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The Power of Ministry Grace
2 Corinthians 4:13-18 I invite you to return to 2 Corinthians 4, and we’ll wrap up the three-part series that we have been doing on the Christian ministry. 2 Corinthians chapter 4, today we’re looking at verses 13 to 18, the last part of that chapter. But we will begin by reading the whole chapter, starting in verse 1. 2 Corinthians 4:1. Paul writes, “Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. But we…
The Purpose of Gospel Suffering
2 Corinthians 4:7-12 We are continuing a short series on Gospel ministry; 2 Corinthians chapter 4 and we’ll pick up our exposition where we left off last time. But I’ll start by reading the text starting back in chapter 4 verse 1. 2 Corinthians chapter 4 verse 1, Paul says, “Therefore having this ministry by the mercy of God we do not lose heart. But we have renounced disgraceful underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper…
The Glory of Gospel Ministry
2 Corinthians 4:1-6 Find your way to 2 Corinthians 4:1. Paul’s second epistle to the Corinthians is really the most autobiographical of all his epistles. That letter reveals Paul’s deep affection for the Corinthians. It gives us insight into what he suffered as an apostle, as Jesus promised him. And we see in the suffering and in the trial and affliction, we see what’s revealed is the heart of this apostle. And you can see the work of grace of…
The Power of Gospel-Driven Ministry
1 Thessalonians 1:5-10 Turn in your Bibles to 1 Thessalonians. At the beginning of the month, I preached from 1 Thessalonians chapter 1, and I’d like to return to that text and finish the chapter. I’m going to begin by reading the passage, and then we’ll have just a short bit of review to kind of go over what we covered in that last sermon. So if you’re in 1 Thessalonians chapter 1, let’s read that chapter together. “Paul, Silvanus,…
The Foundation of a True Church
1 Thessalonians 1:1-5 Well, as we turn our attention to God’s Word this morning, I’d like you to open your Bibles to Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonian church, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10: “Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of…
An Atmosphere of Truth, Part 2
Ephesians 5:19-21 We’ve come to the end of what’s turned out to be a three-month series on membership and involvement in the local church. I didn’t start out intending a three-month series; I started out intending a one-month series. But now you know me, okay? That’s the way I go. But we’re going to wrap up the series this morning. Next week we’re going to get back into the Gospel of Luke. We’ve been away from Luke’s Gospel for a…
An Atmosphere of Truth, Pt. 1
Ephesians 5:18 I don’t expect you to remember the question I asked a couple of weeks ago at the end of the sermon. That was ages ago, right? But just as a reminder, we finished a short little study of the “one another” commands in the New Testament as part of our larger series on local church membership and involvement—which unexpectedly has turned into a three-months series. We’re going to end that next week. We’ll bring it to an end…
Life in the Local Church, Part 3
Selected Scriptures We’ve been in a study of the church and that’s extended beyond May, beyond June and into July. We are coming to the end of that study very soon, but we’re taking the time that’s necessary to really learn what the Bible teaches about our involvement here in the local church. Church is the fundamental institution that is vital to every Christian’s sanctification. It’s vital. We learned that the church’s purpose is to be a pillar and support…
Life in the Local Church, Part 2
Selected Scriptures We want to continue going through what we started last week, looking at the “one anothers” of the New Testament. We’re taking a break from our series in the Gospel of Luke, our exposition of that wonderful Gospel, so that we can look at the “one anothers” of the New Testament. And by “one anothers,” we’re referring to those reciprocal commands that promote the body life of the local church, commands like “Love one another,” or “Clothes yourselves…
Life in the Local Church, Part 1
Selected Scriptures We’re talking today about life in the local church. We’ve been in a series for some time talking about this, taking a break from our normal study of the Gospel of Luke. But last week we set a foundation for this Sunday and next by looking at Paul’s teaching on the doctrine of the church. We’ve briefly looked at two passages: Ephesians 4:1-16. We looked through that, introducing the topic; and then we ended in 1 Corinthians 12:1-27.…
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