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Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:1-15 I. Faithful shepherds want a church devoted to Jesus; false shepherds want a church devoted to another Jesus. II. Faithful shepherds are humble; false shepherds are proud. III. Faithful shepherds are servants of righteousness; false shepherds are servants of Satan. Application:Turn away from false shepherds and be devoted to the real…
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:1-18 Follow the leader who is meek “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!” (v1) “You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. If…
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:1-15 How Should We Give? Willingly “It may be ready as a willing gift, not as an extraction.” (2 Corinthians 9:5) Generously “The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.” (2 Corinthians 9:6) Cheerfully “Each one must give as he has…
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:16-24 “As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker for your benefit” (v23) A heart for the church “But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same earnest care I have for you. For he not only accepted our appeal, but being himself very earnest…
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 I. Generous giving is motivated by love for Jesus. A. The word grace is used four times in the first nine verses of 2 Corinthians 8 (vs. 1, 6, 7, 9). It is grace then that causes charity. God gives to us undeserved and unearned gifts of grace, and we generously give to those in…
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 7:2-16 Remaining Together “I do not say this to condemn you, for I said before that you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together.” (2 Corinthians 7:3) “you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,…
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1 Right Relationships “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?” (2 Corinthians 6:14-15) “Do not be deceived: ‘Bad company ruins good morals.’ Wake…
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:3-13 Let your manner match your message “We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way. . . by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love. (2 Corinthians 6:3,6) “For you remember, brothers,…
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:11-6:2 We are a witness of the love Christ demonstrated “For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their…
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 How do we walk? “So, we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:6-7) “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise, making…
