Don’t Compare and Commend Yourself-2 Cor 10:12-18
2021-07-12 15:39:04 Do you compare yourself with someone who is more popular, prettier, smarter, ‘better,’ more successful (2 Cor 10:12)? How do you “boast in the Lord” (2 Cor […]
Category: New Testament
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Bold, Weak and Unimpressive-2 Cor 10:1-11
A demanding weak leader. To his critics Paul was a weak, worldly, worthless, double-minded, unimpressive church leader with a bold front. In ch. 10-13 Paul answers their biting criticisms and wholesale attacks. A weak person may be timid and fearful, while a bold person intimidates others while […]
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Give a Lot-2 Cor 9:6-15
The rich get richer, the poor get poorer. Are you generous or stingy with your money? Do you think your money is yours OR that it is for others? Do you sow sparingly or generously (2 Cor 9:6; Dt 15:10; […]
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Give to the Needy-2 Cor 8:13-9:5
Mi casa es su casa [“My house is your house”]. The goal is equality, but the giving must be voluntary–not forced or demanded or legislated. “Our desire is not that others might be relieved […]
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Give Your Money Generously-2 Cor 8:1-12
2021-06-12 17:15:14 How much money are you making? How much are you giving? Can we ask such questions of one another in the church? Giving is a highly sensitive topic, […]
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Perfecting Purity-2 Cor 6:11-7:4
Be holy. Does “be holy” sound inviting or restrictive? Does God want you to suffer with no fun by commanding you to live a holy life (2 Cor 7:1; 1 Pet 1:16; Lev 11:45)? “The true Christian ideal […]
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NOW is the Time-2 Cor 6:1-10
Urgency: “Now is the time…now is the day” (2 Cor 6:2). Do you “seize the day” when God speaks to your heart (Ps 139:23-24)? Is there any urgency TODAY/NOW about Your Christian life? The gravity of the grace of God (2 Cor […]
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Reconciliation-2 Cor 5:11-21
Do you fear God (2 Cor 5:11a)? Do you persuade others (2 Cor 5:11b)? How’s your conscience? What is “Christ’s love” (2 Cor 5:14)? Does it compel you? How (2 Cor 5:15)? What is it to regard someone […]
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Sorrow-2 Cor 7:4-16
When you recall a negative/very unpleasant emotional experience, do you become bitter and resentful? When hurt by another, can you thank God and be at peace with your offender? How do […]
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You Will Face Judgment-2 Cor 5:1-10
There is a judgment day. We don’t like thinking or taking about it. Many live as though life just goes on with no judgment day. But death and judgment is your destiny (Heb 9:27); you and […]