Kaleo Church

Have you ever tried to help someone only to be accused of trying to take advantage of them? Despite all that Paul had done for the Corinthians, they continued to demonstrate their distrust by falsely accusing him of things. Nevertheless, Paul responded to them by spending and being spent for their souls. In this message, we will consider what it looks like to gladly invest in the eternal souls of...

It is very natural to try to mask our insecurities with accomplishments. What happens when our reputation is challenged? Is being in Christ enough? Listen and hear how the gospel frees us to find all of our worth in the person and work of Christ.

Paul believed that in the midst of his weakness and suffering that God wanted to meet him in a special way. This changed the way Paul understood his suffering. Now, instead of seeking to avoid his weakness at all costs, Paul sought to connect with his Jesus in it. In this message, we will consider what it would look like to follow Paul down this perilous path and fellowship with our savior in the...

Have you ever begged God for something only to hear him say no? In 2 Corinthians 12 Paul pleads with God to take away a terrible thorn in his flesh, but God chose not to. Instead he made Paul a promise. A promise that he continues to give to his people whenever he says no to the thing they are asking for. If you have ever heard God's no then you will need to make sure to remember the promise that...

Have you ever found that your love for someone ended up bringing suffering into your life? In this passage Paul reveals that the greatest suffering in his life flowed from his love for others. And yet instead of trying to hide his heartbreak or pull back in order to avoid letting it happen again we find that Paul actually boast about the pain that love had brought into his life? What did Paul unde...

How do you respond when you try and do something good and end up experiencing opposition or suffering for it? In this sermon we will compare the different ways we often respond to suffering and the way Paul chose to respond to the suffering that he endured.

Whose approval are you really looking for? Yourself? Others? A voice from the past? We are often tempted to compare ourselves with others in an effort to find something in ourselves worthy of commendation. Yet, when we do so we stray from our gospel hope in Jesus Christ. There is only one place where commendation is certain, and the approving face of a loving Father is sure to shine. We find the c...

 What happens when the joy of our salvation encounters the extreme brokenness of this world? In this message we will see how the Gospel enables us to have a joy so great that it overflows in a wealth of generosity even in the worst of circumstances. How is that possible? That’s the question this sermon will address.

Can you imagine a relationship where conflict could be dealt with in a way that actually made the relationship even stronger? What would it take for something like that to be possible? In this sermon we will look at how the Bible calls us to respond to relationships where our sin has caused a rupture. Reconciliation is possible even for the relationships that we have broken but repentance will be...

As far as friendship goes, where does it rank amongst the different types of love? In an age where friendship is declining, where people are more easily offended than ever, is friendship something we are all longing for? Listen and hear how the gospel forms us into friends of Jesus and friends to one another. 

   Pursuing reconciliation is hard, especially with those who have hurt us. In this passage, Paul models for us what it looks like for the offended party to pursue reconciliation. Everything about what Paul does in these verses appears risky and unnatural. And yet the closer we look at this passage, the more it becomes clear that Paul was simply trying to treat the Corinthians the way that Jesus h...

Sometimes God gives us a glimpse of something so great that we fear. Some may try to convince us that we should give up faith because it is too good to be true, or that we should be afraid of something so magnificent. However, godly fear doesn't drive us away from God but to him. It is this fear of God that brings holiness to completion in our lives driving us to respond to the promises and presen...

  How do you keep your heart open to loving people after having it broken? In 2 Corinthians 6:11-13, Paul responds to being hurt by the Corinthians by telling them that he is going to keep his heart wide open towards them, regardless of the suffering it may lead to. Where does Paul find the courage to keep his heart open to people who have hurt him? And why does Paul believe that keeping his heart...

The promises of God to his people and the presence of God with his people set them apart as the temple of the living God. Therefore, those who trust in Jesus are called not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers. They are a new creation and are called to live out their new creation identity in union with Jesus Christ.  

One of the hardest things to deal with in any relationship is coming to the realization that you love the other person more than they love you. Often, our first response to this realization is to pull back and seek to even the imbalances of love by loving less. In 2 Corinthians 6:11-13, Paul highlights the imbalance in love between himself and the Corinthians, but then he models for us another way...

Suffering changes us. Suffering can make us angry and bitter as it hardens our hearts, or it can soften us by growing our patience and genuine love for others. Paul believed that the way God used suffering to soften him and increase his patience and genuine love for others commended the Gospel message that he proclaimed. In this passage, we will discuss some of the things that motivated Paul to en...

When you picture God watching you mess up, what sort of face is he making? All of us have images of God that come to mind when we think about Him; the question is, are the images that come to our minds biblical? What about beautiful? Is the God we picture when we are going through difficult times a God that we find beautiful? In 2 Corinthians 5, Paul will tell us some of the things that make our G...

2 Corinthians 5:17 makes the bold claim that if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation! Then you might wonder, "Why don't I feel more like a new creation?" Listen to hear how this new identity in Christ assures us of his great love for sinners like us and empowers our transformation to be more like Jesus as we die to self and live for Christ.  

For most people, the heaviest thing they have ever endured in their life has involved suffering. The loss of a loved one, the betrayal of a friend, the rebellion of a child, or perhaps the death of a dream, but here Paul describes the heaviest suffering you can imagine as light. How can Paul possibly say that with a clear conscience? That is one of the questions we will consider in this passage.