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- Speak Truth. The same Paul who experienced disappointment and betrayal in the church is the one who calls the church beloved at least a dozen times in his letters.
- Show Up. Due to his imprisonment, Paul couldn’t often gather with the churches, but it was always his great desire. At least seven times in his epistles Paul expresses his longing to be face-to-face with the churches he loved (Rom.
- Invest. The apostle Paul loved the church with his words and his affection, and he also loved the church with his actions. On behalf of the churches, he worked tirelessly (1 Cor.
- Give Thanks. One of the constant features of Paul’s epistles is thanksgiving for the churches. In nearly every letter, he gives thanks to God for the congregations to which he writes.
May 13, 2011 · Philippians 1:12-18 suggests that Paul anticipated Christ being “proclaimed in every way” by the church in Philippi. The shoes (part of the armor of God) in Ephesians 6:15 should make the believers “ready to proclaim the gospel of peace” (NRSV).
Jan 10, 2023 · The Apostle Paul explains the doctrine of the church so that we might understand what God has done and so that we may understand who we are. And in calling us to understand who we are and what we’re called to do, Paul says that we're the church.
Paul's Prayer for the Church in Philippi. 3 Every time I think of you, I thank my God. 4 And whenever I mention you in my prayers, it makes me happy. 5 This is because you have taken part with me in spreading the good news from the first day you heard about it.
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The problems we know about within the Corinthian church we’ve gleaned from the issues Paul addressed in 1 and 2 Corinthians. Those issues included:
If you look at the problems listed above, you’ll get a head start in understanding the main messages in these letters. Paul was writing pastorally to deal with problems. More than any other letter Paul wrote in the New Testament, he focused his letters to the Corinthians on specific pastoral concerns in the church. They are some of the most heartfe...
These two letters of Paul include some of the most powerful writing in the history of the world. Paul’s description of love in 1 Corinthians 13 has been read in countless wedding ceremonies in the last twenty centuries. His defense of the resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15provides one of the most important explanations of the meaning of Easter mornin...
Aug 4, 2023 · Paul wrote this letter to the Church in Ephesus while he was in prison, encouraging them in their spiritual walk, reviewing primary points of the Gospel, and reinforcing important tenets of living life as a Christian.
Feb 19, 2008 · Having set forth the believer’s position doctrinally, Paul now calls upon him to prove the reality of his calling through right conduct: “I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called” (4:1). The “therefore’s” of Paul are significant.
