Sermons on 2 Corinthians
A Change of Plans
You can be seated. Please turn in your copy of the scriptures to 2 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians chapter one. Last week, we looked at verses one through 11. We sort of skipped over the verses one and two about the, hello, it’s Paul and all that. We’ve covered those openings so many times. We really focused on verses three through 11 and the idea of suffering. Today, we want to see the beginning of Paul’s defense of his ministry. Really,…
Affliction & Comfort
Please be seated. Turn to your, uh, in your copy of the scriptures to second Corinthians. Uh, today we’ll begin, uh, that little book or big book, I guess it is 13 chapters. Uh, remember in our understanding of Paul’s ministry to the Corinthians, he went there on a second missionary journey, stayed about a year and a half. Uh, he left. Uh, he visited once it was called the painful visit. And in our, uh, early studies here in…
Lord’s Day 31: Opening & Shutting
2 Corinthians 2:12-17; Matthew 16:13-20
Lord’s Day 20: Person & Work of the Holy Spirit
2 Corinthians 1; Genesis 1:1-2 Genesis chapter one verses one and two says, in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void and darkness was over the face of the deep and the spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And then our next reading is from second Corinthians chapter one. So Sunday mornings were in first Corinthians, but this is second Corinthians. Second Corinthians chapter one, verses…
Lord’s Day 6: Well Beloved Son
2 Corinthians 5-6; Genesis 2-3 Turn to Genesis 2 and 3, and after you found Genesis 2 and 3, stick a finger there and look for 2 Corinthians chapter 5. You may think that the Heidelberg Catechism is beating a dead horse about the mediator, but I think perhaps you’ll think otherwise after a little bit. Maybe you’ll think I’m beating a dead horse. Who knows? Those preachers are good at it. So 2 Corinthians chapter 5 and 6, we’ll…