Part 6: Pick a Side

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Part 6: Pick a Side

February 11, 2024 • Pastor Dave Creek • 2 Corinthians 6, 2 Corinthians 7:1

To whom do we grant authority in our lives, and why? What effect does this have on our faith, and on our ability to engage with those around us who need Jesus? Paul calls on the Corinthians—and us—to evaluate our close relationships in this light.

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Part 11: Difficult Conversations

March 17, 2024 • Pastor Luke Uran • 2 Corinthians 13

Most of us aren’t very good at confronting people, even when it’s a needed and godly response. With gentle wisdom and humility, confrontation can be one of the most loving things we can do for a fellow believer – or that they can do for us.

Part 10: Beware the Boasters

March 10, 2024 • Pastor David Creek • 2 Corinthians 11, 2 Corinthians 12:1–13

We can be so dazzled by someone’s giftedness and charisma that we miss trickery and treachery lurking behind. Paul challenges the Corinthians to consider the whole picture in both ourselves and others. There is indeed a place for boasting — but in our weakness, as a pointer to Jesus.

Part 9: When Critics Come Calling

March 3, 2024 • Pastor Luke Uran • 2 Corinthians 10

For Christians, especially leaders, criticism will come. Some of it will be unjust. In this section of his letter to the Corinthians, Paul exemplifies valuable principles for how to respond, or not respond, when our critics are wrong. And, he shows how to keep our focus pointed in a better direction.