Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 2 Corinthians 11. Despite a lifetime of love, discipline, and teaching from good parents, young people sometimes reject their parents, even denouncing them, and choose instead to make foolish and sinful decisions. That is the kind of heartbreak that comes to mind when I […]
2 Corinthians 10
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 2 Corinthians 10. Chapters 8-9 were about the collection Paul was coming to receive from the Corinthians. He was concerned, though, that during his visit, some tough love would be required as well (vv. 1-2). It is unclear who Paul was expecting to have a […]
2 Corinthians 9
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 2 Corinthians 9. Though they had many spiritual problems, the Corinthian church apparently had some level of generosity for the Lord’s work, for Paul wrote in verses 1-2a: “There is no need for me to write to you about this service to the Lord’s […]
2 Corinthians 8
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 2 Corinthians 8. Way back on May 11 we read Acts 19, then broke off our reading of Acts to read the two letters to the Corinthians. It seems clear that Paul wrote both of these letters during the two years (Acts 19:10) that […]
2 Corinthians 7
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 2 Corinthians 7. At the end of chapter 6, which we read last time, God’s word told us not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers (v. 14). One reason to obey this command is the promise of God in verse 16, “I will be […]
2 Corinthians 6
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 2 Corinthians 6. This chapter continues the thread of the past several chapters. Paul commended the ministry of himself and his co-workers to the fickle, loveless (v. 12) Corinthians. Verses 1-2 here in 2 Corinthians 6 wrapped up the discussion from chapter 5 about […]
2 Corinthians 5
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 2 Corinthians 5. Yesterday in 2 Corinthians 4, we read that Paul and his companions did not lose heart despite the hardships they faced because they have a ministry that transforms lives by the power of Christ. Today’s reading continued the theme of serving […]
2 Corinthians 4
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 2 Corinthians 4. In 2 Corinthians 3, Paul defended his ministry to the Corinthians (3:1-6) and argued that the Corinthians themselves were a proof that God was working in Paul and his partners as they ministered. In both 1 and 2 Corinthians, Paul addressed an […]
2 Corinthians 3
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 2 Corinthians 3. Why is it that when people hear the gospel or read the Bible, some believe but others are unmoved, unchanged? How can someone study the Bible for years without coming to believe that Jesus is the Christ and that he died […]
2 Corinthians 2
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 2 Corinthians 2. One of the issues we have in interpreting 1 and 2 Corinthians is that there were letters exchanged between the Corinthians and Paul that we do not have. Paul also referenced visiting them (v. 1: “another painful visit”) but that visit […]