by ray | Apr 29, 2013 | 2 Cor, NT, Sermons
Main thesis: Sin makes us crave darkness, produces ignorance and causes us to pursue self-glory while the gospel shines light, illumines minds and frees us to pursue the glory of God. I want you to be able to walk away from this sermon with this one line. Sin does 3...
by ray | Apr 21, 2013 | 2 Cor, NT, Sermons
When someone encounters Jesus and the veil is lifted and the Spirit breathes lives in your heart, you are not the same person. You change. I want to end outlining a few gospel fruits. Or evidence that you have truly met the Christ of the new covenant. The first gospel...
by ray | Apr 21, 2013 | 2 Cor, NT, Sermons
These false teachers were confident because of the letters of rec, the commendation they received from others. But that wasn’t the only source of their confidence. Not only are the false teachers being recommended by other false teachers, it’s a situation of the blind...
by ray | Apr 21, 2013 | 2 Cor, NT, Sermons
Today, I want to talk about the new covenant. Whenever we observe the Lord’s Supper on the first Sunday of every month, we recite the lines from 1 Cor 11 – This cup is the new covenant established by My blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of...
by ray | Apr 9, 2013 | 2 Cor, NT, Sermons
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...
by ray | Apr 9, 2013 | 2 Cor, Holy Spirit, NT, Sermons, Topical Studies
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...
