What would you do to gain unimaginable treasures?
- Paul trusts God to work through His Gospel (v1-6)
- Rejoice in our weakness as that’s where God’s power is (v7-12)
- Look to future glory to put our personal suffering into eternal perspective (v16-18)
To see the gospel bear fruit in the Inner West and the World as we commit, grow, engage and send.
Sermons on 2 Corinthians
- We do not lose heart
- Three keys of How he could do it
- The supernatural basis of the ministry
- Understanding the present
- He knew the future
- How Did he go on without loosing heart
- Four basic lessons we can learn
- The Content of The Gospel is all about Jesus
- We Learn about Our Future
- We Learn about our Difficulties in Life, Suffering, Service
- We Learn about our Christian Ministry in the Gospel
There Must Be Something More …
- Saved to
livefor Jesus (2 Cor 5:15)- 1 Tim 5:3-4, 8
- Eph 4:28
- 1 Thes 4:12a
- 1 Thes 4:12b
- 2 Thes 3:11-12
- Saved to
seelike Jesus (2 Cor 5:16) - Saved to
embodyJesus (2 Cor 5:17) - Saved to
speakfor Jesus (2 Cor 5:18-21)
Competing Spirits:
The spirit of Individualism vs.The work of the Holy Spirit
- When Jesus spoke to the Church (Matt 16:13)
- Confessional (Matt 16:16, 1 Cor 12:3, 2 Cor 4:5)
- The relationship between Lord and Disciple (Acts 9:1-5)
- The One Body: Christ as Head of the body of believers (1 Cor 12:12-14,27)
- The Body: the relationship between Disciples
- Gathering together (1 Cor 1:2, 11:18-20)
- Seeking the common good (1 Cor 12:7)
- Implications
Introduction – Are we ready for Jesus’ return?
1. Paul’s concern for the Corinthians’ good (12:14-19)
2. The Corinthians’ love of the ways of the world (12:20-21)
3. Paul’s plan for dealing with unrepentance (13:1-4)
4. The Corinthians’ opportunity for self-correction (13:5-12)
