2 Corinthians Lesson 5

Chapter 1:23-2:13
CAC, Sin, and Paul

There is much to learn from 2 Corinthians looking at the letter from a personal perspective. We will find answers to Questions such as:

(1)How did Paul exalt Jesus Christ and His grace? (2) How did Paul understand God's will for his life? (3) How did Paul relate to God and people?

SUMMARY
vv. 24, 9, 12 - DISCIPLINING GRACE: Paul cares about the sin
v. 23 - Paul wants a unifying resolution to the sin
vv. 24, 5, 10 - Paul Maintains a father/adult son relationship
v. 4 - Special love relationship of mutual joy
vv. 4, 6-8, 11 - HEALING GRACE

COMMENTS
Notice how Paul shifts from we (Team Paul) to me (Paul).






APPLICATION

1. How does this father/son model affect our church planting?
   
2. How does the model affect our mutual discipleship?
   
3. How does this model affect the way we deal with the sins of others?

2 Corinthians Lesson 4

Chapter 1:15-22
God's Trinitarian Covenantal Faithfulness

There is much to learn from 2 Corinthians looking at the letter from a personal perspective.

We will find answers to Questions such as:

1. How did Paul exalt Jesus Christ and His grace?
2. How did Paul understand God's will for his life?
3. How did Paul relate to God and people?

SUMMARY
v.15-16 In the confidence of the loving relationship of mutual discipleship Paul desired to see CAC going to and coming from Macedonia on his way to Jerusalem.
v.17-18 Paul is faithful as God is faithful. He is single minded in his commitment to love them.
v.19 The loving covenantal faithfulness of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit


COMMENTS

APPLICATION

1. Study and meditate on God's faithfulness as it relates to the Trinity and to the covenant
   
2. Communicate God's faithfulness by your faithfulness
3. What is God faithful to? What are you faithful to?

2 Corinthians Lesson 3

Chapter 1:12-14
Clear Communication

There is much to learn from 2 Corinthians looking at the letter from a personal perspective.

We will find answers to Questions such as:

1. How did Paul exalt Jesus Christ and His grace?
2. How did Paul understand God's will for his life?
3. How did Paul relate to God and people?

SUMMARY
v.12 Paul's confidence came from sincerity, holiness, and single mindedness. Not from fleshly wisdom
v.13 Paul has a long term committed relationship in view.
v.13 Paul is plain and straightforward
v.14 Acknowledges their lack of knowledge and/or distrust and the deficiencies of the relationship
v.14 Objective is mutual discipleship and pride

COMMENTS


APPLICATION

1. I pursue holiness and love for God
   
2. I communicate with long-term commitment in mind
   
3. I acknowledge deficiencies in trust
4. I seek mutual discipleship

2 Corinthians Lesson 2

2 Corinthians Lesson 2

Chapter 1:1-11
Suffering, Comfort, and Deliverance

There is much to learn from 2 Corinthians looking at the letter from a personal perspective.

We will find answers to Questions such as:

SUMMARY
v.3, 9    Praise and glory go to God, (v.9) dependence on God
v.5        Suffering and comfort both come from God
v.5        Paul did not suffer alone but on a team...Team Paul
v.4,7     Paul's suffering equipped him to minister to the church...CAC
v.11      Team Paul needed CAC's prayers
v.11      All were unified in thanksgiving



COMMENTS
Draw lines and arrows to show the relationships between Team Paul, CAC, and God

GOD

TEAM PAUL

CAC

APPLICATION

1. Zeal: I desire God's glory above all
2. Compassion: I desire others to grow, prosper, and glorify God
3. Endurance: I suffer well.  I acknowledge pain, trust God, and press on.
4. Dependence: I ask for prayer, pray, and follw up with thanksgiving.
   

2 Corinthians Lesson 1

2 Corinthians Lesson 1

Introduction

There is much to learn from 2 Corinthians looking at the letter from a personal perspective.

We will find answers to Questions such as:

1. How did Paul exalt Jesus Christ and His grace?
2. How did Paul understand God's will for his life?
3. How did Paul relate to God and people?
   

2 Cor 5:14-21

2 Cor 5:14-21



For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf. Therefore from now on we recognize no one according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer. Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

2 Cor 5:12-13

2 Cor 5:12-13

We are not again commending ourselves to you but are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you will have an answer for those who take pride in appearance and not in heart. For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.