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“THE GOD WHO COMFORTS” II COR 7:2-16

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God provides His children with the best comfort. (John 14:6-29)

  1. ALL PEOPLE N_____ THE COMFORT OFFERED BY GOD.
    1. R____________ of members breaks the Unity and love in Christ. 2nd Corinthians 6:11-13
    2. Sinners will wrong, C_______ or exploit us to get their way. V. 2
    3. We experience harsh C___________________ from others. V. 3
    4. Outside P____________ cause stress, fatigue and ailments. V. 5
    5. We M_________ for broken relationships and loss of life. V. 7
    6. We encounter S_________ for both good and bad reasons. V. 8
  2. GOD PROVIDED HIS P_______ TO COMFORT ALL PEOPLE. 6f
    1. God’s love and redemption P_______ our existence. Eph. 1:3-4
    2. God offers all people H______ through His Savior. Genesis 3:15
    3. All who obediently B_________ in Jesus share in His new life.
    4. God provides His comfort through P_____; through His children.
  3. GOD’S P_______ CONTINUES PROVIDING COMFORT IN JESUS. V.10; Matthew 11:28-30
    1. Belief in Jesus is the only P_________ to receiving true comfort. John 14:6f; II Corinthians 5:17-20; Romans 6:3f
    2. Christians D________ on God’s comfort and Spirit within us. John 14:16f; Acts 2:38; II Corinthians 1:3-7
    3. Satan tempts believers with S_____________ worldly comforts.                                           Hebrews 2:1-4; 3:6, 12-19; 4:1f; 6:4-6 etc.

FIND THE COMFORT OF GOD IN JESUS CHRIST.

“A TEMPLE OF THE LIVING GOD” II COR 6:11-18:7:1

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Jesus changed the entire process of approaching God.

  1. GOD’S TEMPLE REQUIRES THE U_______ Of ALL MEMBERS.11f
    1. Israelites were C_________________ to worship at God’s house.
    2. The priests were S______________, but Israel was to be united.
    3. Christ now makes a S___________ temple of all who serve Him.                  V.12; 1st Peter 2:5,9
  2. THE TEMPLE IS MADE OF MANY DIFFERENT M__________. V.16b
    1. Israel constructed the temple with W_____________ First Kings 6:7
    2. God is P______________ believers for use without human tools.
    3. S_______________ of God from all of time are united by Christ.  Genesis 3:15; Colossians 1:15-20
    4. Members of Christ’s temple are H______ unto God. II Cor. 5:14f
  3. MEMBERS OF CHRIST’S TEMPLE MUST R__________ HOLY. V.14f
    1. The ancient holy houses were D____________ to only one God.
    2. Jesus revealed the spiritual C________________ in the temple…
    3. Christ gives His Holy S________ to live in His followers. Joel 2:28-32; Acts 2f
    4. Christians are warned against B___________ with unbelievers. John 14:6

Jesus promises the gift of abundant life to all who believe in Him and obey His commands.

“ALWAYS GOD’S SERVANT” II COR 6:1-10

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We are to be walking examples of Jesus Christ.

  1. Paul Warns Believers Not To Test GOD’S G__________.1-3
    1. Scripture is full of examples of people T___________ God’s rule. Genesis 3:6f; Joshua 7; 2nd Samuel 11; Acts 5
    2. Christ makes believers new C___________________ to serve Him. 2nd Corinthians 5:17; Romans 6:1-8; 8:1f
    3. God listened to our R__________ for salvation and helped us. V.2
  2. CHRISTIANS SHOULD NOT BE INTENTIONALLY O______________. John 3:16-18
    1. Righteous living includes practicing C_____________ with others.
    2. Jesus taught His D_________ to practice God’s love. Matthew 5-7
    3. Verse 3 … give no C__________ for offense. Matthew 7:12
  3. WE PRESENT OURSELVES TO OTHERS AS GOD’S S_________. V. 4 Galatians 3:27
    1. Israel: E_________ by Egyptians 400 years before God’s freedom. Genesis 15:13
    2. God only accepts people who H_________ seek His help and way. Romans 3:23; 6:23; Matthew 20:26-28; 1st Peter 5:6-7
    3. Christians are taught to expect A_________ from God’s enemies. James 1:2-4; Revelation 2:10b

Servants of Jesus can learn several lessons from Paul’s list.

“TWO HOUSES” II Corinthians 5:1-10

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  1. EVALUATE THE CONDITION OF YOUR P_________________
    1. Physical houses require the right S______________ from the earth.
    2. The body T______ can be bruised, shaken, torn or destroyed.
    3. All people are T_______________________ residents of this world.
    4. Our life on earth leads to our G_________________ with burdens.
    5. Paul describes people in the world as being N____________.
    6. Earthly life’s worst part is that we are A__________ from the Lord.
  2. CONSIDER R________________ GOD’S GIFT OF A SPIRITUAL HOUSE.
    1. The new body will have the S__________________ nature of God.
    2. The new bodies of believers will be I_______________________.
    3. Heaven’s residents are E____________, drawing upon God’s life.
    4. Worldly sorrows will be E_______ by God’s joy, peace. love. Rev.21
    5. God’s children will be fully C________________ in God’s likeness!
    6. All newly clothed saints will be eternally U______ with God! Mt.24: 24f; 25:31f; Jn.5:25f; I Cor.15:20f; I Thes.4:13f; II Pt.3:1f; Rev.20:10
  3. WE MUST DO OUR PART TO P____________ FOR THE NEW HOUSE.
    1. God has given us the B______________ to begin construction now.
    2. God patiently waits for us to R_____________ His free gift.
    3. The Building Contractor is returning to C_____________ all houses.

10 JUDGMENT STANDARDS IN SCRIPTURE: 1. Mt.6:14; 7:1f; 2. Mt.7:21; 3. Mt.22:36; 4. Mt.25:31f; 5. Jn.3: 16f; I Jn.5:12f; 6. Jn.12:48; 7. 2nd Cor.5:10; 8. Jam.2:13; 9. Rev. 19:2; and, 10.   (Quote from Knofel Staton)        “We will be judged in accordance with the charisma God has given us to use.

We must not evaluate ourselves by others.”

“HE WILL CARRY YOU THROUGH” II Corinthians 4:5-18

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  1. GOD P____________ HIS TREASURE IN PLAIN JARS. 6-7

    1. God’s M__________ of salvation through Christ is in Christians.
    2. God’s R_________________ fills our hearts to live for Jesus. V.6 Galatians 5:17f
    3. Enemies of Christ will O________ and fight against your witness.
  2. BECAUSE OF CHRIST, BELIEVERS WILL NOT Q________. 8-9
    1. Pressed on every side but not C____________ is from wrestlers.
    2. Perplexed, but not in D_____________ is like American football.
    3. Persecuted, but not A_____________ is like a runner tripped up or falling behind.
    4. S__________ down but not destroyed is a boxing term.                       First Corinthians 10:13
  3. CHRISTIANS ARE D_______ IN CHRIST, BUT LIVING IN HIM. V.10f.
    1. Christians must C_______ the death of Jesus within themselves.
    2. Remembering Christ’s torture should cause us to R_________. Acts 2:38
    3. Godly love within us motivates us to keep S____________ V. 13-14, 16

Are we going to believe the old liar, or,

Jesus, who defeated death?

“A VEIL REMAINS” II Corinthians 3:12-4:6

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DOESN’T EVERYBODY WANT ETERNAL LIFE?

  1. MOST PEOPLE C______ TO VEIL THEIR HEART/MIND.7:13-14
    1. Many Jews veil their mind with the Old Testament L________. 2nd 3:14-15; Deut. 18:15-19; Mat. 12:6, 41-42
    2. Many people choose to grovel and hide in their S__________. 4:2; Galatians 5:19-21
    3. S______ blinds the people who chose his worldly deceptions. 4:4; Matthew 6:24; John 14:6
  2. TO REJECT THE GOD OF LIFE LEADS ONLY TO D_________________.
    1. Sin’s path leads only A______ from eternal life. Romans 1:18-25
    2. Jesus warned: D____________ causes veiled, blind minds. Mt.11:2f
    3. Jesus’ Enemies rejected the evidence, but chose to M__________! John 10:24-31f
  3. JESUS R_________ THE VEIL FROM ALL WHO BELIEVE IN HIM. 3:14f
    1. Removal of sin’s veil requires full S_____________ to Jesus. Jn. 1:1f
    2. Jesus challenged Jews to believe His W_______ as proof. Jn. 10:37f
    3. Jesus proved He is Christ by R______________ Lazarus from death. John 11:25f

Believe the testimony of your Bible, the word of GOD.

Christians: we must share the message of Jesus with the BLIND!

Each person makes their choice for either Life or Death.

Jesus removes the veil from those who believe Him!

“THE VEIL REMOVED” II Cor 3:12-18

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  1. PEOPLE DEAL WITH VEILS SERVING DIFFERENT P_______________.

    1. The wedding attire of many B_____________ includes using a veil.
    2. D________________ and night are sometimes referred to as a veil. Genesis 29
    3. The veil of I___________________ is removed through education.
    4. The veil of T________________ blocks the minds of many people. V.14f *Have you identified the veils influencing your life?
  2. CHRIST CAN R_________ THE SPIRITUAL VEIL OF MOSAIC LAW. 3f
    1. The longer Moses was away from God, the glory F________
    2. God told Israel that a G____________ covenant was coming for all. Jeremiah 31:31-34; 2nd Corinthians 3:3-18; Hebrews 8:8f
    3. Christ removes the veil of M__________________________. V.16 Acts 2:38; Romans 6; John 12:23f
    4. Believers receive L___________ as God’s Spirit guides them. V. 17 Galatians 3:27-28; Colossians 2:10-13; John 12-14; Acts 2:38
  3. WE MUST A___________ GOD’S SPIRIT TO REMOVE OUR VEIL.
    1. We must S__________ scripture to remove confusion about truth.
    2. We are to be W______________ for Christ and defenders of Truth.
    3. Jesus removes our veil of sin so that we S__________ for Him. V.18 Galatians 5:27-28; Ephesians 2:8-10

Jesus Christ removed the veil from us so that we glorify Him.

“LETTERS OF CHRIST” II Cor 3:1-11

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Am I a letter of Satan, or, am I a letter of Christ?

  1. WE ARE PERSONAL LETTERS OF THOSE WHO T____________ (V.2) Proverbs 22:6
    1. Letters usually R__________ what is on the mind of the author.
    2. Letters reveal how well the author K__________ the recipient. (?) David Roraba U. GH.
    3. Letters reveal the S_______________ of the writer …
  2. WE ARE LETTERS OF THIS C____________ TO THE COMMUNITY.
    1. Letters L____________ identification are usually ignored.              Matthew 10:32
    2. We reject letters that identify with O_______________ Matthew 6:24; 1st John 2:15-17; 2nd John v.7-11
    3. A letter’s message is accepted as R______________ the
  3. CHRISTIANS ARE G___________ LETTERS OF CHRIST TO OTHERS.
    1. The Bible clearly teaches that God is the S_________ of all light. Genesis 1; Psalm 18:28; 27:1a; Isaiah 60:1
    2. Jesus C_________ to be God’s Light for people and in believers.  John 8:12; 1:4
    3. Jesus S__________ His glory with all who believe and obey Him. John 1:12-13; 14:15; Matthew 5:14-16

Psalm 119:105

“SOOTHING AROMAS IN THE WORLD” II Cor. 2:14-17

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  1. G______ DELIGHTS IN SOOTHING AROMAS.
    1. God is the C_____________ of everything, including aromas.
    2. God’s W_________ against sin is appeased by soothing aromas. Genesis 4:4; 8:20f; 12:8f
    3. God’s L_____ given through Moses required specific aromas. Exodus 29-30; Leviticus 1-8.
  2. J__________ WAS PLEASED WITH SOOTHING AROMAS.
    1. Jesus ate a meal with Simon, a self-righteous P_______________. Luke 7:36f
    2. A sinful woman H_____________ desired to honor Jesus.
    3. She sacrificially poured costly P_____________ upon His feet.
    4. Jesus A__________ of her actions and said her sin was forgiven.
  3. JESUS WAS P_________ FOR DEATH WITH SOOTHING AROMAS.    Mark 14:3-9 (Matthew 26:6f)
    1. Jesus had been telling the apostles about His coming D_______.
    2. A woman poured expensive perfume on Jesus’ H________.
    3. Jesus R___________________ His disciples for their selfishness.
  4. JESUS PREPARES HIS S_____________ TO BE SOOTHING AROMAS.
    1. The stench of sin and death are washed away by new L_______.        John 3:1f; Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 2:38; Romans 6; 12:1f
    2. Paul identifies us a F_________________ of Christ to God.
    3. People will either reject or desire your C_____________ witness.

WE CAN BE A SOOTHING AROMA TO THE FATHER OF ETERNITY.

 

“RESTORE THE FALLEN” II Corinthians 2:5-11

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  1. Christians Are To R__________ Fallen Brethren To The Loving God. Galatians 6:1-2
    1. First Corinthians 5 ordered the R___________ of defiant people. 2nd John, Verse 10
    2. The punishment successfully motivated some to R__________.
    3. God R__________ every person who tries to obey His command. Ephesians 2:8-10; 2nd Peter 3:9; John 3:16f
  2. Christians Are To Restore The Fallen To Their B______________.
    1. Christians must learn and practice God’s A_____ 1st Cor. 13
    2. Christians must learn to M_____________ love for each other. 1st John 3:15-16; 4:19-21
    3. B____________ relations between Christians must be healed. 18:15f
  3. Restore Repentant Believers To Full F____________________.
    1. Remember God’s S______________ given in the Lord’s prayer. Matthew 7:12f
    2. Christ’s blood covers all C_____________ sin of repentant saints. 1st John 1:8-10; Romans 10:9-10
    3. Christs body shares in carrying each other’s B_____________. Matthew 11:28-30; Galatians 6:2
    4. Mature Christians are to help G______ new & weaker members.

II Timothy 3:16-17