1 Corinthian 2-4 (Monday June 22)

1 Corinthians 2 v1-4

Of all people, Paul most certainly  COULD come with "excellence of speech, wisdom declaring the testimony of God, persuasive words of human wisdom". He was the best orator of the time, with much wisdom and debating skill. BUT he chose to come in humility, and in the demonstration of the Spirit and Power.
WHY?
Between a great debate, and a convincing argument to win people over, OR the demonstration of the Spirit and Power, which one opens the hearts of the people, frees them and sets them on a path of relationship with Jesus?

1 Corinthians 3 v 11-14
 We will not be Judged for our failures. When we all stand before the judgement seat of Christ our works will be tested for an eternal reward. Somethings we have "produced" will be tried through the fire and will be counted to us as eternal rewards, others... ashes... This "Day" will not determine your salvation.

So my question is: what things do WE produce as Christians that will produce "gold, silver, precious stones" that will make it through the fire, and what might we be doing that will only produce "wood, hay, and straw"? 

1 Corinthians 4 v1

What ARE the mysteries of God that WE are stewards of and are we stewarding them well????

In the original Greek the words "steward" means distributor and "mystery" means secret.  So really it says we are the distributor of the secrets of God.