Ray Stedman Sermons

Topic:Idolatry A DAILY DEVOTION FOR OCTOBER 21ST READ THE SCRIPTURE: 1 CORINTHIANS 10:14-11:1 Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry. 1 Corinthians 10:14 There were, of course, idol temples in Corinth. On the hill behind the city was the temple of Aphrodite where male and female prostitutes plied their trade in the name of the worship of Venus, the goddess …

Topic:No Temptation A DAILY DEVOTION FOR OCTOBER 20TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: 1 CORINTHIANS 9:24-10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. 1 …

Topic:For Love’s Sake A DAILY DEVOTION FOR OCTOBER 18TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: 1 CORINTHIANS 8:1-13 Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that We all possess knowledge. But knowledge puffs up while love builds up. 1 Corinthians 8:1 The best meat in Corinth was found right next to the idol temple. In these pagan temples live animals were sacrificed. …

Topc:The Time Is Short A DAILY DEVOTION FOR OCTOBER 17TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: 1 CORINTHIANS 7:25-40 What I mean, brothers and sisters, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they do not; those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those …

Topic:With God A DAILY DEVOTION FOR OCTOBER 16TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: 1 CORINTHIANS 7:10-24 Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t let it trouble you — although if you can gain your freedom, do so. For the one who was a slave when called to faith in the Lord is the Lord’s freed person; similarly, the one who …

Topic:Sex in Marriage A DAILY DEVOTION FOR OCTOBER 15TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: 1 CORINTHIANS 7:1-9 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his …

Topic:What are Bodies For? A DAILY DEVOTION FOR OCTOBER 14TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: 1 CORINTHIANS 6:12-20 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 This …

Topic:The Wrong Way to Right Wrongs A DAILY DEVOTION FOR OCTOBER 13TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: 1 CORINTHIANS 6:1-11 If any of you has a dispute with another, do you dare to take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the Lord’s people? Or do you not know that the Lord’s people will judge the world? And if you …

Topic:Scandal in the Church A DAILY DEVOTION FOR OCTOBER 12TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: 1 CORINTHIANS 5:1-13 I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people — not at all meaning the people of this world who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. …

Topic:Complacency A DAILY DEVOTION FOR OCTOBER 11TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: 1 CORINTHIANS 4:8-21 Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! You have begun to reign — and that without us! How I wish that you really had begun to reign so that we also might reign with you! 1 Corinthians 4:8 The seat of the problem …