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FALL 2023 – 2 CORINTHIANS  (NT Wright’s For Everyone Study

S C H E D U L E

Sept 12: The God of All Comfort 2 Corinthians 1:1-2:4
Sept 19: The Letter and the Spirit 2 Corinthians 2:5-3:18
Sept 26: Treasure in Earthenware Pots 2 Corinthians 4:1-18
Oct 3:     New Creation, New Ministry 2 Corinthians 5:1-6:2
Oct 10:   God?s Servants at Work 2 Corinthians 6:3-7:1
Oct 17:   Our Boasting Proved True! 2 Corinthians 7:2-16
Oct 24:   God Loves a Cheerful Giver 2 Corinthians 8:1-9:15
Oct 31:   Boasting in the Lord 2 Corinthians 10:1-18
Nov 7:    Boasting of Weaknesses 2 Corinthians 11:1-33
Nov 14:  Signs of a True Apostle 2 Corinthians 12:1-18
Nov 21: T H A N K S G I V I N G
Nov 28:  Test Yourselves! 2 Corinthians 12:19-13:13

Week 10 (11/7)

Last week in 11, Paul continued with “boasting” – this time “in weakness”. Which is really an interesting twist. He’s certainly not self-pity wallowing (which is everything other than helpful), but again turning his focus to God — considering, choosing, receiving God’s strength and power rather than leaning into his own OR being distracted by the world’s fascination with self-sufficiency, acclaim & promotion. The latter of which many false prophets were using to distract the Corinthian church from the Gospel and to put down Paul. Living our days in the fullness and mystery of God’s strength in and through us is as much a challenge for us today as it was for the Corinthians.

… rather than go into it all, here’s our chat from this week:

 

Neighorhood Study Originals — downloadable pdfs

IDENTITY

summer 2020

NAMES OF GOD

summer 2017

LINEAGE LADIES

summer 2017

GOD’S SPOKEN WORDS

summer 2015

PRIMER

summer 2013