2 Corinthians Series: A Sermon With Lots Of Big Words Series

2 CORINTHIANS SERIES

A Sermon with Lots of Big Words

2 CORINTHIANS 5:1-21

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PERSON FROM CONGREGATION READS 2 CORINTHIANS 5:1-21

For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, 3 if indeed by putting it on we may not be found naked. 4 For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, Who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. 6 So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9 So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please Him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. 11 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. 12 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. 13 For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. 14 For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that One has died for all, therefore all have died; 15 and He died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for Him Who for their sake died and was raised. 16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard Him thus no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to Himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 For our sake He made Him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

INTRODUCTION… Learning Big Words

This morning as we begin, I would like to teach you a few big words or remind you of a few big words that maybe you learned so you could have a 1600 SAT score. It is the beginning of the school year and so for many things are getting a new start so let’s learn some new words. I want to teach you some words that you can drop like Cracker Barrel Stock into conversations that will let the people around you know that there is a high functioning neural structure between your ears. These words will be very useful for you especially if you want to sound like a sesquipedalian:

* You can walk into any room and say, “I am here to make things convivial!” and you are basically saying that because you have arrived the party can start.

* Men, when you look into your wife or girlfriend’s eyes, you can use a word that means “glittering or sparkling” and so you can say, “Your eyes have a coruscantly glow.”

* When describing how your children felt about getting their teacher for this school year, you can say, “The children were absolutely ebullient when going to school the first day. You mean they were zestfully excited and enthusiastic.

* If someone is unaware that it is August and so High School Football is starting, you might ask, “Are you saxicolous?” which in a polite manner asks if they live under a rock.

* If perhaps you have a friend you need to part ways with because they are a bad influence, you might say: “Well, I have to be parsimonious with my time,” which means you are stingy about your time.