12 - A profile of Christ’s Ambassadors

2 Corinthians 6:3-13 - Tim SmylieFor the sake of the gospelWe commend ourselves in every way:♦ by our faithful perseverance (vv4b-5)♦ by our godly character (vv6-7)♦ by our new-creation perspective (vv8-10)♦ by our open hearts (vv11-13)

11 - The old has gone, the new is here!

2 Corinthians 5:14-6:2 - Tim Smylie “Christ’s love compels us”: in Christ we have a new life to live (5:14-17) “Be reconciled to God”: we are ambassadors for Christ and the new life he brings (5:18-6:2)

10 - What are you living for?

2 Corinthians 5:6-13 - Tim SmylieOur faith in future realities guides our lives in the present (vv6-9)- we live to please our Lord now, because we will live to please him thenThe way we live in the present will have consequences in the future (vv10-13)- so we live, not for spectacular religious experiences, but for the spread of the gospel

09 - What are you looking at?

2 Corinthians 4:16-5:5 - Tim SmylieAs we focus on eternal realities:I. We become more substantial people here and now (4:16-18)II. We experience a deep longing for complete renewal (5:1-5)

08 - Don’t waste your weakness

2 Corinthians 4:7-15 - Tim SmylieOur weakness is where God’s powerful gospel works best (vv7-12)Serving the gospel in the midst of our weakness is totally, eternally worth it (vv13-15)

07 - We do not lose heart

2 Corinthians 4:1-6 - Tim Smylie
Why don’t we lose heart in gospel ministry? (v1)
- because it’s a glorious privilege! 
What is the sign of losing heart in gospel ministry? (v2)
- obscuring the clarity of the gospel (by our words and/or our lives)
What is the aim of gospel ministry? (vv3-6)
- displaying the glory of Christ that brings light to those in darkness
 
 

06 - Ever-increasing Glory

2 Corinthians 3:4-18 - Tim Smylie
The greater glory of new covenant ministry (vv4-11)
it brings, not condemnation and death, but righteousness and life
The transforming power of new covenant ministry (vv12-18)
 

05 - Servants of the gospel

2 Corinthians 2:12-3:3 - Tim Smylie“In Christ’s triumphal procession”: Even the weakest of us can be effective servants of the gospel (2:12-16a)“A letter from Christ”: Changed hearts are reliable evidence that God is at work through us (2:16b-3:3)

04 - Look who’s watching the church

2 Corinthians 1:23 - 2:11 - Tim Smylie
 
We honour Christ and defy Satan when we show love that:
I. Takes the state of the church seriously (1:23-2:4)
II. Takes both sin and forgiveness seriously (2:5-11)
 
 

03 - God is faithful

2 Corinthians 1:15-22 - Tim Smylie
We must be committed to faithfulness… (vv15-17)
because our God is faithful… (vv18-20)
all his promises are fulfilled in Christ
And he has equipped us for faithfulness (vv21-22)
by giving us his Holy Spirit

02 - God, Who Raises The Dead

2 Corinthians 1:8-14 - Tim Smylie
There is no trouble that puts us beyond the reach of God’s life-giving power (vv8-10)
Our relationships with one another are seriously significant for our experience of God’s life-giving power (vv11-14)

01 - The God of all comfort

2 Corinthians 1:1-7 - Tim Smylie
God our Father is our all-sufficient source of comfort (vv1-4a)
We are to be channels of God’s comfort (vv4b-7)