Little Country Church on the edge of town

Do do do do do do

People coming every day from miles around

For meetings and for Sunday school

And it's very plain to see

It's not the way it used to be.

Welcome to the Word for today, featuring the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Chuck

Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a chapter-by verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the word for today, Pastor Chuck continues his message, guided by God,

as we pick up in 1st Corinthians chapter 9, verse 27.

And now with today's study, here's Pastor Chuck.

It is important for us to keep the body under, to discipline ourselves in spiritual

disciplines. If the athletes are willing to go through such discipline just to receive a

corruptible crown, how much more should we discipline ourselves

for the incorruptible crown of life that the Lord our righteous judge shall give to us and to all

those who love is appearing?

Paul tells us that the flesh lust against the spirit and the spirit against the flesh, these are

contrary. I am in a battle within, and I must discipline myself to keep the body under.

Chapter 10. Moreover, brethren, I would not, you should be ignorant how that all of our fathers were

under the cloud and passed through the sea. Now he's talking about their forefathers who were

delivered out of Egypt. God used the cloud to guide them by day and the pillar of fire by night. The cloud had more

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