Teaching on 2 Corinthians

“Latimer wrote Ridley once that when he was settled and steadfast about his own salvation he was as bold as a lion, but if that hope became eclipsed he was fearful and afraid and was disqualified for service. Many are disqualified for ser-vice because they are continually doubting their own…

The Bible tells us very little about heaven, which explains why one theologian described it as “an unknown region with a very well-known inhabitant.”  That inhabitant is none other than Jesus Christ, and heaven is only heaven, because He is there. James Packer wrote that “For those who have learned…

Union General W.T. Sherman defined courage “to be a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.” As we will learn in today’s lesson, the apostle Paul in the fulfillment of his ministry perfectly fit that definition of courage. He knowingly faced danger at…

“A story is told about a dinner party where the guests were expected to stand after the meal and recite something for the group. A famous actor was present, and he recited the twenty-third Psalm with great dramatic flair and emotion, and sat down to great applause. Then a very simple man got up and…

In our lesson today, we will learn that there were those in Corinth who were coming against Paul on the basis that he was not nearly as impressive of a speaker as he was a writer. But Paul answered that charge by stating that “it is the Lord who commends us.” In other words, we don’t find our worth…

Someone once wisely said, “Let the mind of the Master, be the master of your mind.” In today’s text, Paul makes a strikingly similar exhortation when he says to us, “bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.” The mind is the battlefield where we engage in spiritual warfare.…

Ralph Waldo Emerson once wisely said: “It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.” That little tidbit of wisdom very closely describes the lesson Paul is trying to teach us in 2 Corinthians 9. Paul teaches us…

Today we will learn about how Jesus Christ is our pattern for giving. He didn’t give 5% of what He had, or even 10% of what He had. He gave all He had for the Kingdom of God. Sad to say, but most of us are content with giving the Lord the leftovers of our life-as depicted in the little poem below: …

Jon Courson tells the story of an offering that was being taken at a revival in Africa. As the plate came past a new Christian, he told the ushers to lower the plate. “Lower, lower, lower,“ he said, until the plate touched the ground. At that point, he stood up and stepped into the plate.  This new…