A lot of the time, people read “unequally yoked” in 2 Corinthians 6:14 and immediately think of marriage. But that’s actually not the primary focus here. The focus is on the believer and his or her spiritual life. When we’re unequally yoked with an unbeliever, it can cause us to be led astray from the […]
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It might seem like 2 Corinthians 6:11-13 is just a bridge from one thought to another. But they’re more than that – they reveal the apostle Paul’s tenderness and enduring love for the Corinthians. In spite of everything, though, he was committed to them and the kingdom of God. Paul’s Relationship with the Corinthians We
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“Don’t receive the grace of God in vain” – this is the big idea from our Scripture passage today. Over Easter weekend, we remembered Jesus’s death and resurrection and all the grace extended to us from God. Don’t receive all this in a way that makes no difference to your life. Working together with [God],
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We often struggle with understanding God’s will. It can be hard to know what He would have us do sometimes. But often, He doesn’t open the full future to us – He just shows us the next step for our life. The Christians in Corinth struggled with faith too. They struggled with sin, worldly influences,
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Our passage of Scripture today is really relevant to what’s taking place in the world right now with the outbreak of COVID-19. It is a reminder for us to have an attitude not based on fear, but built on faith. The predominant vibe of the world today is one of fear. It’s a fear of
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 // Focusing on Eternity During COVID-19 Read More »
As we’ve read through 2 Corinthians, we’ve seen how difficult the apostle Paul’s ministry was. In spite of everything, though, he kept going. Nothing stopped him from continuing his ministry as an apostle. The question for us is: how did Paul keep going in ministry when things were so difficult? What was his motivation and
2 Corinthians 4:13-15 // Motivation to Minister Read More »