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Communion isn’t just between you and God. It’s communion with the worldwide body of Christ. So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread […]
“If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.” (Mark 3:24 NIV) I woke up late that morning. I was out late the night before. At the time, my then-girlfriend-now-wife, Soo, lived in Glendale and I lived 80 miles away in the Inland Empire. A friend of mine had invited me to co-teach […]
If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. (1 Cor. 12:26-27 NIV) Oh, Houston. My heart aches for you when I see the images. Water. Everywhere. Homes […]
What lessons can a divided church learn from the 1st century church? Members of my church’s men’s and women’s groups take turns writing devotionals each week, going through books of the Bible verse by verse. We are currently on 1 Corinthians. When my turn came up the other day, my assigned passage was 1 Corinthians […]
