Date: 05/28/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: The Boasting Fool
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:16-33
Description: How do you expect God to treat his friends?
No Other Jesus - 2 Corinthians 11:1-15
Date: 05/21/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: No Other Jesus
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:1-15
Description: In this text Paul unleashes a withering attack on teachers he calls false apostles and servants of Satan. He accuses them of peddling a counterfeit version of Jesus and his gospel. What exactly is Paul worried about? And how can we avoid it ourselves?
The God-Centered Life - 2 Corinthians 10:1-18
Date: 05/14/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: The God-Centered Life
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:1-18
Description: What do you want your life to be known for?
How to Give - 2 Corinthians 8:10-9:15
Date: 05/07/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: How to Give
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:10-9:15
Description: What will our giving look like if Jesus is our model?
Why to Give - 2 Corinthians 8:1-15
Date: 04/30/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Why to Give
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-15
Description: One of the main reasons Paul wrote this letter was to urge the Corinthians to send money to impoverished Christians in Jerusalem. But his approach wasn't what you might expect. He doesn't scold them. He doesn't shame them. He just reminds them of God's grace to them.
Good Grief - 2 Corinthians 7:2-16
Date: 04/23/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Good Grief
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 7:2-16
Description: Paul says the difference between godly grief and worldly grief is the difference between life and death. So what is godly grief? Why do we need it so badly? And how do we get it?
Longing For Life - 2 Corinthians 5:1-4
Date: 04/16/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Longing For Life
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-4
Description: Paul says the difference between godly grief and worldly grief is the difference between life and death. So what is godly grief? Why do we need it so badly? And how do we get it?
The Temple of God - 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1
Date: 04/09/17
Speaker: Will Acuff
Title: The Temple of God
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1
Description: No one can live without hope. That's why Peter begins his letter with this profile of Christian hope--a secure hope because it begins and ends with God. Paul confronts Christians with a direct challenge to be holy--set apart from anything that stands against God. But that challenge is rooted in a precious, mind-bending promise. God has promised to live among his people.
Sorrowful Yet Rejoicing - 2 Corinthians 6:1-13
Date: 04/02/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Sorrowful Yet Rejoicing
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:1-13
Description: Are Christians supposed to be happy? It depends on what you mean by happy. If Paul's description of his life is our guide, we should expect our lives to be sorrowful. And we should expect to be always rejoicing.
Reconciliation - 2 Corinthians 5:18-21
Date: 03/26/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Reconciliation
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:18-21
Description: The Bible teaches that we were all made for a relationship we have broken. Our deepest need is reconciliation. This text shows us how to get peace with God, and how to spread it.
In Christ - 2 Corinthians 5:11-17
Date: 03/19/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: In Christ
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:11-17
Description: "In Christ" is a phrase that comes up all throughout Paul's letters. It's easy to pass right over it without paying much notice. But what does it mean to be "in Christ"? And why is it so important?
What Are You Waiting For? - 2 Corinthians 5:1-10
Date: 03/12/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: What Are You Waiting For?
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10
Description: Waiting is a basic Christian posture. We walk by faith, not by sight, until God's promises come to pass. In this passage Paul clarifies what it is that we're waiting for, and what we do while we wait.
Beyond Comparison - 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Date: 03/05/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Beyond Comparison
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Description: Paul says the problems we face now can't compare to the eternal glory we're promised in Christ. He says we get this truth when we focus not on what we can see but on what we can't see. But how do we compare what we can see to what we can't see?
Jars of Clay - 2 Corinthians 4:7-15
Date: 02/26/17
Speaker: Matt Givens
Title: Jars of Clay
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-15
Description: Because of Jesus, the world's greatest treasure comes hidden in jars of clay--common, unexceptional, even fragile and weak. That means, for the Christian, suffering is never what it seems.
Freedom - 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:6
Date: 02/19/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Freedom
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:12 - 4:6
Description: True freedom, the freedom that comes by God's Spirit, is not primarily freedom from something holding you back. It's freedom for--freedom to see, to enjoy, and to be transformed by the glory of Jesus.
Proof in the Pudding - 2 Corinthians 3:1-11
Date: 02/12/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Proof in the Pudding
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:1-11
Description: True freedom, the freedom that comes by God's Spirit, is not primarily freedom from something holding you back. It's freedom for--freedom to see, to enjoy, and to be transformed by the glory of Jesus.
Fragrant Knowledge - 2 Corinthians 2:12-17
Date: 02/05/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Fragrant Knowledge
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:12-17
Description: How does the knowledge of God spread throughout the world? It's not a question we would normally ask, but it's crucial for understanding our calling. Paul shows us we've got to recognize the difference between God's responsibility and ours.
Loving Correction - 2 Corinthians 1:23-2:11
Date: 01/29/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Loving Correction
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:23-2:11
Description: Here are four things we can learn from Paul about how to correct one another in a healthy way.
Godly Sincerity - 2 Corinthians 1:12-22
Date: 01/22/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Godly Sincerity
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:12-22
Description: One of the main reasons Paul wrote this letter was to defend his own sincerity against people who thought he was speaking from both sides of his mouth. And sincerity is certainly worth defending. You want to know that someone means what he says, that he's not holding anything back, and that you can trust him to follow through. But sincerity is easier to require from someone else than to produce consistently in ourselves. Paul explains how the grace of God is the only sure path to the sincere lives we want.
Afflicted Comforters - 2 Corinthians 1:3-11
Date: 01/15/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Afflicted Comforters
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-11
Description: Paul describes a community where, though everyone experiences suffering, everyone is comforted and everyone is responsible for comforting others. He helps us learn to see our suffering for what God is doing in us and what he will do through us.