Tag archive: 2 Corinthians
We Should…
It seems that in my daughter’s ideal world she has a great deal of possessions and has gained everything using someone else’s money – usually mine! 2 Corinthians 12.11-21 Reference: v. 20a For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not…
Strength In Weakness
No one knows your weaknesses greater than you do. That is, no one but God. 2 Corinthians 12.1-10 Reference: v.9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” (NIV Bible) Explore: I am what some people would called ‘soft’, ‘sooky-sooky-la-la’, ‘a scaredy cat’. I’m…
Communication Skills
Whether it’s an email, text message or Twitter comment, people can interpret something written in many different ways. 2 Corinthians 11.16-33 Reference: v.17 In this self-confident boasting I am not talking as the Lord would, but as a fool. (NIV Bible) Explore: “Shut up.” If you were to say this statement to someone they could…
Blood Money
He explains the term ‘blood money’ to mean something the organisation has to give in order to have them commit to the project. 2 Corinthians 11.1-15 Reference: v.9 And when I was with you and needed something, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied what I needed. …
Tough Love
To earn the right to challenge someone else's decision you need to have a pretty good relationship with them or be pretty convinced that they are heading in the wrong direction. 2 Corinthians 10.1-18 Reference: v.9 I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you with my letters. (NIV Bible) Explore: …