We Need Each Other | 1 Corinthians 12 | Daily Bible Reading

Reaping and Sowing | 2 Corinthians 9

2 Corinthians 9 English Standard Version The Collection for Christians in Jerusalem 9 Now it is superfluous for me to write to you about the ministry for the saints, 2 for I know your readiness, of which I boast about you to the people of Macedonia, saying that Achaia has been ready since last year. And your zeal has stirred up most of them. 3 But I am sendinga]">[a [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20cor%209&version=ESV#fen-ESV-28943a]] the brothers so that our boasting about you may not prove empty in this matter, so that you may be ready, as I said you would be. 4 Otherwise, if some Macedonians come with me and find that you are not ready, we would be humiliated—to say nothing of you—for being so confident. 5 So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance for the giftb]">[b [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20cor%209&version=ESV#fen-ESV-28945b]] you have promised, so that it may be ready as a willing gift, not as an exaction.c]">[c [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20cor%209&version=ESV#fen-ESV-28945c]] The Cheerful Giver 6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifullyd]">[d [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20cor%209&version=ESV#fen-ESV-28946d]] will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiencye]">[e [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20cor%209&version=ESV#fen-ESV-28948e]] in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. 9 As it is written, "He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever." 10 He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. 11 You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. 12 For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. 13 By their approval of this service, theyf]">[f [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20cor%209&version=ESV#fen-ESV-28953f]] will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others, 14 while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. 15 Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!

Compulsion or Grace: The Battle Between Law and Love

Encouragement to Give Generously 8 We want you to know, brothers,a]">[a [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Corinthians%208&version=ESV#fen-ESV-28917a]] about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, 2 for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. 3 For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own accord, 4 begging us earnestly for the favorb]">[b [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Corinthians%208&version=ESV#fen-ESV-28920b]] of taking part in the relief of the saints— 5 and this, not as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us. 6 Accordingly, we urged Titus that as he had started, so he should complete among you this act of grace. 7 But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for youc]">[c [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Corinthians%208&version=ESV#fen-ESV-28923c]]—see that you excel in this act of grace also. 8 I say this not as a command, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love also is genuine. 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich. 10 And in this matter I give my judgment: this benefits you, who a year ago started not only to do this work but also to desire to do it. 11 So now finish doing it as well, so that your readiness in desiring it may be matched by your completing it out of what you have. 12 For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have. 13 For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened, but that as a matter of fairness 14 your abundance at the present time should supply their need, so that their abundance may supply your need, that there may be fairness. 15 As it is written, "Whoever gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever gathered little had no lack." Commendation of Titus 16 But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same earnest care I have for you. 17 For he not only accepted our appeal, but being himself very earnest he is goingd]">[d [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Corinthians%208&version=ESV#fen-ESV-28933d]] to you of his own accord. 18 With him we are sendinge]">[e [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Corinthians%208&version=ESV#fen-ESV-28934e]] the brother who is famous among all the churches for his preaching of the gospel. 19 And not only that, but he has been appointed by the churches to travel with us as we carry out this act of grace that is being ministered by us, for the glory of the Lord himself and to show our good will. 20 We take this course so that no one should blame us about this generous gift that is being administered by us, 21 for we aim at what is honorable not only in the Lord's sight but also in the sight of man. 22 And with them we are sending our brother whom we have often tested and found earnest in many matters, but who is now more earnest than ever because of his great confidence in you. 23 As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker for your benefit. And as for our brothers, they are messengersf]">[f [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Corinthians%208&version=ESV#fen-ESV-28939f]] of the churches, the glory of Christ. 24 So give proof before the churches of your love and of our boasting about you to these men.

Godly Grief | 2 Cor 7

2 Corinthians 7 English Standard Version 7 Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of bodya]">[a [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20cor%207&version=ESV#fen-ESV-28901a]] and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God. Paul's Joy 2 Make room in your heartsb]">[b [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20cor%207&version=ESV#fen-ESV-28902b]] for us. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have taken advantage of no one. 3 I do not say this to condemn you, for I said before that you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together. 4 I am acting with great boldness toward you; I have great pride in you; I am filled with comfort. In all our affliction, I am overflowing with joy. 5 For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn—fighting without and fear within. 6 But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, 7 and not only by his coming but also by the comfort with which he was comforted by you, as he told us of your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced still more. 8 For even if I made you grieve with my letter, I do not regret it—though I did regret it, for I see that that letter grieved you, though only for a while. 9 As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because you were grieved into repenting. For you felt a godly grief, so that you suffered no loss through us. 10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death. 11 For see what earnestness this godly grief has produced in you, but also what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what punishment! At every point you have proved yourselves innocent in the matter. 12 So although I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the one who did the wrong, nor for the sake of the one who suffered the wrong, but in order that your earnestness for us might be revealed to you in the sight of God. 13 Therefore we are comforted. And besides our own comfort, we rejoiced still more at the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all. 14 For whatever boasts I made to him about you, I was not put to shame. But just as everything we said to you was true, so also our boasting before Titus has proved true. 15 And his affection for you is even greater, as he remembers the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling. 16 I rejoice, because I have complete confidence in you.

Do You Have to Speak in Tongues to Have the Holy Spirit? When Do You Get The Holy Spirit?

Bible Verses Used in Podcast — ESV Matthew 3:11 — Baptism with the Holy Spirit Matthew 3:11, ESV "I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." Nomenclature: Matthew 3:11, ESV Acts 1:8 — Power to Witness Acts 1:8, ESV "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." Nomenclature: Acts 1:8, ESV Acts 2:4 — Tongues at Pentecost Acts 2:4, ESV "And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance." Nomenclature: Acts 2:4, ESV Acts 2:38 — Repent, Be Baptized, Receive the Gift Acts 2:38, ESV "And Peter said to them, 'Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.'" Nomenclature: Acts 2:38, ESV Acts 8:12 — Samaritans Believe and Are Baptized Acts 8:12, ESV "But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women." Nomenclature: Acts 8:12, ESV Acts 8:15–17 — Samaritans Receive the Holy Spirit Later Acts 8:15–17, ESV "Who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit, for he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit." Nomenclature: Acts 8:15–17, ESV Acts 8:18 — Simon Saw Something Visible Acts 8:18, ESV "Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money." Nomenclature: Acts 8:18, ESV Acts 10:44–46 — Gentiles Receive the Spirit and Speak in Tongues Acts 10:44–46, ESV "While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles. For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and extolling God." Nomenclature: Acts 10:44–46, ESV Acts 10:47–48 — Water Baptism Commanded After Spirit Falls Acts 10:47–48, ESV "'Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?' And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days." Nomenclature: Acts 10:47–48, ESV Acts 19:2 — Did You Receive the Holy Spirit? Acts 19:2, ESV "And he said to them, 'Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?' And they said, 'No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.'" Nomenclature: Acts 19:2, ESV Acts 19:5–6 — Baptism, Laying on Hands, Tongues, Prophecy Acts 19:5–6, ESV "On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying." Nomenclature: Acts 19:5–6, ESV Romans 6:3–4 — Baptized Into Christ's Death and Resurrection Romans 6:3–4, ESV "Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life." Nomenclature: Romans 6:3–4, ESV Romans 8:13 — Putting Sin to Death by the Spirit Romans 8:13, ESV "For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live." Nomenclature: Romans 8:13, ESV Romans 8:15–16 — Spirit of Adoption Romans 8:15–16, ESV "For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, 'Abba! Father!' The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God." Nomenclature: Romans 8:15–16, ESV 1 Corinthians 12:3 — Jesus Is Lord by the Holy Spirit 1 Corinthians 12:3, ESV "Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says 'Jesus is accursed!' and no one can say 'Jesus is Lord' except in the Holy Spirit." Nomenclature: 1 Corinthians 12:3, ESV 1 Corinthians 12:7 — Manifestation of the Spirit 1 Corinthians 12:7, ESV "To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good." Nomenclature: 1 Corinthians 12:7, ESV 1 Corinthians 12:11 — Gifts Given as the Spirit Wills 1 Corinthians 12:11, ESV "All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills." Nomenclature: 1 Corinthians 12:11, ESV 1 Corinthians 12:29–30 — Not Everyone Has the Same Gifts 1 Corinthians 12:29–30, ESV "Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?" Nomenclature: 1 Corinthians 12:29–30, ESV Galatians 3:2 — Receive the Spirit by Hearing with Faith Galatians 3:2, ESV "Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith?" Nomenclature: Galatians 3:2, ESV Galatians 3:14 — Receive the Promise of the Spirit Through Faith Galatians 3:14, ESV "So that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith." Nomenclature: Galatians 3:14, ESV Galatians 4:6 — Spirit of His Son in Our Hearts Galatians 4:6, ESV "And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, 'Abba! Father!'" Nomenclature: Galatians 4:6, ESV Galatians 5:16 — Walk by the Spirit Galatians 5:16, ESV "But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh." Nomenclature: Galatians 5:16, ESV Galatians 5:22–23 — Fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:22–23, ESV "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law." Nomenclature: Galatians 5:22–23, ESV Ephesians 1:13 — Sealed with the Holy Spirit When You Believe Ephesians 1:13, ESV "In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit." Nomenclature: Ephesians 1:13, ESV Ephesians 2:10 — Created for Good Works Ephesians 2:10, ESV "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." Nomenclature: Ephesians 2:10, ESV Colossians 2:11–13 — Baptism and the Work of God Colossians 2:11–13, ESV "In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses." Nomenclature: Colossians 2:11–13, ESV Ezekiel 36:26–27 — New Heart and New Spirit Ezekiel 36:26–27, ESV "And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules." Nomenclature: Ezekiel 36:26–27, ESV John 14:15–17 — The Helper, the Spirit of Truth John 14:15–17, ESV "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him." Nomenclature: John 14:15–17, ESV 1 John 3:14 — Love as Evidence of New Life 1 John 3:14, ESV "We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death." Nomenclature: 1 John 3:14, ESV

Do Not Lose Heart | 2 Corinthians 4

2 Corinthians 4 The Light of the Gospel 4 Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. 2 But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God. 3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. 4 In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5 For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. 6 For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Treasure in Jars of Clay 7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. 8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 10 always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our bodies. 11 For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. 12 So death is at work in us, but life in you. 13 Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, "I believed, and so I spoke," we also believe, and so we also speak, 14 knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. 15 For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God. 16 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. 17 For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 18 as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.