In the midst of this COVID-19 pandemic, you might be thinking that our study in 2 Corinthians is irrelevant. After all, what does the apostle Paul’s interaction and relationship with a bunch of ancient Christians in Corinth have to do with us? It might not seem applicable, but it is because it’s truth – God’s […]
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So far in our study of 2 Corinthians, we’ve seen seven out of 10 truths about affliction and comfort. These were: God comforts us in all our affliction. God comforts us so that we can comfort others. Great suffering comes with great comfort. Affliction and comfort have purpose. We suffer and take comfort together. Christian
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As we’ve gone through 2 Corinthians, so far we’ve seen three out of 10 truths about affliction and comfort (see Part 1 and Part 2 of this series). Today, we’ll look at a fourth truth: Christian suffering and comfort have purpose. The Purpose for Your Suffering The first part of 2 Corinthians 1:6 tells us
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Yesterday, we began looking at 10 truths about comfort and affliction. We saw that God comforts us in our affliction. But that comfort is not just for us – it’s for us to share with others. Today, we’re going to look at another truth about comfort and affliction: Great Christian suffering comes with great Christian
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Before we dive into 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, we need to define a couple terms: “affliction and “comfort.” In the context of our passage today, they can be defined like this: Affliction – suffering and burden beyond what our strength can handle. Comfort – the God-given ability to endure affliction by abandoning our own strength and
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Today we’re starting a new study series in the book of 2 Corinthians! For now, we’ll just be looking at the first two verses as a brief introduction with three key observations: Who wrote 2 Corinthians? Who is it to? What’s inside it? Don’t think that this is simply a formality. The introduction to these
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