Thu 7/28 · 1 Thess 3 · Ps 63
Paul’s trials were the persecution he was going through (v.4) for preaching the gospel. But he was unfazed by that because he knew he was destined to receive persecution (v.3)!
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Pastor Elmer Inafuku’s reflections on each day’s Bible reading.
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Wed 7/27 · 1 Thess 2 · Ps 62
1) He didn’t try to please men but God (v.4). 2) He cared for the Thessalonians like a nursing mother cares for her children (v.7-8). 3) He behaved in a…
Tue 7/26 · 1 Thess 1 · Ps 61
The Thessalonica Church became a model by imitating Paul and Jesus (v.6) and by turning to God from idols, serving the true God (v.9), and waiting for Jesus’ return (v.10).
Mon 7/25 · 1 Cor 16 · Ps 60
Paul was led to Macedonia the first time through seeing a vision of a man of Macedonia begging him to come to Macedonia to help them (Acts 16:9).
Sun 7/24 · 1 Cor 15 · Ps 59
The greatest proof of the resurrection is that over 500 people witnessed Jesus in his resurrection form! They were: Cephas, the 12 disciples, more than 500 disciples, James, all the…
Sat 7/23 · 1 Cor 14 · Ps 58
4 purposes of speaking in tongues are: 1) You can speak to God (v.2). 2) You edify yourself (v.4). 3) If accompanied by interpretation of tongues, you can edify the…
Fri 7/22 · 1 Cor 13 · Ps 57
Verse 5 says, “Love…keeps no record of wrongs.” Jesus manifested this love toward his disciples when he poured out the Holy Spirit and used them to build the great early…
Thu 7/21 · 1 Cor 12 · Ps 56
2 of the gifts of the Spirit are the message of wisdom and the message of knowledge. Knowledge is knowing something supernaturally, from God, and wisdom is knowing how to…
Wed 7/20 · 1 Cor 11 · Ps 55
The reason why female believers in Japan don’t wear head coverings is because according to v.15, her long hair is already given to her as a covering!
Tue 7/19 · 1 Cor 10 · Ps 54
As God led Israel out of Egypt, through the wilderness and into the Promised Land, he has led the church out of Catholicism, through many Protestant divisions, and now, in…
Sun 7/17 · 1 Cor 8 · Ps 52
We have the freedom to eat food sacrificed to idols because idols are not God, but if a brother is harmed by that, we shouldn’t exercise that freedom.
Sat 7/16 · 1 Cor 7
Two reasons that Paul gives for not marrying are because of the present crisis (v.26), which I believe was persecution, meaning that a husband might be killed for his faith,…
Fri 7/15 · 1 Cor 6 · Ps 50
v.1-7: Lawsuits among believers. v.8-11: Wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God. v.12-13a: Freedom has limits. v.13b-20: Sexual immorality.
Thu 7/14 · 1 Cor 5 · Ps 49
Paul is dealing with the problem of a man sleeping with his father’s wife (v.2). The Corinth Church was proud of the situation (v.2) and even boasted about it (v.6)!…
Wed 7/13 · 1 Cor 4 · Ps 48
One problem the Corinthians had was an arrogant (v.18) and judgmental attitude (v.3) toward Paul, although he was their spiritual father, who birthed them into the gospel (v.15). The reason…
Tue 7/12 · 1 Cor 3 · Ps 47
Charles Parham developed the doctrine of the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues before 1901 and led the prayer meeting at Bethel Bible School…
Mon 7/11 · 1 Cor 2 · Deut 34
I think this means he healed people, drove out evil spirits and did many miracles that backed up what he was preaching as the Word of God.
Sun 7/10 · 1 Cor 1 · Deut 33
Preaching Christ crucified is a stumbling block to Jews because they were the ones who demanded Jesus be crucified, and it’s foolishness to Gentiles because the story of the cross…
Fri 7/8 · Deut 31 · Rom 15
The 1st time the Northern Kingdom of Israel was destroyed by Assyria in 721 BC (2 Kings 17); the 2nd time, the Southern Kingdom of Judah was destroyed and taken…
Thu 7/7 · Deut 30 · Rom 14
This prophecy was fulfilled 2 times. The first time was when the Jews returned from captivity in Babylon in 538 BC. The 2nd time was in 1948, when the nation…