Ezra 1:2-2:70

When King Cyrus of Persia gave the order, the Jews began a migration back to their homeland to rebuild the temple. Ezra the priest recorded how their leader Zerubbabel and all the returnees gave their offerings, time, and talents toward the restoration of the temple.

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Ezra 1:1-2

An introduction to Ezra, a priest in ancient Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity, who recorded the rebuilding of the temple under Zerubbabel, and set his sights on the teaching and the preaching of the Word of God.

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1 Corinthians 16:1-24

Paul wraps up his first letter to the church at Corinth, giving instructions about collections for the poor church in Jerusalem, and his travel plans.

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1 Corinthians 15:35-58

Jesus not only cheated death, but destroyed its power. Now, the earthly body is sown in death but raised incorruptible. Where, O death, is your sting? Where your victory, O grave?

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1 Corinthians 15:1-44

This chapter is all about the main point of the Christian faith; the resurrection of Christ is the best-attested event of human history, and is the fact that gives the hope of the believer that he, too, will rise.

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1 Corinthians 15:1-8

Paul reminds the Corinthians to keep the main thing "the main thing:" that the Resurrection of Christ is the historically recorded cornerstone and foundation of the Gospel.

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1 Corinthians 14:1-40

In discussing the spiritual gifts of tongues and prophecies, Paul teaches the Corinthian Christians to pursue the "best gifts" in their lives…speaking the Word of God accurately and in love.

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1 Corinthians 12:31-14:2

The "Love Chapter" 13 describes the most excellent way in the Christian life; better than all the other so-called "sign gifts" combined.

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1 Corinthians 12:8-31

Every believer has a spiritual gift, given to him/her by the Holy Spirit. Here we see one list of the gifts as Paul described to the Corinthian believers, and every one of them is needed for the body to function.

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1 Corinthians 12:1-7

Paul continues his instructions to the believers at Corinth, taking on the subject of the Spiritual Gifts.

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2 Corinthians 1:1-3

An introduction to Paul's second epistle to the church at Corinth, written shortly after the first letter, as a heart-felt and comforting follow-up to some of the hard things he wrote in the first letter.

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2 Corinthians 4:1-6

How the Gospel of Christ is light, shining into the hearts of those who believe it. The light is veiled or hidden from those who do not believe; they cannot see it.

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2 Corinthians 1:10-2:13

More about the God of mercy and comfort, how God indwells believers, dealing mercifully with us in all sorts of difficulties, and helping us forgive.

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Esther 1:1-3

The introduction to the one book that never mentions the name of God~! Instead, it is a book about how God works his purposes mysteriously through human history for the benefit of His people.

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2 Corinthians 3:11-18

Moses wore a veil on his face after he met with God on Sinai so people could not see the glory on his face was fading. But today believers reflect the glory of God "with unveiled faces."