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    How God Comforts The Downcast Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 16, 2019
     | 4,785 views

    This passage shares the encouraging truth that "God . . . comforts the downcast." It also points out one of the major ways that He does that: through the people He's put around us.

    DOES GOD CARE ABOUT THE DOWNCAST? He cares enough that He has put the answer all around us. - 2 Corinthians 7:6 – “God . . . comforts the downcast” - We doubt. We feel discouraged and downcast and we wonder if God cares. - And this is a big deal because there are so many today who struggle ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Handle Your Guilt Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 22, 2019
     | 3,547 views

    Many today want to put aside any mention of shame as inappropriate. Paul, though, speaks of godly sorrow and worldly sorrow. What's the distinction and how can sorrow be a good thing?

    SMILEY RELIGION: “God wants me to be happy.” - 2 Corinthians 7:8. - Today so many presume that God’s job is to make them happy. The only way they think about God is that He is there to answer our prayers and bring good things into our lives. - Biblical ideas like carrying your cross, losing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Should A Good Church Family Look Like? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 31, 2019
     | 6,109 views

    A look at six characteristics of a good church family.

    The Spirit of a Church: Churches have a spirit about them, whether good or bad. - By “spirit” here, I don’t mean that churches have a soul or anything like that. No, I simply mean that churches have a mood, a personality, a spirit about them. - We’ve all experienced what I’m talking about. Have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Can I Have A Generous Heart When Money Is Tight? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 6, 2019
     | 4,033 views

    Paul commends the Macedonians for being generous even in their poverty. What can we learn from them about giving well?

    CAN YOU BE BOTH? It’s telling that the Macedonians were poor and generous. - 2 Corinthians 8:1-2. - Verse 2 gives us a striking statement. Paul shares with us that the Macedonians were extremely poor and richly generous. Those aren’t two phrases that we normally put together. - If you’re here ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Three Ways God Helps Us Stand Firm Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 28, 2018
     | 7,421 views

    This passage teaches that God is the one who ultimately allows us to stand firm. Paul shares three ways that God does that.

    An Encouraging Truth For Weak Moments: Standing firm is ultimately not a matter of our strength; God makes us stand firm. - 2 Corinthians 1:21. - Certainly it needs to be said that we need to do our part in standing firm. We are instructed at various points in the New Testament to stand firm. A ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Encouragement When Sharing The Gospel Goes Poorly Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 9, 2018
     | 3,786 views

    Some hopeful words for those struggling with the rejection that sometimes happens when we witness for Christ.

    AN INEVITABLE CHALLENGE: Ministry is uncertain. - 2 Corinthians 2:12-13. - We don’t know all the details, but these verses indicate some good and some bad. A HOPEFUL TRUTH: The Kingdom is always advancing. - 2 Corinthians 2:14a – “But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Proof Of Effective Ministry Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 9, 2018
     | 4,460 views

    Paul declares that the proof of his ministry is the changed lives of the Corinthians. Do we focus on that today?

    THE GOAL OF EFFECTIVE MINISTRY: The goal is not empire building, but changed lives. - 2 Corinthians 3:1-3. - v. 1 – they were the letters of recommendation. - v. 2 – “You yourselves are our letter . . .” - v. 3 – “. . . you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry . . . ” - v. 3 – ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Is The New Covenant Better Than The Old? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 19, 2018
     | 4,456 views

    In what ways is the new covenant better than what Moses shared?

    What Should We Do? Embrace the better new. - Sometimes Christians seem to pine for the Old Testament way of doing things. A couple examples: a. Getting to see God show up physically with smoke and lightning fireworks. b. Having a list of rules to follow. - A larger problem than that, though, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When You Feel Like You’re Not Good Enough Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 26, 2018
     | 3,765 views

    Encouragement when we're tempted to hide our sin or pretend that we didn't sin.

    - In this sermon, I’m going to focus on the transition statements within this passage. I want to do that because in this particular passage those words give us some clues to the point that Paul is making. They each point to a significant idea within this passage. When You Feel Like You’re Not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Are So Many Uninterested In The Gospel? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Nov 2, 2018
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     | 5,748 views

    Paul tells us the world is blind to the gospel. What is the key to help them see?

    - Earlier, use this for the Children’s Sermon. Have a box with one side open and that open side up against the wall. Let the kids guess what might be in the box. Then have helper pick up the box and hold it front of their face, causing a light to shine on their face from the flashlight in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Can God Do Great Things Through Someone Like Me? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Nov 6, 2018
     | 4,451 views

    A look at why it's ok that we are merely "jars of clay."

    A Picture Of Us And God: We are the plain pot; Christ is the magnificent flower. - 2 Corinthians 4:7. Living This Truth Out: 1. It’s ok to admit your shortcomings. - 2 Corinthians 4:7 – “jars of clay.” 2. Accept that you’re the plain pot and Christ is the magnificent flower. - 2 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How God Grows Us Through Struggles Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Nov 7, 2018
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     | 10,223 views

    This difficult passage points us toward who we are in Christ and how He grows us.

    HOW GOD GROWS US THROUGH STRUGGLES: 1. AN EASY LIFE? God does not take away our struggles, though He does ensure they don’t overwhelm us. - 2 Corinthians 4:8-9. - In verses 8-9, Paul shares four statements that we’d rather not hear. They speak clearly to an uncomfortable truth: God’s goal is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Our Faith Produces Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Nov 9, 2018
     | 4,663 views

    A look at having a "spirit of faith" and three of the things that brings into our lives.

    OUR ACTION: We speak (and live) with a spirit of faith. - 2 Corinthians 4:13. - Paul quotes Psalm 116. In that Psalm the writer cried out for mercy and God came through for him. This sentence drawn from that speaks to the writer’s faith in God. “I believed” – he had faith in God to come ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hope When Obstacles Discourage Us Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Nov 15, 2018
     | 9,071 views

    Encouragement on how to not lose heart. How does God use struggles to move us forward spiritually?

    WHY DO WE GET DISCOURAGED? Obstacles weigh us down. - 2 Corinthians 4:16a. - In one sense, it’s good news that the first part of v. 16 is in there. It’s a reminder to us that God knows that we get discouraged and need a little hope. These verses are in here to give us that hope. Hopefully ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    For What Purpose Did God Make Us? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Nov 18, 2018
     | 6,445 views

    Paul details the purpose God created us for and the importance of the new body that Christians will experience.

    A BETTER BODY: Our current body is like a leaky tent; our resurrection body is like a solid building. - 2 Corinthians 5:1-2, 4, 8. - Verse 1 compares our earthly body to a tent. If you’ve been camping you know that most tents can be leaky, drafty, decidedly rough. But we have a second body to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist