Everybody, what is going on? You know what time it is. You're listening to join the Journey podcast with your host, Emma, daughter.

Thanks for joining. How much time do you typically spend thinking about the ending of epistles, the endings of the letters we read in the Bible?

In today's Devo on 1st Corinthians 16, that's the last chapter of the book of 1st Corinthians,

Kristen helped us see through her Devo that we have responsibilities to steward our money,

our opportunities in ministry, and our relationships in the church in a way that glorifies God.

And if you haven't gotten a chance to read her Devo, I'd encourage you to check it out.

As a way of reminder, part of the heart

behind Join the Journey is that we're all reading God's Word together. And I would love to read

what God has been teaching you as we've read First Corinthians. One easy way to share about

what God's been teaching you is to leverage the review section of Apple Podcasts. Use that space to

share maybe your favorite verse from First

Corinthians, something you were convicted of, or something that encouraged you. It'll take a couple

days for your notes to populate most likely, but I can't wait to read them and really give you

guys the opportunity to hear from each other. What have you been learning? Now, if you're

anything like me, you probably have a tendency to breeze through the intro and outro of epistles, letters.

But today, as we finish our time in First Corinthians, there are a few things worth noting

in Paul's concluding remarks. Typically, when a speaker or writer ends a speech or a letter,

they'll end by way of reminder. What was their main point or big idea? What's the one thing they

want their readers to walk away with? You may have noticed that as we've studied First Corinthians,

I've ended each episode by saying that in the midst of correction, God's grace always makes room

for redemption. I've finished with that line because as we've seen, as we've read First

Corinthians together and continue

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