Bible Study

Sermon 2 Corinthians 4: 16-18 Secularism: The Subtle Enemy By Dr. Gilbert W. Bowen No wonder we do not lose heart! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, God is creating new life within. Our troubles are slight and short-lived, and their outcome is … Continue reading “2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Secularism: Subtle Enemy (Bowen) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, 14-17 By Faith or By Sight By Dr. Mickey Anders Listen my children and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year. So begins Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s famous poem … Continue reading “2 Corinthians 5:6-17 By Faith or By Sight (Anders) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Corinthians 5:17 No One Is Too Young By Pastor Vince Gerhardy Just a little while ago we witnessed Lily’s/Natalie’s baptism. We saw her parents, accompanied her godparents, bring her to the front and stand around the baptismal font. We heard Jesus’ command to go to people everywhere and make them his disciples by … Continue reading “2 Corinthians 5:17 No One Is Too Young (Gerhardy) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 Where Were You on 9/11? By Dr. Philip W. McLarty Where were you on 9/11? I venture to say each of you could say where you were and what you were doing when you first heard the news. We all have a story to tell. I was at the lavatory in … Continue reading “2 Corinthians 5:14-21 Where Were You on 9-11 (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Put Humpty Together Again By Dr. Mickey Anders It’s a children’s poem generally ignored by adults. In fact, its message seems like nonsense: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the king’s horses, and all the king’s men, Couldn’t put Humpty together again. Just a … Continue reading “2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Put Humpty-Dumpty Together Again (Anders) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 What Time Is It? By The Rev. Alex Stevenson The story goes that a reporter went to an old folk’s home to do a public interest story. But this was no ordinary old folk’s home. This was a home for retired stand up comedians. As the reporter walked up to the … Continue reading “2 Corinthians 6:1-13 What Time Is It? (Stevenson) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 What Time Is It? By Dr. Philip W. McLarty Can anyone please tell me what time it is? Don’t bother looking at your watch. In the Bible, time has a much broader meaning than the ticking of the clock. And that’s what I’d like for us to think about in the … Continue reading “2 Corinthians 6:1-13 What Time Is It? (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Corinthians 9:7 We Seek Not Yours But You By Dr. Mickey Anders Text: 2 Corinthians 9:7 “Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.” When the Stewardship Committee asked me to preach a stewardship sermon today, I immediately … Continue reading “2 Corinthians 9.7 We Seek Not Yours But You (Anders) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Corinthians 9:6-10 A Theology of Offering By Dr. Philip W. McLarty In keeping with the spirit of our Pledge Dedication Service next Sunday, I’d like to share with you a brief theology of offering. It arises out of a simple premise: Why you give is every bit as important as what you give. … Continue reading “2 Corinthians 9:6-10 A Theology of Offering (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 Thanks Be to God By Dr. Keith Wagner One time I was visiting an elderly woman. As we talked she was lamenting over the loss of her husband and home. She now lived in a retirement center. After a few moments her sorrow changed to a spirit of gratefulness. She said, … Continue reading “2 Corinthians 9:6-15 Thanks Be to God (Wagner) – Bible study”