2 Corinthians – Wrap up

1. 2 Corinthians – Wrap up Your life is an OPEN book

2. Paul’s life - TIMELINE Paul’s 1st Missionay Journey Paul’s 3rd Missionary Journey 1 Cor written 49-52 A.D. 55 A.D. 67 A.D. 34 A.D. 56 A.D. 56-58 A.D. 47-48 A.D. 2 Cor written Paul’s 2nd Missionay Journey – Church @ Corinth planted Paul martyred Paul’s Conversion (Acts 9:1-9)

5. Chapter1 - Viewing suffering through God’s eyes • Suffering in abundance (1:4) • Burdened excessively (1:8) • Beyond our strength (1:8) • Despaired even of life (1:8) • Affliction and anguish of heart (2:4) • Perplexed, Persecuted and struck down (4:9) • Beatings, imprisonments, tumults, sleeplessness (6:5) • 11:23-29 • Trust in God who raises the dead (1:9) • Believe in the eternal work on God (4:17) • Manifest the life of Jesus (4:10)

7. 2 Corinthians 1:12 For our proud confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you. 2 Corinthians 4:2 but we have renounced the things hidden because of shame, not walking in craftiness or adulterating the word of God, but by the manifestation of truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. 2 Corinthians 10:5 We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ, 2 Corinthians 8:20-21 taking precaution so that no one will discredit us in our administration of this generous gift; 21 for we have regard for what is honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. 2 Corinthians 13:1 2 Corinthians 13:1 This is the third time I am coming to you. EVERY FACT IS TO BE CONFIRMED BY THE TESTIMONY OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES.

9. 2 Corinthians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God, 22 who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge. 2 Corinthians 2:14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place. 2 Corinthians 4:14 knowing that He who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and will present us with you. 2 Corinthians 5:14 For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; 2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

11. THEME VERSE: 2 Corinthians 5:15 and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.

13. 2 Corinthians 4:18 while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. 2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

15. 2 Corinthians 13:11-14 11 Finally, brethren, rejoice, be made complete, be comforted, be like-minded, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you. 12 Greet one another with a holy kiss. 13 All the saints greet you. 14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.