by admin | Jul 1, 2021 | Shaped by the Cross
Paul begins the third chapter of 2 Corinthians with a couple of rhetorical questions that set up a discussion about where one’s confidence in ministry comes from. Paul makes clear the confidence he has comes from Christ, but that is not unique to his call as an...
by admin | Jul 1, 2021 | Stand-Alone Messages
God has entrusted a powerful instrument to His people…their voices. As God has spoken words of blessing over His people, so too are His people to use their voices to be a “fountain of life” which would build others up. Life-giving words are hard to...
by admin | Jun 15, 2021 | Shaped by the Cross
Each of us have a God-given influence on the lives around us. How do we make the most of this? We are not to be passive, yet we are also not to try and take control as if we are the ones who guide the Holy Spirit. Our passage today will provide us with much-needed...
by admin | Jun 10, 2021 | Shaped by the Cross
2 Corinthians 2:5-11 shows us how the practice of church discipline and restoration tests a church’s obedience to Christ as well as its love for one another. The church who models this obedience and love results in greater unity in the body and protection from Satan’s...
by admin | Jun 2, 2021 | Shaped by the Cross
Paul had visited the church in Corinth in ~56 AD, for the first time since founding it 6-7 years earlier. During his visit, which he called his “painful visit”, Paul had been publicly humiliated by an individual in the church, who slandered Paul’s character, and...
