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Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, July 5, 2026 2Co 10:1-4 Title: Fighting an enemy you can't see Paul begins Chapter 10 with a stark change - the topic switches from giving to yet another defense of his conduct. We'll discuss what drove his conduct, and the battle he and we are in. The sentiment from 2Co 10:1-2 about Paul's behavior is really his critics' opinion. They think he is carr...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, June 28, 2026 2Co 9:6-15 Title: The gift that keeps on giving Grace is unmerited or unearned favor. God has graced the undeserving world infinitely via His Son: Joh 1:14-17; Gal 5:1-4 Another way that God shows us grace is by meeting our physical needs. Notice that the abundance Paul's readers had was to be used for every good deed (2Co 9:8-9). The sam...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, June 21, 2026 2Co 9:1-7 Title: The Lord loves a cheerful giver Paul makes it clear that it's unnecessary that he write about the giving of the Corinthians (2Co 9:1). He did so anyway - that's a rhetorical device called paraleipsis. In short, by saying that you will not mention something, you are in fact mentioning it. Two examples of paraleipsis in the...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, June 14, 2026 2Co 8:16-24 Title: Providing for honest things in the sight of Lord and men Paul's representative to pick up the contribution from those in Corinth is a man named Titus. He and Paul were close: Tit 1:1-4, Gal 2:1-6 Titus had genuine love for the folks in the church at Corinth, and his readers were familiar with him. He went on his own acc...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, June 7, 2026 2 Corinthians 8:6-15 Title: Poor that we might be rich Paul encouraged readers at Corinth to give in lockstep with the other values they had already shown (2 Corinthians 8:7-8). He did not command them, notably. Remember freewill giving? What does it mean that Jesus Christ was poor? What does it mean that we became rich via His poverty (2C...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, May 31, 2026 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 Title: Philanthropy from the poor Notice the following: they gave freely they gave above their means and they understood the value of service to the brethren. The Macedonians were impoverished. They gave freely anyway for the sake of other saints, and Paul praised them for doing so. Paul was familiar with the people of...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, May 24, 2026 2Co 7:11-16 Title: Results of Godly sorrow + repentance Remember that Paul wrote a severe letter - one that produced a positive response from his readers. Remember that Godly sorrow in very different than the sorrow of the world. The sorrow of the world produces death. Paul recognized several positive aspects that had come from the Godly s...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, May 17, 2026 Title: God's repentance, and ours Text: 2Co 7:8-10 As a reminder, Biblical repentance for believers is a change of course: Mat 3:1-4; Mat 4:12-20 Sin grieves God, and His Holy nature demands a response. People had become so evil that God was sorry that He even put man on the earth: Gen 6:3-8 Saul's disobedience and sin grieved God: 1Sa 15:...

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Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, May 10, 2026 Title: A special letter 2Co 7:8-10 Remember: Repent = change course Repentance is wedded to salvation It's a privilege to repent, and to be repentant Paul made readers sorry via a letter. We don't have that letter, but context tells us what he addressed in it. Paul regretted the letter initially, but seeing how it made folks changed their...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, May 3, 2026 Title: Comfort for the brokenhearted 2Co 7:2-7 If you leave remembering nothing else, know that: 1) The Lord will provide for those who are brokenhearted and 2) you are never alone in this life since the sovereign God is with us. It was especially important that Paul emphasize - again - the pure nature of his work to readers 2Co 7:2-3). Act...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, April 26, 2026 Title: A holy and clean temple 2Co 6:16 2Co 7:1 As a reminder: Paul pleaded with the church at Corinth to be unrestrained in their love for him in the way he was unrestrained in his love toward them. As a reminder: Remember, Paul directed folks not to be yoked with unbelievers. There's no agreement between the two. What you'll hear today...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, April 19, 2026 Title: What agreement? 2Co 6:11-16 As a reminder: We are in the day of salvation Remember the paradoxes? Poor but making many rich, unknown yet well known, etc. Paul reminds his readers that the apostles' love for their readers (2Co 6:11-13) is what drives their behavior towards the people of Corinth. He implores them to open wide also,...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, April 5, 2026 Title: First among many 1Co 15:12-20 Everything for us is centered around the resurrection of Jesus Christ. If he did not rise from the grave, we would then be a pitiful group. Praise God that He did in fact rise from the dead! Today we'll discuss what Jesus said about His resurrection, what men confirmed once He rose, and its significanc...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, March 29, 2026 Title: Paradoxes revisited 2 Co 6:8-10 Remember the list from last week? We'll address other aspects of that short list today, and you'll notice how many of them we recognize. There were slanderous reports from others meant to undermine Paul's ministry. This is not at all new for Paul and the apostles. Rom 3:1-8; 1Co 4:10-13 2 Co 6:8 - P...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, March 22, 2026 Title: At your service 2Co 6:3-10 Paul wrote before about not offending in 2Co 6:3. People look for reasons to discredit you. To the extent possible, be careful not to give them one. We have freedom in Christ, but we should use discretion too. He's made the same point before to these folks: 1Co 10:28-33 Be careful not to offend, especial...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, March 15, 2026 Do Not Receive the Grace of God in Vain 2Co 6:1-2 We are co-laborers with God, Paul writes (2 Corinthians 6:1). We are working together with Him. Sound familiar? 1Co 3:1-11 Grace is by definition undeserved. You can't do anything to justify what God has done for us. What you can do is point the salvation we have now in Christ alone. What...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, March 8, 2026 2Co 5:20-21 Title: A true ambassadorship Last week, we spent time talking about how we have been reconciled to our perfect Father via His Son Christ. With that in mind, we are an now ambassadors for that same Christ. We are now ambassadors for Christ, as Paul put it (2Co 5:20). Our prayers should be the same as his - that all should be re...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, March 1, 2026 2Co 5:16-19 Title: Reconcilable differences If you remember nothing else: We are new creations in Christ Jesus Christ has reconciled us to God, and because of Him are trespasses are counted not against us God is perfect, and we are not. Only His perfect Son could provide the reconciliation that we needed. The apostles realized that, and d...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, February 22, 2026 Title: All for One, One for all 2Co 5:13-17 Remember from last week: Paul just mentioned people who gloried in appearance, but not in heart (2Co 5:12). No doubt some of that group had critics of him. Critics called Paul insane (2Co 5:13), but in reality, he was zealous + devoted to the truth. Another example: Act 26:19-26 Critics said...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, February 15, 2026 Judgment Day 2Co 5:9-12 "Only God can judge me" is a common retort from the unbelieving word. They are correct technically, but often don't know it - God will judge the world via His Son. Jesus Christ is the Judge of the world. Joh 5:17-23; Acts 17:24-31; 2Ti 4:1 We and all people should expect a judgment: Heb 9:24-28 We discussed the...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, February 8, 2026 Title: Absent from the body, present with the Lord 2Co 5:5-8 God placed His Spirit in the hearts of the apostles (2 Corinthians 5:5) and prepared them for the future. They had no fear of death, and neither should we. God will praise those who do not love their lives so much that they are unwilling to give them up: Matthew 16:24-28; Rev...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, February 1, 2026 Title: Not temporal, but eternal 2Co 4:15 - 2Co 5:4 Last week: Persecution is guaranteed Death in their mortal bodies, results in life eternal for readers God has raised Jesus, and he will raise us because of our belief in Him All of what the apostles endured what ultimately for God's glory (2Co 4:15). How often has Paul made a similar...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, January 25, 2026 Persecuted, but not Forsaken 2Co 4:7-14 Last week: Satan has blinded many, but Christ the Lord removes the veil Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in Christ A light shined brighter than the sun Earthen vessels (2Co 4:7) means Paul understood the temporary nature of our bodies. What we do is because of the strength and power God...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, January 18, 2026 Above the brightness of the sun is the Son 2Co 3:16 - 2 Corinthians 4:6 We established last week that the Lord is the One who can remove the veil from someone's eyes. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (2Co 3:17). We have a special type of liberty in Christ that did not exist for men and women under the old covenant (2Co...