TEACHING
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2021
10:30 AM (ONE GATHERING, In-person + livestream, kids!, IBC campus) NEW 2 CORINTHIANS SERIES: Suffering & Comfort 2 Corinthians 1:1-11 This Sunday, we begin a verse-by-verse series through 2 Corinthians with some introductory teaching and a look into chapter 1. Paul is writing for the fourth time (at least that we know of) to this church in Corinth. It has been under attack from within by those wishing to draw them away from a Jesus-centred faith. We learned in 1 Corinthians that they were drawn towards prideful performance, had a critical view of Paul's outward presentation, and were drawn into high rhetoric and spiritual experiences. Now they add money to that mix. EMAIL QUESTIONS HERE or TEXT: 604-426-1230 CONNECT WITH US HERE GIVE HERE |
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THE TEXT: 2 Corinthians 1:1-11
OPENING THE BOOK
OUTLINE: NIV App Commentary I. Letter Opening: The Identity of Paul and His Church (1:1-2) II. Prologue (1:3-11) A. Paul’s Prayer of Praise for the Comfort of God (1:3-7) B. Paul’s “Sentence to Death” As the Pattern of His Suffering (1:8-11) VERSE-BY-VERSE Epistolary Prescript 2 Corinthians 1:1-2
Epistolary Thanksgiving and Exordium 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 Not on the attack in chapters 1-9 to the same level he will be in 10-13 Exordium—addressed the judge, not jury or audience. Paul is first concerned about the Lord as his judge, not any human court. 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 Blessing section 2 Corinthians 1:6 The Corinthians themselves have come in for suffering 2 Corinthians 1:7 Similar style to 1 Thessalonians 1-3 to 2 Corinthians 1-9 with side digressions to prevent misunderstandings. Narratio 2 Corinthians 1:8-2:16 <8-11> 2 Corinthians 1:9 apokrima 2 Corinthians 1:8-10 2 Corinthians 1:11 REVIEW/APPLICATION FINAL WORD For Reflection and Discussion
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