Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:16-33 Don’t follow a leader just because they are confident “Since many boast according to the flesh, I too will boast.” (2 Corinthians 11:18) “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank…

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 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…

Scripture:  2 Corinthians 4:7-12 Focus on the value, not the vessel(2 Corinthians 4:7) “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys the field.” (Matthew 13:44) (1) When we focus on the vessel, we…