Author: Pastor Kevin McGuire

Today we start 1 Corinthians. Chapter 1 and verse 1 reads. 1Cor.1:1] Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, Paul, a chosen vessel of the Lord, an Apostle. Paul will use Jesus’s name 10 times in the first ten verses. 1Cor.1:2] Unto the church… Read more

1Cor.2 and verse 1 reads. 1Cor.2:1] And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. Not of my free will or as a great orator. 1Cor.2:2] For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and… Read more

1Corinthians chapter3 and verse 1 reads. 1Cor.3:1] And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. Paul is speaking to those in Corinth about the flesh because he cannot speak in the spirit yet, they have not received the meat, they are still… Read more

1Corinthians 4 and verse 1 reads. 1Cor.4:1] Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Brings up mysteries again, for the Elect to know. We studied this in chapter 2. To so an account is to bring to judgement. Be very careful not… Read more

1Cor.5 is an exciting chapter today. Chapter 5 and verse 1 reads. 1Cor.5:1] It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife. Even the gentiles know not to do this. Paul is talking about… Read more

1 Corinthians 6 and verse 1 reads. 1Cor.6:1] Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? This is speaking of if anyone has a legal problem with a brother, and for this reason we will use “Christians”. Then why go to a non-Christian… Read more

1 Corinthians 7 and verse 1 reads. 1Cor.7:1] Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. We don’t have the letter he is talking about so we don’t know the sin. This word touch is over excite. 1Cor.7:2] Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let… Read more

1 Corinthians 8 and verse 1 reads. 1Cor.8:1] Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. Things offered to idols are a sin to those that do not understand the law. This lesson will be complicated to those who haven’t studied the law… Read more

1 Corinthians 9 and verse 1 reads. 1Cor.9:1] Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? The answer to all three is Yes. And are we not who the Lord had sent him to, again Yes. 1Cor.9:2] If… Read more

1 Corinthians 10 and verse 1 reads. 1Cor.10:1] Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; Ignorant means “unlearned”. He is saying that our fathers (if you are of Israel, one of the twelve tribes.) that came out… Read more

1 Corinthians 11 and verse 1 reads. 1Cor.11:1] Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. Follow Christ only. Paul said this because he was given the Word of God to give to us. 1Cor.11:2] Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances,… Read more

1 Corinthians 12 and verse 1 reads. 1Cor.12:1] Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. Let’s learn about spiritual gifts. 1Cor.12:2] Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. Speaking to the people of Corinth. Led away to false idols. 1Cor.12:3] Wherefore… Read more

1 Corinthians 13 and verse 1 reads. 1Cor.13:1] Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. Paul spoke more languages than any other. Charity is love, saying he has none, means he also speaks tough love. As he… Read more

Before we begin our study in chapter 14 today, we need to understand that the word “unknown” is not in the manuscripts neither should be read as so. Tongues simply means languages. We are talking about having a language that you were not born with, but acquired later as you grew up. We just studied… Read more

1 Corinthians 15 and verse 1 reads. 1Cor.15:1] Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; We teach the gospels of Jesus, and we will stand with the gospel armor on, not fly, against Satan in these end times. 1Cor.15:2] By… Read more

1 Corinthians 16, this will be the last chapter of the first book of Corinthians. 1Cor.16 and verse 1 reads. 1Cor.16:1] Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. Paul never took a salary from the church. He was a tent maker,… Read more

2 Corinthians 1 and verse 1 reads. 2Cor.1:1] Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia: Written to God’s elect. 2Cor.1:2] Grace be to you and peace from God our… Read more

2 Corinthians 2 and verse 1 reads. 2Cor.2:1] But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness. I don’t want a painful visit. 2Cor.2:2] For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me? If… Read more

2 Corinthians 3 and verse 1 reads. 2Cor.3:1] Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you? Is it about you and me or about who and what we teach. 2Cor.3:2] Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known… Read more

2 Corinthians 4 and verse 1 reads. 2Cor.4:1] Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; We have the word and are ready to be sent. Let’s go to Isaiah and read. Isa.6:8] Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will… Read more

2 Corinthians 5 and verse 1 reads. 2Cor.5:1] For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. When we die, instantly we go to the Father. Ecc.12:7. 2Cor.5:2] For in this we groan, earnestly desiring… Read more

With the first two words we know this is a continuation from chapter 5. 2Corinthians 6 and verse 1 reads. 2 Corinthians 6 and verse 1 reads. 2Cor.6:1] We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. The last chapter was how we are… Read more

2Cor.7 and verse 1 reads. 2Cor.7:1] Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. I personally start everyday with prayer and repentance, and when I know I have sinned I repent right away. This way I know I’m… Read more

2Cor.8 and verse 1 reads. 2Cor.8:1] Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; When a church teaches God’s word they are blessed. Woe to those that don’t. Let’s go to Ezekiel 13 and read. Eze.13:3] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish… Read more

2 Corinthians 9 and verse 1 reads. 2Cor.9:1] For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you: It is not necessary for me to write unto you about the Apostles, because you know them personally. 2Cor.9:2] For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I… Read more

Continuing from chapter 9, 2Cor.10 and verse 1 reads. 2Cor.10:1] Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: Paul is saying that it may sound bold, but when I’m with you, you will understand. 2Cor.10:2] But… Read more