Bend, but Don’t Break

Mar 23, 2009 | SOAP Journal

Scripture: Josh. 15-17; 1 Cor. 8 1 Corinthians 8:7b We need to be sensitive to the fact that we’re not all at the same level of understanding in this. Some of you have spent your entire lives eating “idol meat,” and are sure that there’s...

On the Way Out

Mar 22, 2009 | SOAP Journal

Scripture: Josh. 12-14; 1 Cor. 7 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 I do want to point out, friends, that time is of the essence. There is no time to waste, so don’t complicate your lives unnecessarily. Keep it simple —in marriage, grief, joy, whatever. Even in ordinary...

Deceptive Practices

Mar 21, 2009 | SOAP Journal

Scripture: Josh. 9-11; 1 Cor. 6 Joshua 9:3-6 The people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai and cooked up a ruse. They posed as travelers: their donkeys loaded with patched sacks and mended wineskins, threadbare sandals on their feet, tattered...

Lead Sheep, Not the Shepherd

Mar 19, 2009 | SOAP Journal

SCRIPTURE: Josh. 3-6; 1 Cor. 4 1 Corinthians 4:1-4 Don’t imagine us leaders to be something we aren’t. We are servants of Christ, not his masters. We are guides into God’s most sublime secrets, not security guards posted to protect them. The...

Don’t Wait Until You Understand

Mar 18, 2009 | SOAP Journal

SCRIPTURE: Josh. 1-2; Ps. 37; 1 Cor. 3 1 Corinthians 3:18-20 – Don’t fool yourself. Don’t think that you can be wise merely by being up-to-date with the times. Be God’s fool—that’s the path to true wisdom. What the world calls smart, God...