2 Corinthians

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2 Corinthians

• 3 Treasure in Earthen Vessels

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Yesterday and today

• Paul Defends his Conduct towards the Ecclesia
  (1,2,7)
• Salutation (11-2)
• Fellowship of suffering (13-14)
• Reasons for Paul's changes of plan (115-24)
• Forgiving the offender (25-11)
• Disappointment and joy at Troas (212-17)
• The comfort Titus brought (75-16)
• Treasure in Earthen Vessels (3-5)
• The Corinthians a letter from Christ (31-6)
• A fading and an abiding glory (37-16)
• The message of Christ faithfully delivered
  (317-46)
• Treasure in earthen vessels (47-15)
• The sustaining hope (416-510)
• The ministry of reconciliation (511-610)

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The hope of glory

• Since we have such a hope, we are very bold
• (2Co 312)

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Metamorphosis

• And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the
  glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the
  same image from one degree of glory to another.
  For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
• (2Co 318)

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Eye on the mark

• Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of
  God, we do not lose heart.
• But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded
  ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper
  with God's word, but by the open statement of the
  truth we would commend ourselves to everyone's
  conscience in the sight of God.
• (2Co 41-2)

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Outcome of grace

• For it is all for your sake, so that as grace
  extends to more and more people it may increase
  thanksgiving, to the glory of God.
• (2Co 415)

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Email fro Sarajevo (Bosnia)

• I don't see my friends at all, the only person I
  see all the time is Medina!
• I don't complain but, I am always so much tired.
  Get go to work, sleep get back to work etc... I
  feel like I am missing something to fill me in.
• I try to read various books, Bible, but i is like
  I am blind, I can't understand anything. And i
  have this feeling that I am so alone. A prisoner
  of my own mind, real weird.
• To be very honest I have been tempted to start
  drinking, and even smoking. I know that this
  wouldn't take me anywhere, but I feel very
  lonely.

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Our motives

• Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we
  persuade others. But what we are is known to God,
  and I hope it is known also to your conscience.
• We are not commending ourselves to you again but
  giving you cause to boast about us, so that you
  may be able to answer those who boast about
  outward appearance and not about what is in the
  heart.
• For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God if
  we are in our right mind, it is for you.
• (2Co 511-13) gt