God comforts and delivers us in our afflictions so that we may comfort others and give thanks to Him for answered prayer. In part 1 of 2 Corinthians: Overcoming Affliction With Christ’s Love and Truth, Pastor Dan Cox reads from 2 Corinthians 1:1-11.
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Study Notes
Overflowing Comfort
2 CORINTHIANS: OVERCOMING AFFLICTION WITH CHRIST’S LOVE AND TRUTH
How is the believer to respond to false teaching and personal attack? In this deeply personal letter, the apostle Paul demonstrates that the proper response is Christ’s love and truth. The letter also reveals that God is the God of all comfort who has given us the hope of the resurrection and calls us to live in faith, harmony and generosity.
====A Brief Introduction to 2 Corinthians
Understanding the Text
- Greeting (1:1-2)
- God’s comfort to us (1:3-4a)
- God’s comfort through us (1:4b-7)
- God dependency and deliverance (1:8-10)
- Deliverance through prayer (1:11)
Applying the Text
- Do you need God’s comfort today?
- Who can you comfort?