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 […]
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; […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
What is your treasure (2 Cor 4:6)? Your jar of clay (2 Cor 4:7)? How much time and thought do you give to each? Do you suffer/die [forfeit your life] to give life (2 Cor 4:8-9)? What should you “always” […]
When disheartened or discouraged, do you “lose heart” (2 Cor 4:1, 16)? Was Paul? Why? How do you live a life of personal integrity (2 Cor 4:2; 1:12)? What is “the god of […]
2021-04-20 15:31:23 What’s your “smell“? What do others “smell” from you? Do they smell Jesus? What aroma do you give off? Cool like Clint Eastwood or Denzel or Keanu Reeves or Will Smith? Cute like […]
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