Key verse: Psalm 135:1 Psalm 135:1-21; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Big idea: Praise God because in his relational love he’s created and saved us. No other ‘god’ can do this – they all lead to death. 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 1:20 2 Corinthians 1:12-2:4; Matthew 5:33-37, James 4:13-16 Big idea: Paul is a humble pastor. He is sincere. He is faithful in speaking the gospel. He is concerned for the Corinthians holiness and joy in faith. He loves them. These are some of the marks of a godly pastor. SERMONVIDEOLINK
Key verse: 2 Corinthians 1:3 Isaiah 40:1-11; 2 Corinthians 1:1-11 SERMONVIDEOLINK
Key verse: Numbers 6:24 Numbers 6:22-27, Psalm 128, Psalm 67 Big idea: It’s hard to imagine that God smiles at us, but the priestly blessing tells us that he does. What a life transforming thought and one that can even transform other people’s lives. This all happens through Christ. SERMONVIDEOLINK
Key verse: Romans 5:15b: For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many! Romans 5:12-21; Ephesians 2:1-10 Big idea: Can we be good enough to get to heaven and what […]