Title Verse : 2 Corinthians 4:16 2 Corinthians 4; Psalm 103 Big Idea: God reveals himself to us and others through our weaknesses and our sufferings; we are jars of clay, and it is where we crack that his light shines through. SERMONVIDEOLINK
Key Verse: 2 Corinthians 4:7 Psalm 116; 2 Corinthians 4 Big idea: The news of eternal life with God through faith in Jesus is so wonderful that it dwarfs all suffering. In fact, suffering and weakness now help to show how powerful the gospel is. SERMONVIDEOLINK
Key verse: 2 Corinthians 5:9 2 Corinthians 5:1-1; Isaiah 25:1-11 Big idea: Because Jesus rose from the dead, our resurrection and glorification is also guaranteed. Because we are certain of this, we live now to please God. SERMONVIDEOLINK
Title verse: 2 Corinthians 3:12 2 Corinthians 2:17-3:18; Exodus 34:27-35 Big idea: Paul is bold in proclaiming the gospel, not because of any quality he has in himself, but because the gospel is glorious. SERMONVIDEOLINK
Key verse: 2 Corinthians 2:14 2 Corinthians 2:12-16; Numbers 28:1-8 Big Idea: When we share and show the gospel, some people will love us as the bringer of life, and others will hate us. In fact, that may cause us to fail in our evangelism, but take courage, Christ has already won. SERMONVIDEOLINK
Key verse: 2 Corinthians 2:7 2 Corinthians 2:5-11; Matthew 18:15-22 Big idea: Someone has come into public conflict with Paul, has been disciplined by the church, and has now repented. The discipline was effective, and so Paul tells the Corinthians to forgive and restore him. If they don’t, they risk nullifying the grace of the […]
Key verse: 2 Corinthians 1:3 Isaiah 40:1-11; 2 Corinthians 1:1-11 SERMONVIDEOLINK
Key verse: 2 Timothy 1:7 (ESV) 1 Corinthians 9:24-10:13; Hebrews 4:14-16 Big idea: Self-control is restraining our own sinful desires, words, and actions so that we can do God’s will instead. Where all other humans fail, Jesus never lost self-control, and so is our perfect representative. He now fills us with his Spirit so we can […]