This is an index of Paul's difficulties and hardships that he experienced during his ministry. But there is another way of looking at hardships and difficulties in ministry, or in life: they are adventures. They are tests of your faith. They re

Light

Aug 29th, 2022 30m 42s

Jesus calls us, and when He calls us, He says "Die to yourself, take up your cross, and follow Me." I don't know about you, but for me the constant struggle is "Jesus, how can I follow you without dying? How can I still hold on to the things th

A New Creation

Aug 21st, 2022 28m 42s

God says that He is making everything new. Jesus inaugurates a new covenant. You have gone through a new birth, and have new desires. If you are in Christ, you are a new creation.

Reconciliation

Aug 14th, 2022 29m 44s

Paul has a sense of duty that motivates him: it's the love of Christ. Christ died for all; I'll say it again, Christ died for all! All mankind, all nations, all cultures, all ages, all classes, everyone with a "weird" accent, He died for them a

Body Now, Body Then

Aug 7th, 2022 24m 51s

We will have a body dominated by the Spirit. We are called now to please God in our bodies, and then we will be called to please God in our bodies as well. You are a temple of the Holy Spirit! Therefore, glorify God with your body.

Faith and Treasure

Jul 31st, 2022 34m 7s

If I live in Massachusetts and travel to Florida, I don't buy nice things for my hotel room. I don't decorate the cabin of the plane where I'm sitting to make it feel like home. I know its temporary, I know I'm just passing through. I'm not buy

Christian Ministry

Jul 24th, 2022 26m 58s

Keep honest. Expect rejection and opposition. Proclaiming Christ. "Where are we to find out about God? Where do we look? We look to Christ. In looking to Christ, we proclaim: "My God is just like Jesus!" What is God like? He's just like Jesus

Ministers of the New Covenant

Jul 17th, 2022 26m 19s

The Old Testament was external--written outside the heart, as it were. But there was a great glory on the top of Mount Sinai, it was incredible, it was fantastic! Yet, Paul says, how much more glorious then when the New Covenant comes! The fulf

The Triumph of Christ

Jul 10th, 2022 33m 45s

Paul wants to show his readers that he is part of a winning team. So far he has talked about troubles and hassle and pressures and problems. But he wants to make it clear: that is not the whole story in ministry. Rather, he sees himself in a tr

Forgiveness for Sinners

Jul 3rd, 2022 29m 22s

There is a time to discipline, a time to forgive, and a time to be an example for others. There are consequences to sin, there is forgiveness for sin. When you're sinned against, be an example of forgiveness.

The Theme of 2nd Corinthians

Jun 26th, 2022 31m 32s

Like it or not, we will be criticized; so how do you deal with criticism? It's part of being a card-carrying human being, and in 2 Corinthians, that's the major theme. Dealing with criticism.

Three Things That Paul Knows

Jun 19th, 2022 28m 48s

Paul knows that God called him, Paul knows the God who called him, and Paul knows that God works through prayers, both his and others'.

The Surpassing Worth of Knowing Jesus

Jun 12th, 2022 19m 6s

Jesus knew His purpose because He stayed in communion with God. He often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. That is what it looks like to abide in the Lord; to set apart intentional time in which your only purpose is to be with Jesus.

Introduction to 2 Corinthians

Jun 5th, 2022 22m 21s

Corinth was an international, but wicked place. A place where prostitution and immorality were rife. The descriptor "Corinthian" was used to describe a person as wicked, perverse, drunk, and immoral. So you can imagine all the different problem

The Unchangeable Promise of God

May 29th, 2022 23m 35s

"God commands Abraham to sacrifice his only son and earl the next morning, Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. Sometimes the smallest actions are anchored in extraordinary faith. Abraham had woken up early and loaded his donkey a thousand tim

Sabbath Rest

May 22nd, 2022 23m 31s

"Labor is a gift from God, but toil is a result of sin. We toil six days a week, but God gives us the seventh for rest. That seventh day is a foreshadowing of the rest we will experience in glory. That seventh day keeps in mind, every week, tha

The Rich Young Ruler

May 15th, 2022 31m 5s

It's God who saves, and anything is possible with God. The Rich Young Ruler was saying he's the perfect candidate for discipleship, he wasn't a tax collector, he kept all the commandments, he was teachable. But all the while he was trying to ge

"The Word Wept Among Us"

May 8th, 2022 24m 30s

God loves you and He shares your sorrows. God is glorified as we endure and fulfill His purposes in our pain. We can endure because we know that a day is coming when He will right all wrongs, and the proof is Jesus Himself. You see, He wept amo

Choices

May 1st, 2022 35m 43s

"Isn't it amazing that God's design for perfection included giving us the power to choose? We are fighting a battle day in and day out whether we know it or not; it is not a battle against spouse or children or coworkers or family members, but

"Her Stones Are Dear to Your Servants"

Apr 24th, 2022 28m 28s

"The Church has always been in need of repair. You will not find a perfect church. You will find churches full of sinners, and you and I are among them. God calls me and you to love those sinners, that community. Even though we are imperfect, G