1 Corinthians 3

"Dear Beloved, As Paul used his letter to address the rivalries and divisions among My followers in Corinth, he pointed to four truths that I want you..."

"Dear Father, growth-giving God, Help me to be a genuinely spiritual person in Christ. Let me grow beyond having to be fed like a baby on soft food....."

"Dear Father, who loves to dwell with man, Thank you for dwelling within our spirits, for making us your holy temple! Help us not to be deceived or to..."

"Dear Father, designer of destiny, Thank you for your concern for us. We are the field that you tend, the building that you build. You build us as..."

"Dear Father, kind and generous God, Let us look for the imitation of Jesus in the lives of others, for you have made this the measure of greatness......"

"Dear Child of the Father, The Corinthian disciples had forgotten what made them special. Some were arguing that their group of believers was more..."

"You realize, don't you, that you are the temple of God, and God himself is present in you? No one will get by with vandalizing God's temple, you can be sure of...."

"Dear Father, designer of destiny, Even if I am not the best quality, you can save me myself - but I don't want to escape doom by a hairsbreadth. I..."

"Dear Father, growth-giving God, Both the planter and the waterer are equal and shall receive their wages according to their labor. But you give life!..."

"Don't you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? God will destroy anyone who destroys this temple. For...."

"Do not fool yourselves. If you think you are wise in this world, you should become a fool so that you can become truly wise, because the wisdom of..."

"Don't you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? God will destroy anyone who destroys this..."

"For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ."

"You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans?"

""Ye are Christ's." You are his by donation, for the Father gave you to the Son; his by his bloody purchase, for he counted down the price for your..."

"Are you mourning, believer, because you are so weak in the divine life: because your faith is so little, your love so feeble? Cheer up, for you have....."

Inspirational illustration of 1 Corinthians 3:3 -- You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere men?

Image of 1 Corinthians 3:11 -- You are God's Building... No one can lay any foundation other than the one that already has been laid, and that foundation is Jesus Christ.

Why tear down when you can build others up? Paul Faulkner reminds us that we are put here to be a blessing to others and inspire, encourage, and build up, not tear down and criticize because the church, Jesus' community, is God's holy temple.

Will you bloom where you are planted? God wants us to blossom where we are planted.

Want to see God's temple? Look in the mirror I am a temple of God because God lives in me. He comes to live in every person who is born again of water and Spirit.

How does your garden grow? Sometimes we just need to clear the clutter out of our lives!

Can you see more going on in your life than the daily grind? Phil Ware writes about having a sense of divine partnership in daily life and being used by God and sensing God's presence in what we do.

There's nothing more natural than sharing good news We forget that the story of Jesus is good news, something that should be naturally shared with people we know.