Looking for a New Home
We are ready for II Corinthians 5, and our title is “Looking for a New Home.” Obviously, this is not referring to your actual house but your heavenly home. This listener recognized that God knows our future and that we must surrender our lives to Him. Surrendering your life to Christ is how we prepare for our new home, our heavenly home. This thought leads us right into today’s lesson.
Dying to Live
Today’s title is “Dying to Live,” taken from II Corinthians 4. Dying to live—think about that. This is a paradox. A paradox is a statement that seems impossible or difficult to understand because it contains opposites. Before we look into this paradox, I’d like to think about a few others from Jesus’ teaching.
Jars of Clay
Thank you for listening to Hope for Today. We are honored to be here and so glad you chose to join us for today’s lesson from II Corinthians 4. The title is “Jars of Clay," and J Mark is here to share this teaching with us.
The Light of the Gospel, Part 1
As we continue our study of Second Corinthians, we come to the opening verses of chapter four. I’ve titled our study, “The Light of the Gospel.” Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Paul wrote things that will help us better understand various aspects of the Gospel. So, let me read the text, Second Corinthians 4:1 to 6.
The Glory That Excels
If you and I had lived under the Old Covenant, we would be amazed at the revelation of God in Jesus. Imagine living under the Law. It spelled out acceptable behavior, but it gave you no internal power to obey. Every year on the Day of Atonement you were reminded of your sin AND the fact that you could never keep the law well enough to be accepted by God.
Living Letters
Letter writing is a dying art in our digital age. If you’ve ever received a handwritten letter, you know how special it makes you feel. There’s a personal investment in a handwritten letter that’s missing in electronic forms of communication.
Diffusing the Aroma of Christ
The Scriptures talk about you and me as followers of Christ being diffusers of His fragrance or aroma. And that’s what we want to explore in our study today, “Diffusing the Aroma of Christ.”
The Heart of a Godly Leader - 2
Before we start today’s teaching, here is a leadership lesson from Jesus for you to think about. He said it when the disciples were irritated at James and John, and it goes against what most people think leadership is. Jesus said we are not supposed to lord our authority over our subjects, but rather we should serve them. He said, “Whoever wants to become great among you, must be your servant.” What? A leader must be the biggest servant! Yes, that is leading like Jesus, and we must pay attention because He was the greatest leader ever.
The Heart of a Godly Leader - 1
Some of you may be thinking, “I am not a leader, this won’t apply to me.” What exactly is a leader? John Maxwell said, “Leadership is influence.” Do you know anyone who has no influence? If you know people, then you have influence. I agree with Maxwell if you have influence, you are a leader. We are not all main or frontline leaders, but you are leading something.
Established in Christ
Are you established in Christ? This is like the foundation of our lives. Who we are and all we do changes when we are established in Him. We say this is the best place to start, having Christ as your foundation and building your life on Him is the best decision you could ever make, if you haven’t already done it, now’s the time, to do it.