2 Corinthians 7 is the most encouraging part of the letter so far, and yet Paul feels he has to preface it with this appeal, Make room for us in your hearts 2 Cor. 7:2 Because this is a Turning Point, and turning points are hopeful but also fragile and Paul’s words here offer us…
Having talked about what drove him to persuade others to come to Christ, in 2 Corinthians 6, Paul now talks about what stops us from doing that, indeed from serving Christ at all. We are divided when we should be united, and united when we should be divided. Dividing when we should be united Uniting…
As the shattering experiences of the veterans of war across history demonstrates, there is a cost to remembering. And so on this Remembrance Sunday we gather to remember those who cannot forget, and – from the Scriptures – learn, Resist the temptation to just try to forget Recognise that it’s not enough only to remember…
Having called us to, “fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen” (2 Cor. 4:18), Paul now refutes any fear that this will make us ‘to heavenly minded to be of any earthly use’. He relates how these principles are actually the very Engine of Evangelism. And he does it…
Paul frames the fourth chapter of 2 Corinthians with the repeated declaration that, we do not lose heart. 2 Cor. 4:1, 16 And between these two claims he tries to explain why by drawing our attention to one of the central themes of the letter – the difference between the Seen and the Unseen. He…
What kind of relationship do you want with God? In 2 Corinthians 3 Paul emphasises three words which both set out both what God wants in a relationship with you, and, where Corinth has gone wrong in the relationship they are pursuing with Him. And those words are: Glory Ministry And Boldness
Paul Simpson joins us this morning with a study from Luke 10
Paul is writing to the Corinthian believers, “for your joy” (2 Cor. 1:24) – but they have forgotten the way to find joy. So in this passage Paul reminds them what kind of ministry can lead them to the joy of their salvation. It is the ministry which: Is willing to punish in love, and…
Paul, facing opposition in the church of Corinth, doesn’t engage in trying to get the believers to choose him over them, rather he tries to show them what a good leader looks like through, His Boast His Defence His Goal
Paul begins 2 Corinthians with a beautiful reflection on comfort which is the foundation of what he has to say to the church. But we need to understand what, for Paul, the nature of comfort really is. If we understand that despair is the product of relying on ourselves, and hope the product of relying…