PAUL AND THE CORINTHIANS - PowerPoint Presentation

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PAUL

AND THE

CORINTHIANS

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PAUL

AND THE

CORINTHIANS

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Paul and the Corinthians,

Part

I

Comfort In Affliction

A. "To the Church of God In Corinth" (vv. 1-2)

B. "The Sufferings of Christ Flow Over" (vv. 3-7)

C. "That We Might Not Rely On Ourselves" (vv. 8-11)

Clearing an Accusation

A. "We Conducted Ourselves In Holiness and Sincerity" (vv. 12-14)

B. "Our Message to You is Not 'Yes' and "No'" (vv. 15-22)

C. "To Spare You I Did Not Return" (vv. 23-24)

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“Paul,

An Apostle of Christ Jesus”

(2 Corinthians 1:1)

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“To the Church of God in Corinth”

(2 Corinthians 1:1)

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Stole away the hearts of some of the new Christians in the church.

False Teachers

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Grace

Peace

(2 Corinthians 1:2)

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Paul and the Corinthians,

Part

I

Comfort In Affliction

A. "To the Church of God In Corinth" (vv. 1-2)

B. "The Sufferings of Christ Flow Over" (vv. 3-7)

C. "That We Might Not Rely On Ourselves" (vv. 8-11)

Clearing an Accusation

A. "We Conducted Ourselves In Holiness and Sincerity" (vv. 12-14)

B. "Our Message to You is Not 'Yes' and "No'" (vv. 15-22)

C. "To Spare You I Did Not Return" (vv. 23-24)

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“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the

Father of compassion

and the

God of all comfort

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2 Corinthians 1:3

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“Who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.”

2 Corinthians 1:4

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“The son of God suffered unto death, not that men might not suffer, but that their sufferings might be like His.”

The Sufferings of Christ Flow Into Our Lives

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“That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings.”

(Philippians 3:10)

The Sufferings of Christ Flow Into Our Lives

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The very nearness and presence of Jesus flows into the lives of those who come into affliction and suffering

Also Through Christ Our Comfort Overflows

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Also Through Christ Our Comfort Overflows

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“Who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.”

2 Corinthians 1:4

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Our distress Your comfort

Our comfort Your comfort

Your comfort

Your endurance in suffering

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Our hope for you is firm

We know you share in our sufferings

We know you share in our comfort

A Sign of Hope

2 Corinthians 1:7

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Paul and the Corinthians,

Part

I

Comfort In Affliction

A. "To the Church of God In Corinth" (vv. 1-2)

B. "The Sufferings of Christ Flow Over" (vv. 3-7)

C. "That We Might Not Rely On Ourselves" (vv. 8-11)

Clearing an Accusation

A. "We Conducted Ourselves In Holiness and Sincerity" (vv. 12-14)

B. "Our Message to You is Not 'Yes' and "No'" (vv. 15-22)

C. "To Spare You I Did Not Return" (vv. 23-24)

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“We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about the hardships we suffered in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.”

2 Corinthians 1:8

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An Anti-Christian riot in Asia’s leading city, Ephesus (Acts 19)

Paul “fought wild beasts in Ephesus” (1 Corinthians 15:32)

Paul suffered illness that often laid him low, a thorn in the flesh. (Galatians 4:14, 2 Corinthians 12:7)

Hardships

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“We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about the hardships we suffered in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure,

so that we despaired even of life

.”

2 Corinthians 1:8

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“This happened that we might not rely on ourselves, but on God”

2 Corinthians 1:9

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Adversity that is bigger than we can handle

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God has the

power

to lift us up (v.9)

God

has delivered Paul (v.10)God will deliver us (v.10)

We must keep our hope in God (v.10)

God uses the prayers of His people (v.11)Those who rely on the Lord are an

encouragement to others (v.11)

What Paul Has Found Through His Afflictions:

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The sufferings of Christ flow in our lives

That we might not rely on ourselves

Listen and Learn:

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Paul and the Corinthians,

Part

I

Comfort In Affliction

A. "To the Church of God In Corinth" (vv. 1-2)

B. "The Sufferings of Christ Flow Over" (vv. 3-7)

C. "That We Might Not Rely On Ourselves" (vv. 8-11)

Clearing an Accusation

A. "We Conducted Ourselves In Holiness and Sincerity" (vv. 12-14)

B. "Our Message to You is Not 'Yes' and "No'" (vv. 15-22)

C. "To Spare You I Did Not Return" (vv. 23-24)

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Paul lacks integrity

Paul lacks sincerity

Accusation

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You can serve Jesus with authority and endurance if you have a clear conscience

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“Not according to worldly wisdom but according to God’s grace.”

2 Corinthians 1:12

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Paul and the Corinthians,

Part

I

Comfort In Affliction

A. "To the Church of God In Corinth" (vv. 1-2)

B. "The Sufferings of Christ Flow Over" (vv. 3-7)

C. "That We Might Not Rely On Ourselves" (vv. 8-11)

Clearing an Accusation

A. "We Conducted Ourselves In Holiness and Sincerity" (vv. 12-14)

B. "Our Message to You is Not 'Yes' and "No'" (vv. 15-22)

C. "To Spare You I Did Not Return" (vv. 23-24)

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Paul made a change of plans

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“Because I was confident of this, I planned to visit you first so that you might benefit twice.”

2 Corinthians 1:15

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“I planned to visit you on my way to Macedonia and to come back to you from Macedonia, and then to have you send me on my way to Judea.”

2 Corinthians 1:16

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“When I planned this, did I do it lightly? Or do I make my plans in a worldly manner so that in the same breath I say, ‘Yes, yes’ and ‘No, no’?”

2 Corinthians 1:17

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Jesus Christ is not “Yes and no” (v.19)

Our message to you has always been yes (v.19)

God’s promises are faithful (v. 20)

You affirm this when you say “amen” (v.20)

God causes us to stand firm in Christ (v.21)God anointed us (v.21)God set his seal of ownership on us (v.22)

God put His Spirit in our hearts as a deposit (v.22)This guarantees that what God promises will take place

Not “Yes and No”

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Paul and the Corinthians,

Part

I

Comfort In Affliction

A. "To the Church of God In Corinth" (vv. 1-2)

B. "The Sufferings of Christ Flow Over" (vv. 3-7)

C. "That We Might Not Rely On Ourselves" (vv. 8-11)

Clearing an Accusation

A. "We Conducted Ourselves In Holiness and Sincerity" (vv. 12-14)

B. "Our Message to You is Not 'Yes' and "No'" (vv. 15-22)

C. "To Spare You I Did Not Return" (vv. 23-24)

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“It was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth”

(2 Corinthians 1:23)

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“Not make another painful visit to you”

(2 Corinthians 2:1)

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PAUL

AND THE

CORINTHIANS

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PAUL

AND THE

CORINTHIANS