No Longer Live For Ourselves – 2 Corinthians 5:1-15 Paul describes our earthly bodies as tents, temporary dwellings. 2 Corinthians 5:1-4For we know that if our earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal dwelling in the heavens,...
The Eternal Weight of Glory – 2 Corinthians 4:7-18 What are we living for? What gets us up in the morning? What gives us strength to continue, even in hardship? Why do we persevere? Paul has just taught that we carry the incredible light of Christ’s glory...
Let the Light Shine in the Darkness – 2 Corinthians 3:15-4:6 Paul has just taught about the glory of Jesus and His Spirit within us, a glory far greater than the law on tablets. The Holy Spirit shines through our hearts, surpassing the fading glory Moses veiled,...
Church Discipline and the Path to Restoration – 2 Corinthians 1:15-2:11 Paul tells the Corinthian church that while he had planned to visit them, he delayed his coming—not out of indecision, as he asks: 2 Corinthians 1:17 (CSB) “Now when I planned this, was I of...
Comfort That Comes From Suffering – 2 Corinthians 1:3-11 Paul opens 2 Corinthians with a blessing: 2 Corinthians 1:3 (CSB) “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort.” Mercy and comfort—God offers...
