements like the ...
Colossians 3:1–3: “If then you were raised...
June 28th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis would be better translated "since you were raised," because the fact that we ...
Colossians 2:8: “Beware lest anyone cheat you...
June 27th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIn the 1st century, Gnostic teachers were trying to get people to believe their ...
Colossians 1:15–16: “He is the image of the...
June 26th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIn the 1st century there was a group called the Gnostics who denied the ...
Philippians 4:11–12: “Not that I speak in...
June 25th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAs Paul walked with the Lord, He learned to be content, or literally "satisfied," ...
Philippians 3:8–9: “Yet indeed I also count...
June 24th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIn Philippians 3, the Apostle Paul begins to take on the language of an ...
Philippians 2:8: “And being found in appearance...
June 23rd, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalWe, like these Philippians, are tempted to think God's power is only to keep ...
Philippians 1:21: “For to me, to live is Christ,...
June 22nd, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Apostle Paul made this very powerful and personal statement to the church at ...
Ephesians 6:12–13: “For we do not wrestle...
June 21st, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIn the Greek language, the phrase "we do not wrestle" refers to hand-to-hand combat. ...
Ephesians 5:15–16: “See then that you walk...
June 20th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe phrase "redeeming the time" can also be translated “buying back or buying up.” ...
Ephesians 4:31: “Let all bitterness, wrath,...
June 19th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPaul lists for the Ephesians, and us, 6 attitudes that we as believers must ...
Ephesians 3:8: “To me, who am less than the...
June 18th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalWe can't help but see the humility of the Apostle Paul in this verse ...
Ephesians 2:4: “But God, who is rich in mercy,...
June 17th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalMany have observed that the whole gospel is contained in these 2 simple words: ...
Ephesians 1:7: “In Him we have redemption through...
June 16th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Greek word translated here as redemption conveys the idea of delivering a man ...
Galatians 6:7–8: “Do not be deceived, God...
June 15th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Greeks and Romans believed that they could manipulate their gods, pit them against ...
Galatians 5:22–23: “But the fruit of the...
June 14th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Apostle Paul does something interesting in this verse. He writes, "the fruit of ...
Galatians 4:31: “So then, brethren, we are...
June 13th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis letter to the Galatians has been called the "Letter of Liberty" because it ...
Galatians 3:1–2: “O foolish Galatians! Who...
June 12th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIn the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells us not to call someone a ...
Galatians 2:20: “I have been crucified with...
June 11th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPaul settled the matter concerning his old life and directs us to do the ...
Galatians 1:3: “Grace to you and peace from...
June 10th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPaul opens his letter, as he does several others, with 2 words in a ...
2 Corinthians 13:9–10: “For we are glad when...
June 9th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPaul rejoiced when he got to be weak (meek), meaning he didn't have to ...
2 Corinthians 12:9: “And He said to me, ‘My...
June 8th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalHow interesting that God had practically said "no" to the Apostle Paul's request for ...
2 Corinthians 11:23–25: “Are they ministers...
June 7th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Apostle Paul tells us he had been faithfully serving the Lord by serving ...
2 Corinthians 10:4–5: “For the weapons of...
June 6th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAs believers, it is important for us to realize that we are at war. ...
2 Corinthians 9:7–8: “So let each one give...
June 5th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPaul takes on the delicate subject of giving money to the work of the ...
2 Corinthians 8:1–2: “Moreover, brethren,...
June 4th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIn the first 9 verses of this chapter, the Apostle Paul writes of God's ...
2 Corinthians 7:10: “For godly sorrow produces...
June 3rd, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalGod has created each of us, hardwired us, to be able to experience God-given ...
2 Corinthians 6:2: “For He says: ‘In...
June 2nd, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis Old Testament quote comes from Isaiah 49:8 and speaks of the importance of ...
2 Corinthians 5:8 We are confident, yes, well pleased...
June 1st, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalDeath is a subject most people try to avoid, but the Apostle Paul did ...
2 Corinthians 4:7: “But we have this treasure...
May 31st, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPaul gives us a beautiful but unexpected image of the kind of vessel God ...
2 Corinthians 3:5–6: “Not that we are sufficient...
May 30th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPaul tells us that God isn't looking so much for talented people, as people ...
