2 Corinthians 12:14-18 ESV “Here for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden, for I seek not what is yours but you. For children are not obligated to save up for their parents, but parents for their children. I will most gladly spend and be … Continue reading If I Love You More
Encouragement
A Thorn in the Flesh
2 Corinthians 12:7-10 ESV “So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But … Continue reading A Thorn in the Flesh
Disguised as Servants of Righteousness
2 Corinthians 11:12-15 ESV “And what I am doing I will continue to do, in order to undermine the claim of those who would like to claim that in their boasted mission they work on the same terms as we do. For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. … Continue reading Disguised as Servants of Righteousness
Betrothed to Christ
Video Talk 2 Corinthians 11:1-4 ESV “I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me! For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve … Continue reading Betrothed to Christ
Destroying Arguments Against God
2 Corinthians 10:1-6 ESV “I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!— I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count … Continue reading Destroying Arguments Against God
Ministry to the Saints
Video Talk 2 Corinthians 9:1,6-12 ESV “Now it is superfluous for me to write to you about the ministry for the saints.” “The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or … Continue reading Ministry to the Saints
Bringing Holiness to Completion
2 Corinthians 7:1 ESV “Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.” What promises did they have? Well, these words fall right after what Paul taught them in 2 Corinthians 6:14-18, where he told them that they … Continue reading Bringing Holiness to Completion
Where Do We Worship God?
2 Corinthians 6:14-18 ESV Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple … Continue reading Where Do We Worship God?
Who am I in Christ?
2 Corinthians 5:17-21 ESV “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, … Continue reading Who am I in Christ?
Death Resulting in Life
Video Talk 2 Corinthians 4:1,7-12 ESV “Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart… But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven … Continue reading Death Resulting in Life
Run With It 