Instead of binding you with religion, Paul said, you were not bound under my leadership. Actually, as an apostle, I will allow myself to be bound for your sake. For the sake of church planting and missions, I will endure whatever hardships come my way because Satan doesn’t want God’s work to advance. If you […]
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2 Corinthians – Teaching #1: Repentance and the Reality of Spiritual Battle (pt2 of 3)
There was a happy ending, but there were 6-7 years of a rocky relationship between Paul and the Corinthian church. And much of time, Paul was not there. Either because of missions or because he wasn’t welcome. You can see how false apostles could easily turn the Corinthians against Paul. Not only does he not […]
2 Corinthians – Teaching #1: Repentance and the Reality of Spiritual Battle (pt1 of 3)
Main text: 2 Cor 11:1-15 About a year ago, we finished 1 Corinthians and took a break from our trek through the Bible to study the gospel of Matthew. Now, we are picking up where we left off and starting today, I will preach the next 7 weeks from 2 Corinthians. You may find it […]
2 Cor 4 – Do Not Lose Heart (Sending off our first missionary couple)
This is the commissioning service for Brother D and Sister S, who will be leaving as missionaries to China tomorrow. I’ve known D since he was a student in college when he had the email address, [email protected]. I don’t think I have to explain what kind of person D was because that email address says […]