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 things and the gospel does […]
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2 Corinthians 3 – Teaching #2: The New Covenant (pt3 of 3)
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 fruit is freedom. Going back […]
2 Corinthians 3 – Teaching #2: The New Covenant (pt2 of 3)
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 leading the blind, but also there was an issue of competence. […]
2 Corinthians 3 – Teaching #2: The New Covenant (pt1 of 3)
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 Me. What is […]
2 Corinthians – Teaching #1: Repentance and the Reality of Spiritual Battle (pt3 of 3)
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 […]
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 […]