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Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with…

Jeremiah 48-49 Judgment on Moab 48 Concerning Moab. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Woe to Nebo, for it is laid waste!    Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken;the fortress is put to shame and broken down;2     the renown of Moab is no more.In Heshbon they planned disaster against her:    ‘Come, let us cut her off from being a nation!’You…

For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. 1 Corinthians 14:26-40 Today the so-called “worship wars” rage between those who prefer traditional services and those who want to adopt a more “contemporary” form of worship. Frequently, the choice is framed as one between “liturgical” and “non-liturgical” worship. However, the distinction is not so…

Jeremiah 46-47 Judgment on Egypt 46 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations. 2 About Egypt. Concerning the army of Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates at Carchemish and which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: 3 “Prepare buckler…

But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue. 1 Corinthians 14:1-25 Paul says that intelligible speech is superior to the exercise of tongues in corporate worship because when people understand the language being spoken, they are able to be built up in…

Jeremiah 43-45 Jeremiah Taken to Egypt 43 When Jeremiah finished speaking to all the people all these words of the Lord their God, with which the Lord their God had sent him to them, 2 Azariah the son of Hoshaiah and Johanan the son of Kareah and all the insolent men said to Jeremiah, “You are telling a lie. The Lord our God did not send you…

And I will show you a still more excellent way. 1 Corinthians 13 Paul introduces this well-known passage with a statement ending chapter 12. These verses make up a most-beloved passage of the New Testament on Paul’s exposition of love. Paul stresses, first, love’s absolute necessity in the Christian life by writing of present things…

Jeremiah 40-42 Jeremiah Remains in Judah 40 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he took him bound in chains along with all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon. 2 The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to…

For just as the body is one and has many members… 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 Uniting us to Christ, our head, the Holy Spirit also unites those who trust in Jesus alone to one another so that we, who are many, become one body. This communion of saints we confess in the Apostles’ Creed is vital to…

Jeremiah 37-39 Jeremiah Warns Zedekiah 37 Zedekiah the son of Josiah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah, reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim. 2 But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the Lord that he spoke through Jeremiah the prophet. 3 King Zedekiah sent Jehucal the…