Midwest Bible Church

There is power from God that we as Christians can experience in weakness, which not only gives us contentment, but can lead others to ask us about the secret to our inner strength and unfading beauty. Elizabeth Elliot put it this way: “The secret is Christ in me, not me in a different set of circumstances.” (2 Corinthians 13:1-4)

Heaven-sent messengers will gladly spend and be spent to build up others in the faith. To unfold this theme, we are going to consider the cross shaped credentials that Paul presented to demonstrate the signs of a true apostle—a heaven-sent messenger for Christ. (2 Corinthians 12:11-21)

Pain can be a great teacher when we run to Christ, hear His voice, and receive His sustaining grace in our weakness. (2 Corinthians 12:1-10)

Are we trusting in the wisdom of God for our lives or are we leaning on human understanding? In a world that views the wisdom of God as foolishness, we must find our security in Christ to stand firm for His cause. Christians must be prepared to look foolish in this world to be fruitful for the kingdom of Christ. (2 Corinthians 11:16-33)

Godly jealousy is an essential characteristic of men and women of God who are agents of His redeeming, restoring and reconciling love. (2 Corinthians 11:1-15)

This broken world is in desperate need of believers who are willing to serve God’s kingdom purposes by investing in the lives of people as spiritual influencers. This is our calling as Christians on earth. (2 Corinthians 10:7-18)

What is revival and how does it happen? Guest Speaker, Bob Moeller, comes to share this message about the Spirit of God doing a great work in reviving hearts.

The enemies of our souls create prisons of the mind. Truth and obedience destroy those prisons and lead us to the mind of Christ. (2 Corinthians 10:1-6)

Gratitude for God’s grace overflows in joyful and purposeful generosity that glorifies the gospel of Jesus. We should steward the resources God blesses us with in a manner that demonstrates our allegiance to God. (2 Corinthians 9)

God entrusts more to followers of Christ who have proven themselves trustworthy. In this message, we are going to consider what Paul has to say to the Corinthians about the process of delivering their financial gift; five essential qualities of a trustworthy leader. (2 Corinthians 8:16-24)

In this sermon, we are going to examine the pseudo-spirituality of Simon the magician. From Doctor Luke’s account in Acts 8 of his apparent conversion, we are going to learn how to discern and seek a genuine move of the Spirit in our lives and ministries which will make a real difference for Christ in time and eternity.

Friend of MBC, Pastor Nephtali Matta, visits to give us this timely message that God is always speaking; we just need to have ears to hear and a heart that is postured in humility.

It’s been said that the meaning of true love is to “give until it hurts.” But God’s word teaches us to give until it feels good. As Paul explained in 2 Corinthians 9:7: "For God loves a cheerful giver." God’s grace is the motivation for radical generosity that magnifies the love of Jesus in and through our lives. (2 Corinthians 8:1-15)

Roy Patterson, Community Relations Director at Moody Bible Institute, Moody Radio Host, and friend of Midwest Bible Church, joins us to share this message from Acts 12:11-17.

God is drawn to brokenness and He restores the contrite in heart. Godly grief, although it may not feel good in the moment, can lead to great good. (2 Corinthians 7:8-16)

The reason you may feel like it’s hard to live the Christian life is because you’ve been trying to live it in your own strength. The Christian life is nothing less than the risen Christ living HIS life through our surrendered lives.

Paul remained committed and didn’t give up on the Corinthians because he had a big heart. And he had a big heart because he made room in his heart for the manifest love of God. Knowing the love of God necessitates keeping our hearts cleansed from sin and being committed to building up the community of faith. (2 Corinthians 7:1-6)

To be faithful ambassadors for Christ, we must learn to deal with this tension of being close but not too close. We must get close to people to influence them for Christ but not so close that they influence us in a manner that draws us away from Jesus. (2 Corinthians 6:14-18)

An open-hearted ministry is full of grace, free of guilt, faces grief, and fights gallantly. (2 Corinthians 6:1-13)

Until the arrival of the coming kingdom, our way of operating in the world should demonstrate our true allegiance. We can a make an eternal difference in this world because as Kingdom people, we are not of this world. (2 Corinthians 5:16-21)

When you love and fear God, what He thinks matters to you more than what anyone else thinks. When you love and fear God your aim and motivation in life will be to please Him, even if that means displeasing everybody else. Faithful disciples are driven to lead others to Christ, live with integrity of heart, and serve others with radical love when they know the fear of God. (2 Corinthians 5:11-15)

What we long for shapes who we are and what we live for. More than a head full of knowledge, a heart full of longing for God’s glory shapes who we are and what we give our lives to.  (2 Corinthians 5:1-10)

Without spiritual endurance to overcome the push back of this world, not only will we fail to progress, but we will regress. We will grow weary of doing good and lose heart. We will end up reflecting the culture more than we do Christ. Spiritual endurance is developed by taking in the word of God daily, exercising our gifts in community, and keeping our eyes fixed on the glory to come. (2 Corinthi...

Adopting man made models for ministry may allow us to experience worldly success, but the cruciform model of ministry allows the living Christ to manifest His glorious power through us. Resurrection power flows through the cruciform minister to manifest the saving and sanctifying life of Jesus. (2 Corinthians 4:7-12)

Even amidst rebellion and resistance, the Good News has the power to refresh us, to help us live a righteous life, and to reflect the light of Christ. (2 Corinthians 4:1-6)