Sermons

Final Warnings and Exhortations

2 Corinthians 13:1-14 An elderly woman walked into the local countrychurch. The friendly usher greeted her at the doorand helped her up the flight of steps. “Where wouldyou like to sit?” he asked politely. “The front row please.” she answered. “You really don’t want to do that”, the usher said,“The pastor is really boring.” “Do…

Attitudes of Thanksgiving

Psalm 100 In 1789 President George Washington made aproclamation that said the following,“Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge theProvidence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to begrateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore hisprotection and favor.” He went on to recommend “a day of publicThanksgiving and prayer to be…

Paul’s Pastoral Care for Corinth

2 Corinthians 12:11-21 The Presbyterian church called a meeting to decide what to doabout their squirrel infestation. After much prayer andconsideration, they concluded that the squirrels were predestinedto be there, and they shouldn’t interfere with God’s divine will.At the Baptist church the squirrels had taken an interest in thebaptistery. The deacons met and decided to…

The Goodness of God

2 Corinthians 12:1-10 Three men are in the middle of a desert when their car breaksdown. For their hike to town, they each decide to take onething with them. One man takes a jug of water. The second man takes asandwich. The last man takes one of the car doors. The first man says to…

Proper Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:16-33 I read this yesterday.After starting a new diet I altered my drive to workto avoid passing my favorite bakery. I accidentallydrove by the bakery this morning and as Iapproached, there in the window were a host ofchocolates, donuts, and cheesecakes. I felt this was no accident, so I prayed … “Lord, it’sup…

Examples of Love

2 Corinthians 11:1-15 A mother went to wake her son for church oneSunday morning. When she knocked on his door, hesaid, “I’m not going!” “Why not?” asked his mother.“I’ll give you two good reasons,” he said. “One,they don’t like me. Two, I don’t like them.” His mother replied, “I’ll give you two good reasonswhy YOU…

Making Wise Choices Amid Accusations

2 Corinthians 10:1-18 A woman has twins and gives them up foradoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is namedAmal. The other goes to a family in Spain. Theynamed him Juan. Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to hisbirth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tellsher husband that she…

Benefits of Grace Giving

2 Corinthians 9:1-15 A pastor wanted to see if a farmer in hiscongregation was willing to support the Lord’swork. So one day he challenged him with somedirect questions. “If you had two farms,” he asked, “would you bewilling to give one to God?” “Why, certainly!” replied the man. “I only wish Iwere in a position…

Paul’s Faithful Three

2 Corinthians 8:16-24 Perhaps you’ve heard about the old miser who called his doctor, lawyer, and minister to his deathbed. “They say that you can’t take it with you,” said the dying man, “but I’m going to. I have three envelopes with $100,000 in cash in each one. I want each of you to take…

Grace Filled Giving

2 Corinthians 8:1-15 A taxi passenger tapped the driver on the shoulder to askhim a question.The driver screamed, lost control of the car, nearly hit a bus,went up on the footpath, and stopped inches from a shopwindow.For a second, everything was quiet in the cab. Then thedriver said, “Look, mate, don’t ever do that again.…