Message Outline:
The Goal of Community Discipline
2 Corinthians 2:5-11
Part B
The Goal of Church Discipline: Restoration
I. The Cause of the Discipline (2:5)
II. The Restoration from Discipline (2:6-8)
A. The Time of Restoration (2:6a)
B. The Participants in Restoration (2:6b)
C. The Nature of Restoration (2:7a)
1. Extension of Forgiveness
● forgive beautiful, to give generously, beneficial, grateful
2. Extension of Encouragement
● comfort summon, beseech, exhort, appeal, encourage, exhort
D. The Necessity of Restoration (2:7b)
● excessive greater or more
● overwhelmed to drink down or gulp to consume or use up to overcome or drown
E. The Summary Statement of Restoration (2:8)
1. The Fact of Reinstatement
● reaffirm ratify, annual, make a legal decision
2. The Fact of Fellowship
III. The Bases of Restoration from Discipline (2:9-11)
A. Obedience (2:9)
● test to examine or verify
● obedient to give ear or listen
B. Forgiveness (2:10)
1. Paul’s Leadership in It
2. Corinth’s Need for It
3. Christ’s Example of It
4. Satan Thwarted by It
● advantage greediness, exploitation, defrauding
● schemes thoughts, concepts, plans, or resolve
The Necessity of Restoration
2 Corinthians 2:7-11
October 2, 2011 • Roger Skepple
Restoration of the Corporate Body
September 25, 2011 • Roger Skepple
Message Outline: The Goal of Community Discipline 2 Corinthians 2:5-11 Part A The Goal of Church Discipline ● Understood Individually ● Understood Corporately ■ The Book of 2 Corinthians ■ The Context of 2 Corinthians 2:5-11 I. The Cause of the Discipline (2:5) A. The Action that Occurred (2:5a) ● sorrow physical pain or mental anguish to vex, irritate, offend, or insult 1. Sorrow Understood Positively 2. Sorrow Understood Negatively B. The Result that Occurred (2:5b) II. The Restoration from Discipline (2:6-8) A. The Time of Restoration (2:6a) ● sufficient person–competent, qualified or able for a task things–adequate or large enough ● punishment a judicial ruling regarding an infraction against such civil rights penalty B. The Participants in Restoration (2:6b) ● majority almost everyone; everyone
Support for the Restoration
September 18, 2011 • Roger Skepple
Message Outline: The Goal of Community Discipline Galatians 6:1-10 Part B I. The Scenario (6:1) A. The Problem: Caught in a Sin (6:1a) B. The Solution: Restoration (6:1b) C. The Manner: With the Proper Attitude (6:1b9-d) II. The Procedure of the Restoring Brother (6:2-6) A. Lend the Proper Support (6:2) 1. The Nature of the Support (6:2a) ● bear take up, to carry or lift a load; or to carry something away ● burden weight, an oppressive weight, an unmeasurably great weight 2. The Reason for the Support (6:2b) B. Maintain the Proper Perspective (6:3-5) 1. On Himself (6:3) ● deceives to deceive one’s mind or to lead one’s mind astray 2. On His Work (6:4-5) ● examine to test to ascertain genuineness; to approve ● bear to carry a designed load C. Communicate the Word of God (6:6) III. The Response of the Fallen Brother (6:6-10) A. To the Word (6:6) ● share fellowship, association, communion, or close relationship B. To God (6:7-9) 1. He Recognizes the Inescapable Nature of God (6:7a) 2. He Recognizes the Inescapable Nature of Consequences (6:7b-8) ● The Principle of Consequences Stated ● The Principle of Consequences Applied ■ corruption deterioration or decay 3. He Recognizes the Necessity of Great Effort (6:9) ● lose heart to lost one’s motivation to accomplish something C. To Others (6:10) ● opportunity to a decisive point in place, situation, or time
The Goal: Restoration
September 11, 2011 • Roger Skepple
Message Outline: The Goal of Community Discipline Galatians 6:1-10 Part A The Practice of Church Discipline The Purpose of Church Discipline The Goal of Church Discipline ● The Nature of Goal ● The Goal Itself: Restoration ■ The Role of the Individual in Restoration (Gal. 6:1-10) ■ The Book of Galatians ▫ The Context of Galatians 6 ▫ The Reality of Ongoing Sin Restoration: The Manifestation of Spirit Produced Love I. The Scenario (6:1) A. The Problem: Caught in a Sin (6:1a) 1. The Context of the Problem (6:1a1) 2. The Nature of the Problem (6:1a2-10) ● caught to anticipate or forecast (active) to be taken by surprise, overtaken, seized unawares (passive) ● trespass to fall beside or false step B. The Solution: Restoration (6:1b) 1. The Parties Involved (6:1b1-4, 6-8) a. The Limited Number b. The Spiritual Character 2. The Result Pursued (6:1b5) ● restore put in order, repair, or make complete to arrange, adapt, or adjust something to a particular condition based on its usage, purpose, or end C. The Manner: With the Proper Attitude (6:1b9-d) 1. An Attitude of Tenderness (6:1b9-13) ● gentleness a humble, submissive, and teachable spirit a considerate and charitable approach to others 2. An Attitude of Watchfulness (6:1c) ● look to notice something so as to scrutinize, observe, or inspect it 3. An Attitude of Humility (6:1d)