Author Archives: Steve Hankins, Th.D.

“Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do. Let no man therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren.” (1 Corinthians 16:10–11, KJV)Continue reading “Respect and Protégés (1 Corinthians 16:10-11)”

“For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.” (1 Corinthians 16:9, KJV) I have heard this preached many times, and it makes sense. When you are serving the Lord, there will be opposition. Moreover, when you are seeing much success in the ministry, expect great opposition. I haveContinue reading “Overcoming Opposition (1 Corinthians 16:9)”

“But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost, for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.” (1 Corinthians 16:8–9, ESV) The first church that I ever joined was in a small suburb of Chicago Illinois. It was a mission church in the community that was less thanContinue reading “Open Doors (1 Cor 16:8-9)”

“Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I do pass through Macedonia. And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go. For I will not see you now by the way; but I trustContinue reading “Expressing Love (1 Cor 16:5-8)”

“Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come. And when I come,Continue reading “Finance and Accountability (1 Corinthians 16:1-4)”

“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.” (1 Corinthians 15:58, KJV) When I was studying for a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, part of my education was to work in an engineeringContinue reading “Assured Purpose (1 Cor 15:58)”

“O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?” (1 Corinthians 15:55, KJV) “The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 15:56–57, KJV) Prior to moving to our currentContinue reading “Greatest Victory (1 Cor 15:53-57)”

“Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” (1 Corinthians 15:51–52, KJV) I heard of aContinue reading “The Mystery Explained (1 Corinthians 15:51-56)”

“Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.” (1 Corinthians 15:50, KJV) I knew a man once who was declared dead in a hospital. His heart had stopped. In that state, with his heart not beating, he was powerless to help himself. Yet,Continue reading “The Powerlessness of Man versus the Power of God (1 Cor 15:50-51)”

“And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the LordContinue reading “Prototypes (1 Cor 15:45-49)”