Tommy Blumberg

1 Corinthians 1:1–3: Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, to the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on …

Romans 16:27: To God, alone wise, be glory through Jesus Christ forever. Amen.

Romans 16:26: But now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience to the faith—

Romans 16:25: Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began.

Outwardly you seem just fine, but inwardly something has gradually changed. You’ve allowed yourself to settle for routine. What’s changed? How did you ever leave your First Love?

Romans 16:24: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

Romans 16:23: Gaius, my host and the host of the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, and Quartus, a brother.

Romans 16:21–22: Timothy, my fellow worker, and Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my countrymen, greet you. I, Tertius, who wrote this epistle, greet you in the Lord.

The mockery of Jesus Christ has never ceased since His birth in Bethlehem two millenniums ago. King Herod deceptively said he would worship the Christ child, but instead, he murdered all the boys two years and younger, hoping to kill the promised Savior of the world. Still, there’s one irrefutable …

Romans 16:20: And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.