Author: Amy

  • SOAP: God’s Word will reach more when we work together

    Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:15-16 15Nor do we claim credit for the work someone has done. Instead we hope that your faith will grow and that our work among you will be greatly enlarged. 16Then we will be able to go and preach the Good News in other places that are far beyond you, where no…

  • SOAP: I am a letter from Christ

    Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:2-3 2You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everybody. 3You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.…

  • SOAP: Love is patient in parenting, too

    Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. Observation: I so soften think of this verse in terms of my husband or grown family members. This morning my children came to mind. Application: Sometimes I get frustrated with my children and…

  • SOAP: Using our gifts to work together

    Scripture: 1Corinthians 12:4-8 4There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. 7Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.…

  • SOAP: Planning to win the race

    Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9: 24-26 24Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize?  Run is such a way as to get the prize. 25Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but…