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The Efficiency of Stewardship sermon — The Call to Church Action Series #21
References: 2 Corinthians 8:16-9:5
The Apostle is saying that there is no point in exhorting God’s people to give generously and ethically if the management of such stewardship is lacking in efficiency. Church...
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The Ethics of Stewardship sermon — The Call to Church Action Series #20
Reference: 2 Corinthians 8:10-15
Paul is well aware of the fact that in no other area of life is corruption more possible than in the handling of money.
Recall, for instance, his solemn words to Timothy about the love...
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The Example of Stewardship sermon — The Call to Church Action Series #19
References: 2 Corinthians 8:9
Paul’s conception of giving is a very lofty one. To him, giving is a grace, a ministry, a personal experience.
This is something God-given. This is a bestowment by the Holy Spirit.
Many...
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The Fellowship of Jubilation sermon — The Call to Church Action Series #18
References: 2 Corinthians 7:2-16
In the Christian life, obedience and repentance are important indicators of the sincerity of our relationship to God. They are also precursors of our joy.
Our supreme task is to live...
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The Blessings of Separation sermon — The Call to Church Action Series #17
References: 2 Corinthians 6:17-7:1
Paul’s theme in these verses is The Blessings of Separation. Without separation there is no fellowship in the Christian life; and without fellowship there is no blessing.
Within...
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The Life of Separation sermon — The Call to Church Action Series #16
References: 2 Corinthians 6:11-18
The call to a life of service is, in fact, a call to a life of separation.
Are you separated from sin and from the world?
Are you separated to God and our Lord Jesus Christ for holy,...
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The Agony of the Ministry sermon — The Call to Church Action Series #15
References: 2 Corinthians 6:4-10
Paul is still speaking about the work of the ministry and the cause of the reconciling gospel of grace. To capture what the Apostle has in mind in the closing verses of this paragraph,...
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The Task of the Ministry Sermon — The Call to Church Action Series #14
References: 2 Corinthians 6:1-4
For many Christians, the concept of serving God has been dimmed by the clouds of selfishness, insubordination and irresponsibility.
As Christians, we need to recapture the dignity of...
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The Mission of the Church Sermon — The Call to Church Action Series #13
References: 2 Corinthians 5:11-17
Men and women will be persuaded by our gospel if we know and show the redeeming power of divine love. Love is a universal language. It requires no introduction and requests no...
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Growing and Groaning - The Travail of the Ministry Sermon — The Call to Church Action Series #12
References: 2 Corinthians 4:16-5:10
In our text today, Paul describes this suffering and travail as a growing and a groaning in the ministry.
The ministry to which we are called is not something that happens passively...
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Blessings Out of Buffetings — The Call to Church Action Series #11
References: 2 Corinthians 4:7-15 , John 16:33
Are you facing trials in your life? You may have been taught from James and 1 Peter that trials are good for your character and your faith, etc. But have you ever thought...
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Honesty in the Ministry — The Call to Church Action Series #10
References: 2 Corinthians 4:1-6
Chapter three concludes in a blaze of glory (2 Corinthians 3:18). This glory was represented by a strength of confidence, a sense of permanence, and a source of radiance that utterly...
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