ebook img

2 Corinthians: Power in Weakness (Preaching the Word) PDF

273 Pages·2006·0.89 MB·English
Save to my drive
Quick download
Download
Most books are stored in the elastic cloud where traffic is expensive. For this reason, we have a limit on daily download.

Preview 2 Corinthians: Power in Weakness (Preaching the Word)

P R E A C H I N G T H E W O R D 2 CORINTHIANS POWER IN WEAKNESS R. Kent Hughes 2 CORINTHIANS Books in the PREACHING THE WORD Series: GENESIS: Beginning and Blessing EXODUS: Saved for God’s Glory by Philip Graham Ryken ISAIAH: God Saves Sinners by Raymond C. Ortlund, Jr. JEREMIAHANDLAMENTATIONS: From Sorrow to Hope by Philip Graham Ryken DANIEL: The Triumph of God’s Kingdom by Rodney D. Stortz MARK, VOLUME ONE: Jesus, Servant and Savior MARK, VOLUME TWO: Jesus, Servant and Savior LUKE, VOLUME ONE: That You May Know the Truth LUKE, VOLUME TWO: That You May Know the Truth JOHN: That You May Believe ACTS: The Church Afire ROMANS: Righteousness from Heaven EPHESIANS: The Mystery of the Body of Christ COLOSSIANSANDPHILEMON: The Supremacy of Christ 1 & 2 TIMOTHYANDTITUS: To Guard the Deposit by R. Kent Hughes and Bryan Chapell HEBREWS, VOLUME ONE: An Anchor for the Soul HEBREWS, VOLUME TWO: An Anchor for the Soul JAMES: Faith That Works THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT: The Message of the Kingdom Unless otherwise indicated, all volumes are by R. Kent Hughes P R E A C H I N G T H E W O R D 2 CORINTHIANS Power in Weakness R. Kent Hughes CROSSWAY B OOKS A PUBLISHING MINISTRY OF GOOD NEWS PUBLISHERS WHEATON, ILLINOIS 2 Corinthians Copyright ©2006 by R. Kent Hughes. Published by Crossway Books Apublishing ministry of Good News Publishers 1300 Crescent Street Wheaton, Illinois 60187 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher, except as provided by USAcopyright law. Cover banner by Marge Gieser First printing, 2006 Printed in the United States of America Unless otherwise indicated, Scriptures are taken from the The Holy Bible: English Standard Version®, copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture references marked NASBare from The New American Standard Bible®, copyright © by The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission. Scripture references marked RSVare from the Revised Standard Version, copyright ©1946, 1971 by Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Scripture references marked NIVare taken from The Holy Bible: New International Version®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved. The “NIV” and “New International Version” trademarks are registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by International Bible Society. Use of either trademark requires the permission of International Bible Society. Scripture references marked KJVare taken from The Holy Bible: King James Version. Note: Key words and phrases in Scripture quotations have been distinguished by italics (roman type in all-italics block quotations). For my pastor son William Carey Hughes: Live the paradox But [the Lord] said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” 2 CORINTHIANS 12:9-10 Table of Contents Acknowledgments 9 AWord to Those Who Preach the Word 11 1 Exalted Identities 13 (2 CORINTHIANS 1:1, 2) 2 The Comfort of God 21 (2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-7) 3 Affliction and Resurrection 29 (2 CORINTHIANS 1:8-11) 4 Integrity and Ministry 37 (2 CORINTHIANS 1:12 — 2:4) 5 Forgiveness and Ministry 47 (2 CORINTHIANS 2:5-11) 6 Triumphal Procession in Christ 53 (2 CORINTHIANS 2:12-17) 7 Credentials of Ministry 61 (2 CORINTHIANS 3:1-3) 8 Sufficient for Ministry 67 (2 CORINTHIANS 3:4-6) 9 AMore Glorious Ministry 75 (2 CORINTHIANS 3:7-18) 10 Doing Ministry 81 (2 CORINTHIANS 4:1-6) 11 The Power of New-Covenant Ministry 89 (2 CORINTHIANS 4:7-12) 12 “Futures” and Steadfastness 95 (2 CORINTHIANS 4:13-18) 13 More Beyond 103 (2 CORINTHIANS 5:1-10) 14 Paul’s Driving Motivations 111 (2 CORINTHIANS 5:11-15) 15 Gospel Regard 117 (2 CORINTHIANS 5:16, 17) 16 God’s Reconciliation 123 (2 CORINTHIANS 5:18 — 6:2) 17 Ministry That Commends 131 (2 CORINTHIANS 6:3-13) 18 Bringing Holiness to Completion 139 (2 CORINTHIANS 6:14 — 7:1) 19 Comfort and Joy for a Caring Heart 147 (2 CORINTHIANS 7:2-16) 20 The Grace of Giving 155 (2 CORINTHIANS 8:1-15) 21 Integrity and Giving 163 (2 CORINTHIANS 8:16-24) 22 Ready, Willing, Generous Giving 171 (2 CORINTHIANS 9:1-15) 23 Call to Church Discipline 179 (2 CORINTHIANS 10:1-6) 24 Boasting in the Lord 185 (2 CORINTHIANS 10:7-18 25 Apologiafor Boasting 193 (2 CORINTHIANS 11:1-15) 26 Paul’s Boasting 201 (2 CORINTHIANS 11:16-33) 27 Paul’s Greatest Boast 209 (2 CORINTHIANS 12:1-10) 28 Authenticating Apostleship 217 (2 CORINTHIANS 12:11-21) 29 Final Warnings and Exhortations 225 (2 CORINTHIANS 13:1-10) 30 Apostolic Optimism 231 (2 CORINTHIANS 13:11-14) Notes 239 Scripture Index 257 General Index 264 Index of Sermon Illustrations 268 About the Book Jacket 272 Acknowledgments O nce again, I must thank my administrative assistant, Mrs. Pauline Epps, for her patience and expertise in preparing the manuscript for publication. Special thanks, too, go to Herb Carlburg, who not only prints the sermon transcripts but checks out every detail. Any pastor knows that it takes both a pastor and a congregation to have a sermon and that engaged listeners help make the sermon. So, thanks to College Church in Wheaton for helping make the messages, such as they are, a little better. And, as always, I’m so grateful for my wife, Barbara, who has freed me to spend the hours necessary for this work, and who is my best listener!

See more

The list of books you might like

Most books are stored in the elastic cloud where traffic is expensive. For this reason, we have a limit on daily download.