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…
Paul has made it very clear that those who have been justified by God have received the Spirit of God. He also shows that if your life is dominated by the flesh, it’s evidence that you’ve never received the Spirit. In Galatians 5:19-23 Paul gives two lists: one of vices, the works of the flesh;…
In 2 Corinthians 8:1-6, we saw Paul gently call the church in Corinth to give sacrificially to a collection he planned to deliver to Jewish Christians in Jerusalem. Paul chiefly desired to see the collection strengthen the unity of the church (Jews with Gentiles) for the sake of the advance of the Gospel. In today’s…
In the eighth chapter of 2 Corinthians, Paul launches a discussion of an offering he collected as aid for suffering believers in Jerusalem. In today’s sermon text, Paul holds forth the Macedonian churches as examples of generosity fueled by devotion to the advance of the Gospel of Christ.
This Lord’s Day it is our pleasure to have Dr. Ryan Martin as our guest speaker. He serves as pastor of First Baptist Church, Granite Falls, Minnesota. His sermon will focus on the victory that belongs to those who trust the risen Christ.
The sermon for this Lord’s Day will be delivered by Mark Buhr. It focuses on the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit in the life of each believer.
We welcome our guest speaker, Michael Riley, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Wakefield, Michigan. His sermon text emphasizes the need to come to Christ as a child, that is, to humble ourselves.