Homiletics Study – Acts & Letter of Apostles
Lesson A-3 Passage: 2 Corinthians 4-5
Content (List of Topics or Events)
Light shining out of darkness from Jars of Clay (2 Corinthians 4:1-12)
a. Word of God proclaimed without distortion (4:1-2)
b. Those perishing are blinded to the gospel (4:3-4)
c. Christ-focused preaching giving light of God’s glory (4:5-6)
d. God’s treasure in us challenged but not overwhelmed
(4:7-9)
e. Life of Jesus is “death to self” for glory of God (4:10-12)
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Our purpose is to please God; living by faith not sight (2 Corinthians 4:13-5:10 )
a. Same Spirit of faith will raise us with Jesus (4:13-15)
b. Fix our eyes on eternal and daily inward renewal (4:16-18)
c. Earthly tent will pass and eternal heavenly dwelling is life (5:1-4)
d. Spirit is a deposit guaranteeing what is to come (5:5)
e. We make it our goal to please God; living by faith not by sight (5:6-10)
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Compelled to God’s ministry of Reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:11-21)
a. It is Christ’s love that compels us to ministry (5:11-15)
b. If in Christ a new creation (5:16-17)
c. Reconciled through Christ to ministry (5:18-19)
d. Ambassadors appealing to be reconciled to God (5:20-21)
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Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Light shining out of darkness from Jars of Clay
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2 Corinthians 4:1-12
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Our purpose is to please God; living by faith not sight
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2 Corinthians 4:13-5:10
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Compelled to God’s ministry of Reconciliation
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2 Corinthians 5:11-21
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Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words
Fragile Jars pleasing God living by faith bringing reconciliation
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Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATLT we are to live by faith and not by sight bringing Christ’s reconciliation to dark world.
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Specific Application Questions
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What distorts the message you share about Christ? What specifically needs to change?
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2
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How can I fix my eyes more on eternal things? What gets in the way?
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3
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What things compel you? Is your message of Christ clearly presented in you?
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Principles to Remember
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Power is from God
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2
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Our goal is to please God
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3
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The New is here
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Characteristic of God
Righteous Lord
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Theme
God guarantees what is to come to those who live by faith.
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God’s Word - What’s happening?
God’s Heart – What does God care about?
Today’s World – How does this connect to what is happening in my world today?
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