Homiletics Study – Acts & Letter of Apostles
Lesson A-6 Passage: 2 Corinthians 10-11:15
Content (List of Topics or Events)
Standards by which we live (2 Corinthians 10:1-11)
a. Humility and Gentleness and Divine power demolish strongholds (1-6)
b. Ministry is building up in the faith versus tearing down (7-8)
c. Reality in scripture lived out (9-11)
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Growing Faith a reason to boast (2 Corinthians 10:12-18 )
a. Care in measuring spiritual maturity to service God gives (12-13)
b. Growing faith expands influence (14-16a)
c. The Lord commends and approves our work (16b-18)
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Truth of Christ in us (2 Corinthians 11:1-15)
a. Faithful followers will test the word preached (1-4)
b. God knows our faithful service (5-11)
c. The ground will be cut from the deceitful and their end will be deserving of their actions. (12-15)
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Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Standards by which we live
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2 Corinthians 10:1-11
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Growing Faith a reason to boast
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2 Corinthians 10:12-18
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Truth of Christ in us
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2 Corinthians 11:1-15
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Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words
Paul shares life standards, boasting reality of faith in Christ
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Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATLT Christ followers are different and they don’t live by worldly standards. The reality of Christ is seen in them and their ministry to others.
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Specific Application Questions
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How do you measure your ministry for Jesus?
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2
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What do you boast about? How do you see God using you?
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3
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How are you testing the truth of the Gospel being shared?
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Principles to Remember
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We are not of this world
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2
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Spiritual maturity shows
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3
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God approves our service
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Characteristic of God
Commends our service
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Theme
Follower of Christ measure their service by godly standards
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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?
