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Our Outline Today:   Part 4 — The Central Doctrinal Teachings: The Central Focus of God’s Work Under Grace Is Our Blessing But God’s Working Under Grace Is Through Our Weaknesses AND NEXT TIME:   The Greatest Enemy of Pure Grace Is Legalism!   The Free and Sure Promise of Eternal Glory Is Given to Us All

Our Outline Today: Part 3: The Pauline Apostleship, Under Attack and His Defense: Paul’s Predicament: Even His Apostleship Was Under Attack by Evil Ones Paul’s Defense: His Words and His Word Made Living Letters in Corinth Paul’s Person: His Service with His Suffering Marked His Apostleship Paul’s Promise: The Full Power of His Apostleship Always Stood Ready

Our Outline Today:   Part 2: Three Critical Issues in Corinth Still Dominate Today:   Three Critical Issues in Corinth Still Dominate Today — Carnality   Three Critical Issues in Corinth Still Dominate Today — Compromise Three Critical Issues in Corinth Still Dominate Today — Satanic Influence

Part 1: Some fundamentals were always underlying Paul’s ministry: The fundamentals of Ones testimony, and that of the Lord God The Testimony of the Apostle (1:1-7; 1:12)   The Testimony of the Corinthian believers (7:1-15) The Testimony of the Lord God (1 Cor. 2:1 and many places in 2 Cor. 3, and following) The fundamentals of personal relationships Paul’s great confidence in the Corinthian b...

Our Outline:   “Paul’s Apostleship Was And Will Be Proven By God’s Work in Us! The Apostle Is Willing Again To Display God’s Strength Through Weakness The Pauline Apostleship Stands Proven By God’s Work in the Corinthians Paul’s Final Exhortation to the Corinthians and to Us — “Be Perfect!”

Our Outline Today: “The Essence of God's Working Under Grace is Explained” Paul Boasts in Another and Not in Himself — Except in His Weaknesses In the Flesh Paul Possessed Only Thorns As His Detractors Saw Him Paul Boasts in God’s Work of Grace in Him, His Weaknesses Made Strong Paul Is Coming to Corinth and Shall Minister In Corinth As the Lord Wills

Our Outline Today: “Are we really seeing Paul as the Lord Saw Him?” Do we know Paul as Christ knew him?   Do we love Paul as Christ loved him?   Those are serious questions for us all.   Are we really seeing Paul as the Lord Sees Him? Seeing Paul Correctly Demands that We Know His Enemies Well Paul’s Enemies Are distinguished by their boasting according to the flesh Paul is distingu...

Our Outline Today:  “For Such Are False Apostles, Hear Ye Not Them!” The enemy of our souls is subtle and cunning — beware! Satan’s words may even seem to be “spiritual” in one sense of the word But Paul’s testimony demonstrated truth that is uniquely Christ’s Discernment between true apostles (Paul) and false is therefore needed

Our Outline for Today: “Beware, False Teachers and Evil Workers, The Apostle Paul Is Coming to Town!” Paul’s Ministry to the Corinthians Was : Bold, But Intending To Be Never Carnal And Always Spiritual Authoritative, And Powerful, Whether In Letters Or Deed Proven By A Fruitfulness That Could Only Have Been of the Lord

Our Outline for Today: The Provision of God Under Grace is Bountiful Indeed The Bountiful Supply of the Corinthians Is Encouraged The Bountiful Supply of the Lord Is Emphasized Above All Others The Bountiful Supply Upon Us Saints Is the Gracious Gift of Almighty God

Our Outline Today: " The Glory of Grace Receiving is Grace Giving” Grace Giving Always Glorifies Grace Receiving The Foundational Principles Are A Willing Mind and the Lord’s Provision In the Body of Christ His Blessings Always Provide A Needed Balance The Working of God in Us Is Both to Will and to Do His Good Pleasure Past Faithfulness Should Engender A Present Confidence, Before All

Our Outline:  It Is Finished, Part 3” What They Could Have Known Before the Cross What They Came to Know After the Cross What Difference Does It Make?

Our Outline Today: “It Is Finished, Part 2”.   What They Could Have Known Before the Cross What They Came to Know After the Cross What Difference Does It Make?

Our Outline:   "Resurrection Sunday, 2023 — It Is Finished" What They Could Have Known Before the Cross [NEXT TIME] What They Came to Know After the Cross What difference does it make?

Our Outline Today: From Grace to Grace Should Always Be Our Theme! The Macedonians Were Beneficiaries of a Special Endowment of Grace The Work of Grace in the Macedonians Yielded the Expected Fruit The Details of God’s Workings Under Grace Should Always Be Our Focus The Testimony of Our Lord Jesus Should Always Be Our Testimony As Well

Our Outline Today: Godly Sorrow Brings Benefits to Believers and Glory to God The Sorrow of the World Can Never Bring Life But Only Death Godly Sorrow Brings True Comfort As the Mark of His Working In Us

Our Outline Today: 2 Cor. 7:1-7 " Godly Sorrow and the Sorrow of the World, Part 1" Two Enemies for the Believer Threaten Us All, The Flesh and the Spirit But God Is There To Comfort Us In Both Great and Small Ways

Our Outline: " For the Corinthians, and Us All, It Is An Acceptable Time Indeed!” 2 Cor. 6:1-7:2 The Burden of God’s Grace Was On Paul for the Sake of the Corinthians The Burden of God’s Grace Was On the Corinthians for Paul’s Sake   The Apostle’s Primary Exhortation is Clear, for the Corinthians and for Us

Our Outline Today: "The Love of Christ Constraineth Us" Our Great Gift of Salvation Encourages Our Acceptable Response Our Response In His Acceptable Time Must Always Reflect His Grace

Our Outline Today:  2 Corinthians 5:1-11 For Paul and for Us, Our Eternal Prospect of Glory Is Always Transforming The Indwelling Spirit, Our Present Reality, Confirms Our Heavenly Glory The Context of Our Current Condition Is Our Future Judgment!

Our Outline Today: Paul’s Testimony of the Working of the Spirit in Him Should Be Compelling The Working of Grace in Paul Is for Our Glory and Demands Our Attention For Paul and for Us, Our Eternal Prospect of Glory Is Always Transforming!

Our Outline Today: Paul the Man, the Messenger, and His Message, All of Grace Paul, the Man, A Sinner Redeemed By God’s Grace, Had An Eternal Hope! Paul, the Messenger of God’s Transforming Grace, Has Been Sent Forth Paul’s Message, The Truth that Is Now Unveiled, Alone Offers God’s Grace

Our Outline Today: Grace Revealed As the Spirit Writes on Human Hearts In Spite of Our Humanity, the Spirit of God Has Written in Our Hearts Paul Was Made A Servant of A New Covenant, Not of Letters but of Spirit Our Great Hope Is Secured, Because We All Possess Eternally the Spirit

Our Outline Today: God’s Super-Abundant Grace Is Available Even In the Hardest of Times Grace Rules Today and True Forgiveness Reaches Even Lowly Sinners We Are Triumphing For It Is God Who Is Working In Spite Of Our Humanity

Our Outline Today: “Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians — Grace Reigns Through It All” Paul’s Salutation Says It All in Few Words, Grace Reigns! The Apostle Was Comforted That His Sufferings Were for Our Sakes His Sacrifices for the Truth Must Therefore Be Made Known to the Church The Lord God Still Works Through His Word of Grace Today The Ministry of Grace and Truth Rests In the Hands of His...