September 2022

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Daily Reading – Pro. 10-11 / 1 Co. 15

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

1 Corinthians 15:54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

  We all wonder what life will be like in heaven. What will we look like? How old are we? Will we recognize everyone? The Bible leaves some things a bit of a mystery. We do know in the Bible that all who died and seen in eternity, are recognizable as they were. We by faith trust God has all things planned out well.

  What we can know is this. The Bible says THIS corruptible will put on incorruption. In other words, this sinful body and life will have shed its desire for sin and be made sinless on that day. It also says this mortal shall be made immortal. This decaying body will be made to live eternally. It says, “Death is swallowed up in victory.”

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

So, do you think it will really matter to you when you get there how old you might be?

Living In His Word Ministries
       “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”
Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Daily Reading – Pro. 8-9 / 1 Co. 14

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

1 Corinthians 14:9 So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

    I have heard many a sermon where the preacher used a lot of big words that no one understood. He sounded intelligent, but who knows?

    I read a phrase, “Aspirants for literary advancement should religiously eschew polysyllabic orthography.” It means, “Use simple words.”

   One of the best compliments I have received as a preacher is, “You sure make it simple.” Another Evangelist friend said, “When preaching, keep the cookies on the bottom shelf where people can reach them.” In 1 Cor. 14:9 Paul says this too. He said, “utter… words easy to be understood.” 

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

What good does it do to impress someone with your biblical knowledge if they don’t understand what you’ve said when you leave?

Living In His Word Ministries
       “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”
Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12

SEPTEMBER 10 & 11, 2022
Daily Reading – Pro. 6-7 / 1 Co. 13

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

  Over and over, I remember as a child hearing my mom and dad say, “Put your toys away.” I hated hearing that. It meant that I had to go upstairs and pick up all the toys, even the ones my sister got out, and put them in the toy box. Here is something strange though. I cannot remember the last time I did that. I do not have an anniversary on my calendar for the last day that I played with my toys. It was just something I outgrew a desire for and walked away from.

  Our maturity in our Christian walk should be much the same. There should be things we look back at and say, I do not remember when, but I spiritually outgrew that. If not, we need to ask ourselves a serious question.

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

Are we spiritually growing up at all?

WHAT TO DO ON SUNDAY:

     On Sundays, we encourage you to attend your local church and listen intently to what God has prepared in the heart of your Pastor. Write down all the scriptures he uses in that message, then, when you get home re-read those passages for today’s reading. God has given to your Pastor exactly what He desires for you on that day.

September 12, 2022	Pro. 8-9	1 Co. 14
September 13, 2022	Pro. 10-11	1 Co. 15
September 14, 2022	Pro. 12-13	1 Co. 16
September 15, 2022	Pro. 14-15	2 Co. 1
September 16, 2022	Pro. 16-17	2 Co. 2-3
September 17, 2022	Pro. 18-19	2 Co. 4
September 18, 2022	No Passages Assigned

Living In His Word Ministries
       “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”
Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Daily Reading – Pro. 4-5 / 1 Co. 12

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

1 Corinthians 12:12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

  Have you ever watched children in a room with toys? One child will pick a toy and be content. When another child comes into the room and picks up another toy, often the first child will want that one. It did not appear appealing until they saw someone else enjoying it.

  Too often church members are like little children. They are happy using the gift God has given them until they see someone else enjoying how God gifted them. Then they think they want that gift instead. If they try to do whatever they were not gifted to do, they soon find it not so enjoyable and become miserable. Why, because that is not what God gifted them to do.

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

Wouldn’t we find life more enjoyable if we could just enjoy serving God with the gifts He gave us?

Living In His Word Ministries
       “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”
Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
Daily Reading – Pro. 1-3 / 1 Co. 11

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

1 Corinthians 11:17-18 Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse. For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

  I heard a story of a man and his wife talking on their ride home from church. The wife said to her husband, “Did you see Miss Margaret’s new hat?” The husband replied, “Uh, no, I guess I missed it.” She said, “Oh, well did you see Mr. Bill’s new suit?” He again replied, “Well no, I guess I missed that too.” She turned and sternly said, “What do you even go to church for?”

  The sad truth is that many people go to church for the wrong reasons. Some go to gawk at others, some to gossip with others, and some to grumble about others. Paul addresses this in 1 Cor. 11:17-18. He said if you go for the wrong reason, “I praise you not.” Going for the wrong reasons will cause divisions, not delight.

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

For what reason do you go to church?

Living In His Word Ministries
       “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”
Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12