by admin | Jul 28, 2021 | Shaped by the Cross
“We do not lose heart” can be the creed for everyone in Christ. Even though we always face trouble, God has provided us with a sure and certain hope both for the future and for the present. And we can access this hope at all times if we remember the...
by admin | Jul 22, 2021 | Shaped by the Cross
It is no secret that we face hardship in life. Our text today focuses on the kind of hardships that are directly linked to following Jesus. Suffering for the name of Christ is one of God’s chosen methods to help us experientially discover Christ, His surpassing power...
by admin | Jul 6, 2021 | Shaped by the Cross
Likely in response to false teachers in Corinth who were teaching the Old Covenant (i.e., that people are saved by faith in Jesus PLUS obeying the Law), Paul had 3 things to say: (1) the New Covenant has greater glory than the Old Covenant [7-11], (2) the Jews have a...
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 | 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...
