Scripture: 2nd Corinthians

In life, it can feel seemingly impossible to keep a Godly perspective. When we face tensions, we often try to control everything, when what we really need to do is turn our cares over to God.

Paul is writing to a church that has become adverse to him. And the reason it’s become adverse to him is because these leaders have crept into the church and they’ve preached a different message, a different Jesus.

When God gets ahold of your heart, he transforms your life. When we truly recognize what God has done for us we will respond by loving and serving those around us.

Why does the Apostle Paul choose to boast in his weaknesses? How many heavens are there? While these questions might not seem related, we discover their connection in today’s message.

The Apostle Paul contrasts his life and that of those in Corinth that would seek to distort the Gospel.  Paul boasts not of his greatness and success, but of his suffering for the cause of Christ.  For it is humility that is a result of abiding in Christ. Pride or boasting are contrary to the message of Christ.

Paul is going to deal with the heresy that’s taught by religious leaders in the Church of Corinth that’s brought really destruction into the church and hurt their relationship with the apostle Paul and more importantly, with God.

Today we examine Godly leadership. Each of us has the opportunity to influence those around us. Sometimes we can become fixated on what we think our calling is, but are we following our own ideas or submitting to God’s plan for us?

The Apostle Paul talks about his meekness in serving the Lord, but what does Godly meekness look like? It might be a little different than you think.

Having a lot of things in life doesn’t equate to happiness in life. We tend to find our identity in our stuff, but Paul wants us to understand that true wealth comes from serving others.

What is true Godly generosity and how does that express itself in our lives? In 2nd Corinthians 8, the Apostle Paul reflects on the church Macedonia and their giving hearts.