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2 Corinthians: authentic Christianity

Ray Stedman Ministries

Reading through Paul's second letter to the church at Corinth makes you aware that this is the most personal and emotional of all his letters. It throbs with a sense of the glories of God's...

Episodes

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Why Does it Hurt so Much? (2 Corinthians 1:1-11)

The second letter of Paul to the Corinthians is probably the least known of all his letters. It has sometimes been called "Paul's unknown le...

Sep 30, 2018

When you are Misunderstood (2 Corinthians 1:12 - 2:4)

Our subject this morning is how to handle misunderstanding. I wish we could take time to ask how many of you are going through a time of bei...

Sep 29, 2018

When Discipline Ends (2 Corinthians 2:5-11)

In our study of Second Corinthians this morning, we will be dealing with the third of three very practical problems which arose in the churc...

Sep 28, 2018

Who is Sufficient (2 Corinthians 2:12-17)

Today we begin what I think is one of the greatest passages in the New Testament. It is found in Second Corinthians, beginning in Chapter 2....

Sep 27, 2018

Have you got What it Takes? (2 Corinthians 3:1-11)

I have often wondered how the Apostle Paul would rate in ecclesiastical circles, whether he would be considered a success or not, if he were...

Sep 26, 2018

Who is that Masked Man? (2 Corinthians 3:12-18)

We are nearing the season of mask-wearing, Halloween, and some of our children, at least, will be putting them on. In the radio program, The...

Sep 25, 2018

Nothing but the Truth (2 Corinthians 4:1-6)

These first six verses of Second Corinthians, Chapter 4, will answer a lot of questions as to why so many people do not believe the gospel w...

Sep 24, 2018

Your Pot -- His Power (2 Corinthians 4:7-15)

Here in Second Corinthians, Chapter 4, we are examining one of the clearest passages in Scripture, in my estimation, to declare the process...

Sep 23, 2018

Beyond the End (2 Corinthians 4:16 - 5:5)

One of the great questions which all of us has to face -- and all of us do face it even though it may be in the privacy of our own thoughts...

Sep 22, 2018

What's There to Live For? (2 Corinthians 5:6-17)

"What is there to live for?" That is a question that fills many hearts, both Christian and non-Christian alike, today. These are times of cr...

Sep 21, 2018

The Word for this Hour (2 Corinthians 5:18 - 6:2)

The Apostle Paul has been painting a picture for us in Chapter 5 of Second Corinthians. Line upon line, and stroke upon stroke, he has been...

Sep 20, 2018

Sensible Fanaticism (2 Corinthians 6:3-10)

As the Apostle Paul traveled about the Roman Empire, we learn from Scripture that he was frequently accused of being crazy. People heard his...

Sep 19, 2018

Watch Out for These (2 Corinthians 6:11 - 7:1)

One of the most abused verses in the whole New Testament is Verse 17 of Chapter 6 of Second Corinthians. Many people fear and avoid it; othe...

Sep 18, 2018

How to Repent (2 Corinthians 7:2-16)

Everybody needs to repent. Whenever we hurt someone else, or we ourselves are hurt by our own actions, whenever we break a law, whenever we...

Sep 17, 2018

Guidelines on Giving (2 Corinthians 8:1-15)

Chapters 8 and 9 of Second Corinthians are all about Christian giving -- not tight-fisted, miserly, grudging giving, or wild, spendthrift, c...

Sep 16, 2018

Giving Joyfully (2 Corinthians 8:16 - 9:15)

We looked at some of the great examples of giving in Chapter 8 of Second Corinthians last week. There was the giving of those poverty-strick...

Sep 15, 2018

Our Secret Weapons (2 Corinthians 10:1-6)

This last section of Second Corinthians contains some of the strongest language against people that the Apostle Paul uses in any of his lett...

Sep 14, 2018

How to Spot a Phony (2 Corinthians 10:7-18)

I was wondering this week what would be the reaction here in PBC, if, this summer while I was away on vacation, some visiting speaker came i...

Sep 13, 2018

Keep it Simple (2 Corinthians 11:1-15)

In the final chapters of Second Corinthians, the Apostle Paul is dealing with probably the most powerful tool, the most dangerous threat to...

Sep 12, 2018

The Cost of Love (2 Corinthians 11:16-33)

We come now to a very famous passage in Paul's second letter to the Corinthians where he details all the hardships and troubles which he exp...

Sep 11, 2018