"There be Romans here." A Brief Intro to the Series

This is an introduction episode to the podcast's new series on Romans. Please listen, like, subscribe, and share. 

2 Corinthians 12 & 13: So you will listen.

(NRSV, 1989)1 It is necessary to boast; nothing is to be gained by it, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.Paul continues his exercise in absurdity...

2 Corinthians 10 & 11: Why do you gotta' be so mean?

(NRSV, 1989)As mentioned in the introduction episode, with its radical shift in tone and subject matter, there is a thought among scholars that 2 Corinthians 10-13 rep...

2 Corinthians 9: Generosity and Faith

(NRSV, 1989)Now it is not necessary for me to write you about the ministry to the saints, 2 for I know your eagerness, which is the subject of my boasting about you to...

2 Corinthians 8: It's Just Right

(NRSV, 1989)1 We want you to know, brothers and sisters, about the grace of God that has been granted to the churches of Macedonia; 2 for during a severe ordeal of aff...

2 Corinthians 7: Good Grief

(NRSV, 1989)2 Make room in your hearts 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,...

2 Corinthians 6: Now Is the Time

(NRSV, 1989)1 As we work together with him, we urge you also not to accept the grace of God in vain. 2 For he says,“At an acceptable time I have listened to you,    an...

2 Corinthians 5: The New Creation

(CSB)Thank you for listening to First Day.Paul continues in chapter five informing the Corinthians the outcomes that they should expect following their decision to die...

2 Corinthians 4: Unexpected Outcomes

(CSB)Thank you for listening to First Day.1 Therefore, since we have this ministry because we were shown mercy, we do not give up.2 Instead, we have renounced secret a...

2 Corinthians 3: Beyond the Veil

(CSB)Thank you for listening to First Day. 1 Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some, letters of recommendation to you or from you? 2 You...

2 Corinthians 2: Don't Worry About It

(CSB)Thank you for listening to First Day.1 In fact, I made up my mind about this: I would not come to you on another painful visit. 2 For if I cause you pain, then wh...

2 Corinthians 1: Better Late Than Never

Many people consider 2 Corinthians to be Paul’s most personal and emotional letter(s). Now I say “letter(s)” because there is the possibility that 2 Corinthians repres...

1 Corinthians 16: I'll Be Seeing You!

1 Corinthians 15: What happens to us now?

(NRSV, 1989)In my estimation, 1 Corinthians 15 is one of the most doctrinally dense chapters in the New Testament outside of Paul’s letter to the Romans. Why the apost...

1 Corinthians 14: You people are crazy!

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1 Corinthians 13: Don't Tell the Wedding Planner

(NRSV, 1989)Thank you for tuning into First Day; I am your host Patrick Cooley, currently the pastor of Northport Methodist Church. Please like, subscribe, and share. ...

1 Corinthians 12: Many Gifts But One Spirit

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1 Corinthians 11 Part Two: The Three Muskateers

(NRSV, 1989)Paul turns his attention toward another problem within the church that the Corinthians are creating for themselves because of their refusal to see themselv...

1 Corinthians 11 Part One: The Scissors Are in Your Hands

(NRSV, 1989)Thank you for listening to First Day. I am Patrick Cooley. Please like, subscribe, and share on Apple, Google, and Amazon Podcasts. Of all the scripture th...

1 Corinthians 10 Part Two: Remember Why You Are Here

(NRSV, 1989)So then, my dear friends, flee from idolatry. I am speaking as to sensible people. Judge for yourselves what I am saying. The cup of blessing that we bless...

1 Corinthians 10 Part One: Are You Sure?

(NRSV, 1989)Now I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud, all passed through the sea, and all were baptized i...

1 Corinthians 9: To win the race you must participate in it.

(NRSV, 1989)In chapter nine, Paul uses himself as an example for those Corinthians who are lording their under freedom over others. Keep in mind these people’s stateme...

1 Corinthians 8: Just because you're hungry and it's there doesn't mean that you should eat it.

Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that ‘we all have knowledge.’ Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. If anyone thinks he knows anything, he does not yet k...

1 Corinthians 7 Part Two: No Matter Who, Where, or When

Let each one live his life in the situation the Lord assigned when God called him. This is what I command in all the churches. Was anyone already circumcised when he w...

1 Corinthians 7 Part One: Don't Give Satan a Chance

Chapter six ends with Paul’s command to, “Flee from sexual immorality!” Christians must do so, he says, because we can no longer claim ownership of ourselves—of our bo...

1 Corinthians 6: Wouldn't You Rather...

CHAPTER SIX (NRSV)Now Paul goes to meddling where he doesn’t belong. If any of you has a dispute against another, how dare you take it to court before the unrighteous,...

1 Corinthians 5: A Little Leaven

Chapter Five (CSB)1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and the kind of sexual immorality that is not even tolerated among the Gentiles—...

1 Corinthians 4: It's Up to You

Chapter Four (CSB)1 A person should think of us in this way: as servants of Christ and managers of the mysteries of God. 2 In this regard, it is required that managers...

1 Corinthians 3 Part 2: The Temple

PART II (CSB)16 Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?17 If anyone destroys the temple of God, God will destroy that pe...

1 Corinthians 3 Part 1: Working on the Building

PART I (CSB)1 And I, brothers and sisters, could not speak to you as spiritual people, but only as fleshly, as to infants in Christ. 2 I gave you milk to drink, not so...