Sermons on 2 Corinthians 4:16-5:21:

Plugging Into The Power Source

Contributed by Danny Anderson on Oct 27, 2006

The power to change must possess the power to remove the old and bring in the new. This becomes even more difficult when it comes to personal change. The old has become engrained in us. Our past cannot be undone. We have essentially become a product of ev

Plugging Into the Power Source Text: II Corinthians 5:14-21 (NCV) Introduction: An old farmer decided it was finally time to take his family into the big city. They loaded up the old truck and rumbled into the swank downtown shopping district. Upon entering a huge department store, they could not ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:14-21

Denomination: Baptist

True Reconciliation Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 28, 2006

We’re on a mission from God. The motivation for our mission is the fear of the Lord and the love of Christ. The message of our mission is that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself. The magnificence of our mission is that God has made us his

Have you ever been in a conversation with someone about something really important and you’ve been interrupted? Perhaps the phone has rung, or someone has come into the room with something that just can’t wait and the conversation is stopped dead in its tracks. What do you do? Well if it’s me, I ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21

Denomination: Anglican

Funeral

Contributed by Clyde White on Nov 22, 2006

I’ve been asked for some of my funeral messages. Because each funeral service is personal, I don’t feel it proper to give the actual message. Instead, I am posting a "compilation" as a generic message, part of my own making and some from the expression of

Funeral Message for a Believer ____ was a grand lady(gentleman), and her(his) life was unusual in many respects. She(he) faced death in the same manner she(he) faced life. Both were challenges to be met head on. Death to the Christian is, in many ways, like GRADUATION DAY. Both involve years of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-6

Earthen Vessels Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Nov 22, 2006

This sermon speaks of the fact that outwardly we decay - yet inwardly we can become stronger.

Earthen Vessels Paul writing to the church at Corinth, speaking about death writes these words in 2 Corinthians 4:16: Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. Wouldn’t it be great if things could last forever? Clothes ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Discover Peace Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Nov 22, 2006

Pupose is one of the most precious gifts that God gives us. Purpose can be an "normal" experience in the Christian life as we live in the reality of living for Jesus

2 Corinthians 5:15-21 “Discover Purpose” INTRODUCTION It is the month of November the month of Thanksgiving. For four consecutive Sundays we will be focusing on some important things in life for which we can be thankful. Last week, we lifted up God’s great gift of love—steadfast love that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:15-21

Denomination: Lutheran

4. What Is Beyond Your Wardrobe? Series

Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 22, 2006

A Series on the Narnia Series - looking at what your eternity will look like

“Discovering Nania – 4. What is beyond your wardrobe?” Gladstone Baptist Church – 12/2/06 pm Tonight is the last night that I want to talk about the Narnia movie and the message that it contains for every single one of us. If you haven’t been with us over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been on a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Deliverance From Sin

Contributed by Peter Balogun on Nov 22, 2004

Many people struggle to live holy lives. God has made provision for your deliverance from the power of sin. this message exposes God’s mind on the subject.

DELIVERANCE FROM SIN What is sin? Sin is a transgression of the law. When a man breaks the law, that man is said to have committed a sin. There are several factors that could be responsible for this but more prominent amongst these reasons is ignorance. Incidentally, ignorance is never accepted ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Don't Trust Your Eyes Series

Contributed by Robert Higgins on Apr 26, 2007

You cannot always trust what you see, because our eyes were not designed to see everything there is. The spiritual world holds much we cannot see.

Don’t Trust Your eyes. Joke: a. A woman walks in a store to return a pair of eyeglasses that she had purchased for her husband a week before. "What seems to be the problem, madam?" "I’m returning these glasses I bought for my husband. He’s still not seeing things my way." b. Never lie to an ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Denomination: Baptist

Part 1 Series

Contributed by Dennis Cummins on May 7, 2008

This series is designed to help people understand how God takes our failures and refines us with them, turning them into successes.

Refined by Failure Part 1 What’s the main difference between people who achieve and people who are average???? What makes people excel? Why does some people sky rocket while others plummet? Some people can’t be told anything and that is why they are still living their past failures… We need ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:16-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Part 2 Failure Is A Better Teacher Than Success Series

Contributed by Dennis Cummins on May 7, 2008

This series is designed to help people understand how God takes our failures and refines us with them, turning them into successes.

Refined by Failure - 2 Failure is a far better teacher than success. Two great differences between those that fail backwards and those that fail forward. Failing Backwards Failing Forwards Blaming others Taking Responsibility Repeating the same mistakes Learning from each ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:16-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

All Things New: A Snapshot Of Humanity Series

Contributed by Daniel Richter on May 8, 2008

A Snapshot of Humanity

All Things New: A Snapshot of Humanity 2 Corinthians 5:17 Beartown Road Alliance Church Erin and I were looking through pictures a while back and having a nice little time of remembering what the kids looked like as babies and all of the cute things that they had done and said when they were ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17-19

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

All Things New: The After Picture Series

Contributed by Daniel Richter on May 9, 2008

The After Picture

All Things New: The After Picture Beartown Road Alliance Church May 13th, 2007 A few years ago I read an article in one of my youth ministry magazines that was attacking the unrealistic and unattainable view of beauty that fashion magazines had created for young women. It was about a cover ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17-18

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

A Royal Faith Series

Contributed by Mike Parry on May 10, 2008

Using Prince Caspian and a variety of Scriptures, the message details how our faith is to be seeing, trusting, following, growing, and pleasing.

“A Royal Faith” Lessons from Prince Caspian May 11, 2008 Text: Various Introduction: We are continuing a sermon series based on the classic Narnia story by C. S. Lews, Prince Caspian. Prince Caspian is a new blockbuster movie that will be released, May 16…it is the follow-up story to Lewis’ ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:7

Denomination: Baptist

Making Positive Changes In Our Lives Series

Contributed by Sam Peters on May 4, 2007

A contemporary message on how we can change our lives from negative to the positive by grasping hold of the truth that we are a "new creation" in Christ!

Making a Fresh Start Series Making Positive Changes in Our Lives (I am a big John Maxwell fan. His books and seminars have provided me with a lot of the philosophies contained in this message along with inspiration from successful people that have mentored me in life. I have tried to give proper ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:13-17

Reconciled Books Series

Contributed by Dustin T Parker on May 8, 2007

God balances the books

Reconciled Books The Fourth Sunday in Lent March 21 2 Corinthians 5:16–21, Isaiah 12:1–6; Luke 15:1–3a, 11–32 † In Jesus Name † Grace and Peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ Reptetitive Reconciliation Verses 18-19 of today’s epistle reading, the 2nd letter of Paul to the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Denomination: Lutheran