A light in the pathway of darkness through Bible Study - Session 110

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A light in the pathway of darkness through Bible Study - Session 110

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

January 30, 2024 • Pastor Manning • 2 Corinthians 12:1–10

Paul’s ‘thorn’ (12:1–10)

Like the Lord in Gethsemane, who prayed more than once, Paul prayed thrice (verse 8), but to no avail. It was now a matter of submitting to the will of God as he unfolded it.

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A light in the pathway of darkness through Bible Study - Session 111

February 1, 2024 • Pastor Manning • 2 Corinthians 12

Paul’s ‘thorn’ (12:1–10) It has been for you (12:11–19)

A light in the pathway of darkness through Bible Study - Session 112

February 5, 2024 • Pastor Manning • 2 Corinthians 13:5–14

Test yourselves (13:5–13) Final prayer (13:14) By this prayer, Paul is reminding the Corinthians that their ‘mending’ does not lie within themselves but with the grace of Christ, the love of God, and the Spirit’s fellowship. The grace of Christ removes aggressiveness, the love of God dispels jealousy, and the fellowship created by the Spirit destroys bitterness. As God answers that prayer, the problems so manifest in Corinth and in every troubled church will be overcome.

A light in the pathway of darkness through Bible Study - Session 109

January 29, 2024 • Pastor Manning • 2 Corinthians 11:16–33

Christ’s fool (11:16–33) It seems likely that Paul’s opponents made their claims over the Corinthians and their superiority over Paul in terms of the conventional lists of achievements they could boast about. Hence, Paul writes, since many are boasting in the way the world does, I too will boast (verse 18). They have left him no alternative, but Paul’s boasting will be quite different