With biting sarcasm, Paul calls out his opponents in Corinth for their self-promotion. In contrast, Paul’s desire for commendation from Christ alone shaped his philosophy of ministry in ways that we will explore this Lord’s Day
Paul launched a defense of his authority in the church in the tenth chapter of 2 Corinthians. In the first six verses, he revealed the true nature and power of his authority. In the sermon text for this Lord’s Day (2 Corinthians 10:7-11), Paul explained that the Lord gave him this authority and he exercised…
This Lord’s Day we will focus on 2 Corinthians 10:1-6. This passage begins Paul’s renewed defense in which he takes aim at his opponents in Corinth who were trying to undermine his authority and his message in the church. His defense will occupy the rest of the letter. In it, Paul encourages the Corinthians to…
This Lord’s Day we will complete Paul’s discussion of the collection he was taking for the believers in Jerusalem. His instruction to the Corinthians is important for our understanding of stewardship in the age of the New Testament mission.
This Sunday we had our Missionary, Scott Williquette, preach from the Gospel of John.
In 2 Corinthians 8-9, Paul addresses the subject of the Corinthian church’s participation in a collection being gathered to 1) provide relief for Jewish Christians suffering in Jerusalem and 2) unify the church by minimizing ethnic differences. The sermon text for this Lord’s Day is the fourth of five sermons from these two chapters. It…
The Apostle Paul has given the contrast between life in the flesh and life in the Spirit. Then he comes to 5:24-25 that give a conclusion to his argument. The first part of his argument was that the Spirit and the flesh are at battle and they produce very different things. Verse 24 argues that…