Be Still and Know

READ: 1 Corinthians 9.19 and 22-23 NLT 'Even though I am a free man with no master, I have become a slave to all people to bring many to Christ... When I am with those who are weak, I share their weakness, for I want to bring the weak to Christ. ...

READ: 1 Corinthians 4.16-17 NLT 'I urge you to imitate me. That’s why I have sent Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of how I follow Christ Jesus, just as I teach in all the churches wherever I go.' The disciple...

READ: 1 Corinthians 3.5-6 NLT 'After all, who is Apollos? Who is Paul? We are only God’s servants through whom you believed the Good News. Each of us did the work the Lord gave us. I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it...

READ: 1 Corinthians 2.1-3 NLT 'When I first came to you, dear brothers and sisters, I didn’t use lofty words and impressive wisdom to tell you God’s secret plan. For I decided that while I was with you I would forget everything except Jesus Christ...

READ: 1 Corinthians 1.18 NLT 'The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God.' Paul was absolutely sure that the cross of Jesus stood right at the heart of ...

READ: 1 Corinthians 1.4-5 NLT 'I always thank my God for you and for the gracious gifts he has given you, now that you belong to Christ Jesus. Through him, God has enriched your church in every way.' If you know anything at all about the church in...

READ: Proverbs 5.3-5 NLT 'For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil. But in the end she is as bitter as poison, as dangerous as a double-edged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps lead strai...

READ: Proverbs 4.18-19 NLT 'The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, which shines ever brighter until the full light of day. But the way of thewicked is like total darkness. They have no idea what they are stumbling over.' I have ...

READ: Proverbs 3.13-14 NLT 'Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding. For wisdom is more profitable than silver, and her wages are better than gold.' Proverbs spends a lot of time reflecting on wealth and the questio...

READ: Proverbs 3.9-10 NLT 'Honour the LORD with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce. Then he will fill your barns with grain, and your vats will overflow with good wine.' If you have ever supported a charity by getting inv...

READ: Proverbs 3.5-6 NLT 'Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.' Trusting is something we do all the time. We trust mechanics, electri...

READ: Ephesians 6.10-11 NLT 'A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on all of God’s armour so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.' Just imagine if someone were to walk onto a battlefie...

READ: Ephesians 4.22-24 NLT 'Throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly r...

READ: Ephesians 3.20-21 NLT 'Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever an...

READ: Ephesians 2.8-9 NLT 'God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.' I remember my f...