Hope Baptist Church | Sermons

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:1-15 I. Faithful shepherds want a church devoted to Jesus; false shepherds want a church devoted to another Jesus. II. Faithful shepherds are humble; false shepherds are proud. III. Faithful shepherds are servants of righteousness; false shepherds are servants of Satan. Application:Turn away from false shepherds and be devoted to the real…

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:1-18 Follow the leader who is meek “I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ-I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!” (v1) “You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. If…

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:1-15 How Should We Give? Willingly “It may be ready as a willing gift, not as an extraction.” (2 Corinthians 9:5) Generously “The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.”  (2 Corinthians 9:6) Cheerfully “Each one must give as he has…

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:16-24 “As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker for your benefit” (v23) A heart for the church “But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same earnest care I have for you. For he not only accepted our appeal, but being himself very earnest…

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 I. Generous giving is motivated by love for Jesus. A. The word grace is used four times in the first nine verses of 2 Corinthians 8 (vs. 1, 6, 7, 9). It is grace then that causes charity. God gives to us undeserved and unearned gifts of grace, and we generously give to those in…

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 7:2-16 Remaining Together “I do not say this to condemn you, for I said before that you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together.” (2 Corinthians 7:3) “you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,…

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1 Right Relationships “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever?” (2 Corinthians 6:14-15) “Do not be deceived: ‘Bad company ruins good morals.’ Wake…

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:3-13 Let your manner match your message “We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way. . . by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love. (2 Corinthians 6:3,6) “For you remember, brothers,…

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:11-6:2 We are a witness of the love Christ demonstrated “For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their…

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 How do we walk? “So, we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:6-7) “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise, making…

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-5 I. You can be sure you’re going home because God is building you a home. A. We Christians know what is going to happen to us after we die (vs. 1). Paul compares our earthly bodies to a tent. And tents are temporary. King Hezekiah also compared his dying body to a…

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:13-18 I. Your present suffering is light and momentary because of your resurrection hope. A. The apostle Paul is not saying that your present suffering isn’t real and that it isn’t hard. In vs. 13 he quotes a portion of Psalm 116:8-10. The psalmist prayed in faith that God would deliver him from death.…

Scripture:  2 Corinthians 4:7-12 Focus on the value, not the vessel(2 Corinthians 4:7) “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys the field.” (Matthew 13:44) (1) When we focus on the vessel, we…

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-6 I. Don’t lose heart because you have your ministry by the mercy of God. A. What is the only reason you have a Gospel ministry in service to God and people? Godhas been merciful to you (vs. 1). Just like God saved your soul because of His mercy,God has also given you a ministry…

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:12-18 I. You change through Jesus.  A. The giving of the Law did not change anyone. People still had no power to change. God promised to change people through faith in Jesus and the new covenant that came with Jesus. So, Paul and the apostles were very bold in preaching the Gospel (vs. 12). In…

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:1-11 I. The new covenant that came with Christ changes hearts. A. A covenant is an agreement between God and people in which God promises to bless those who accept and commit themselves to Him. God promised a new covenant in Jeremiah 31:31-33: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with…

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:12-17 I. In the Jesus parade we spread the fragrance of Jesus and the Gospel. A. The last part of 2 Corinthians 2 looks more like a defeat for Paul and the church than a victory to be celebrated. Paul’s spirit was not at rest in Troas because Paul didn’t find Titus to get the news from…

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:5-11 There is a time to judge “For such a one, this punishment by the majority is enough” (v6) “You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.” (Matthew 7:5) “If your brother sins against…

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:12-24 & 2:1-4 I. You roll with the changes by living with godly sincerity. A. Paul refers to this godly sincerity in vs. 12. The Corinthians had expected Paul to show up at a certain time, but Paul didn’t come. Paul had a clear conscience in his behavior in changing his plans. Paul did…

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-11 I. God’s purpose is that we might receive comfort through suffering. A. Paul uses some version of the word comfort ten times in vs. 3-7. He uses the words affliction and sufferings three times each in vs. 4-8. God is merciful and kind to His people and brings comfort to them in their…

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:1-2 I. You can trust Paul because he is an apostle sent by God. A. Paul begins his letter to a church that wonders if they can trust him by reminding them that he was sent as an apostle to them by God. In Acts 1:21-22 we read that by definition an…

Scripture: Isaiah 11 and 12 I. You have hope of a coming king. A. Who is this branch of vs. 1 who would bear fruit? Jesus. He is a shoot from the stump of Jesse, King David’s father. God had made a great promise to King David in 2 Samuel 7:12-13: “When your days are…

Scripture: Isaiah 8:11—9:7 I. As a Christian of faith, you live with a distinct trust. A. King Ahaz of Judah gets some bad news in Isaiah 7:2: “Syria is in league with Ephraim.” The heart of Ahaz and the heart of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake before the wind. But…

Scripture: Isaiah 6 I. When you have a fresh encounter with God, you know God as king. A. In Isaiah 6:1 we read the historical setting for Isaiah’s encounter with God. King Uzziah of Judah had died that year. Everything feels uncertain and insecure. And what does God do for Isaiah? He gives Isaiah a…

Scripture: Isaiah 5 I. God’s heart breaks when we don’t produce good fruit. A. By grace God had given Israel a good land. God had left nothing undone for His people. God expected good fruit to come from His people. But the vines only yielded wild grapes (vs. 2, 4). Literally, Judah produced stink-fruit. Judah…