2) We give generously AND we give eagerly. What if we give generously, but it feels like the money is being pried out of our hands because we give begrudgingly? What if we give but there is no joy and we feel coerced by God or God’s people to give. You could say, I did […]
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2 Cor 8-9- Teaching #6: The Grace of Giving (pt2 of 3)
The motivation for our giving. Before we talk about our giving, we need to discuss the motivation behind our giving. Why should we give? We give because of what God gave to us in Christ. 2 Cor 8 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ: Though He was rich, for your […]
2 Corinthians 4-5 – Teaching #4: Eternity (pt1 of 3)
Today, I want to talk about eternity. Having an eternal perspective. Having an eternal perspective does a few things for the believer: 1) keeps the believer humble, 2) motivates the believer to live wisely, and 3) allows the believer to understand the goal of suffering. Having an eternal perspective is so important in the Christian […]
2 Corinthians 4 – Teaching #3: The Gospel of Christ (pt2 of 3)
Sin makes us crave darkness. It produces ignorance because we think we know something because our minds are puffed up with pieces of knowledge. Yet, all we have are vague approximations. Opinions. Our knowledge is piecemeal. It’s full of holes. We see dim outlines on the walls of a cave. Because we don’t have the […]
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. […]