Paul's Reverse Boast
2 Corinthians 11:16-33 | EV Church | 11/06/2023 | Jez Reynolds
There are many things in life that wear us down and bring suffering. Jez Reynolds shows us how Paul's boasting in his hardships is an encouragement to us in this life, because the message of Jesus is true and the promise of heaven is real.
God is Trustworthy
2 Corinthians 1:15-2:13 | EV Night | 8/05/2022 | Dan Ford
What if we couldn't trust the Apostle Paul? What would that mean for our relationship with God? Dan Ford shows us how Paul's connection with God is critical for our own.
We do not lose heart
2 Corinthians 4:1-18 | EV Church | 29/05/2022 | Jez Reynolds
Just like Paul, we too can have the ability to not lose heart. Jez Reynolds takes us through chapter 4 and the example we have from Paul of the true, powerful, and eternal gospel of Jesus.
2 Corinthians 4:1-6 - EV Night
2 Corinthians 4:1-6 | EV Night | 30/04/2017 | Jez Reynolds
Paul had the ability to face anything that life could throw at him - and not lose heart. The same truths that enabled him to keep speaking and suffering for Jesus have been entrusted to us. Do you know them? Have you let them go down deep?
Romans 7:14-25
Romans 7:14-25 | EV Church | 11/08/2013 | Tim Baldwin
Tim Baldwin preaching on Romans 7:14-25 Change is hard! Paul acknowledges this in this passage. Christians are no longer slaves to sin, but live with the presence of sin. Is Paul reflecting on his present state or at his state before conversion? Evidence for Present State - tense of the sentences - v8 desire to obey the law - v22 delight in Gods law - v25 thanks to God for delivering Jesus This can lead to complacency in dealing with sin. Evidence for Paul referring to his state before conversion - Consistency with Roms 6:6 - v17 sin living in me alive and kicking - v18 good itself doesn't dwell in me - v21 law still at work in him - v23 a prisoner to the law of sin - v25 slave to the law of sin - Roms 8:2 we are set free from the law of sin - Context of Rom 7 is Paul talking primarily to Jews who knew the law - v7 reflecting back to the time before the law (which must be pre-Moses) Gal 5:17 Paul acknowledges Christians struggle with sin. Key message of the passage is that life under the law is frustrating. Law refers here to the 10 commandments and the expanded version of laws in the first 5 books of the Bible. Rom 2:12-15 says that even Gentiles have moral law in their conscious. Law brings out sin in us, and helps us see sin. Sin is the problem, so what is the solution? More laws? No, the solution for sin is to let the Law humble us, so that we see our need for a saviour! v 25 - the answer is Jesus, his righteousness can be credited to us, making us right with God.
EV Church - Romans 15:14-33
Romans 15:14-33 | EV Church | 20/06/2021 | Andrew Heard
In Romans 15 we see Paul's unique role in taking the gospel to the Gentiles. Here Andrew Heard also shows us that Paul's drive - to share the truth of heaven and hell with the many who don't know, should also shape our lives.
EV Night - Romans 15:14-33
Romans 15:14-33 | EV Night | 20/06/2021 | Andrew Heard
In Romans 15 we see Paul's unique role in taking the gospel to the Gentiles. Here Andrew Heard also shows us that Paul's drive - to share the truth of heaven and hell with the many who don't know, should also shape our lives.
We do not lose heart
2 Corinthians 4:1-18 | EV Night | 29/05/2022 | Todd Parry-Jones
Paul lived a life shaped by the cross of Jesus Christ: all about the glory of God! Todd Parry-Jones shows us from chapter 4, that Paul never loses heart, but perseveres through his suffering for the sake of others and their salvation to the glory of God.
God is Trustworthy
2 Corinthians 1:15-2:4 | EV Church | 8/05/2022 | Grahame Fuller
The church in Corinth was questioning if Paul was a trustworthy leader. Grahame Fuller shares from this passage Paul's deep love for them - a mirror of the amazing trustworthiness of God and his love for us.
Ministers of a New Covenant
2 Corinthians 2:14-3:6 | EV Night | 15/05/2022 | Andrew Heard
Paul reinforces to the Corinthians his part in the triumphant message of the gospel of Jesus going out amongst the region. Andrew Heard helps us understand how Paul aims to reshape the Corinthians view of God, and what this means for us today too.