Teaching on 2 Corinthians

Teaching on 2 Corinthians

To defend Paul’s apostleship while confronting false apostles, and to express relief that the Corinthians had repented from their previous rebellion against Paul’s instructions.

Gifts from a Reconciling God

2 Corinthians 5:18-21 Well, we now come to the preaching of the Word, and it’s our time in our worship service where his Word is opened, explained, and exhorted. So we’re going to do that from 2 Corinthians chapter 5, 2 Corinthians chapter 5, and we’ll be looking at verses 18 to 21. There’s nothing like the delight and glow on someone’s face when giving them even a small or simple gift, when you’ve thought about that gift for a…

Fuel for a Faithful Life

2 Corinthians 5:11-17 We now come to the preaching of the Word of God, and so take your copy of God’s Word and turn to 2 Corinthians 5. 2 Corinthians 5, and last week we were encouraged as we gazed toward glory and all the marvelous future realities with present implications. And this week we’re going to be equipped and motivated to please our great God. And so we’re going to be in verses 11 through 17 today. 2 Corinthians…

Gazing toward Glory

2 Corinthians 5:1-10 We’ve come to the preaching of God’s Word. And so take your copy of the Word of God and turn to 2 Corinthians and we’re going to be in chapter 5, 2 Corinthians, and chapter 5. And while you’re turning there, you could think of chapter 5 as a giant Sequoia tree. And our privilege over the next three weeks is to see if we can digest this chapter in manageable portions so that by the end…

Helping through Prayer

2 Corinthians 1:8-11 It is a joy to have this holy privilege and opportunity to bring the word to you this morning. And the text that we’re going to be in today is in the 2 Corinthians. If you want to turn there, we’re going to be in 2 Corinthians chapter 1. And I’m just going to begin reading where we covered the last time I preached, starting in verse 3, and we’re going to go all the way through…

Seeking Comfort in Christ, Part 2

2 Corinthians 1:3-7 Well, good morning, everyone, I have the joy and privilege of opening God’s word with you again and if you were not here last week, we started really a two-part message on this passage of Scripture out of 2 Corinthians and it’s a passage that reminds us of God’s character and that he is a God of all comfort. He is the source of all comfort when we are afflicted with any kind of trial. And if…

Seeking Comfort in Christ, Part 1

2 Corinthians 1:3-7 It is good to be here with you all this morning. I will be preaching this week and next week, and we’re going to be in the passage out of 2 Corinthians chapter 1. If you’d like to turn there in your copy of God’s Word. We’re going to be in this passage of Scripture for a couple weeks. We live in a society that has become very preoccupied with being at ease, with being comfortable, emotionally…

The Power of Ministry Grace

2 Corinthians 4:13-18 I invite you to return to 2 Corinthians 4, and we’ll wrap up the three-part series that we have been doing on the Christian ministry. 2 Corinthians chapter 4, today we’re looking at verses 13 to 18, the last part of that chapter. But we will begin by reading the whole chapter, starting in verse 1. 2 Corinthians 4:1. Paul writes, “Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. But we…

The Purpose of Gospel Suffering

2 Corinthians 4:7-12    We are continuing a short series on Gospel ministry; 2 Corinthians chapter 4 and we’ll pick up our exposition where we left off last time. But I’ll start by reading the text starting back in chapter 4 verse 1. 2 Corinthians chapter 4 verse 1, Paul says, “Therefore having this ministry by the mercy of God we do not lose heart. But we have renounced disgraceful underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper…

The Glory of Gospel Ministry

2 Corinthians 4:1-6 Find your way to 2 Corinthians 4:1. Paul’s second epistle to the Corinthians is really the most autobiographical of all his epistles. That letter reveals Paul’s deep affection for the Corinthians. It gives us insight into what he suffered as an apostle, as Jesus promised him. And we see in the suffering and in the trial and affliction, we see what’s revealed is the heart of this apostle. And you can see the work of grace of…
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