Sharing

they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.  2nd Corinthians 8:4  NIV   A man who had been separated from his wife and kids by divorce went to live in another country.  After 20 years he wanted to come back and live closer to his family.  He... Continue Reading →

Sorrow Brings

Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.  2nd Corinthians 7:10  NIV   When the days and weeks crept by without any leads or any job offers, a man began to feel depressed.  His business ventures had fallen through.  His investments had gone down instead of... Continue Reading →

What Contaminates

Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.  2nd Corinthians 7:1  NIV   There once was a couple young people that met through their church community.  They knelt down to pray together.  Their intentions were pure even though... Continue Reading →

Yoked With Unbelievers

Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?  2nd Corinthians 6:14  NIV   They were married in the sight of God and man.  They were from different cultures and different religions.  They loved each other immensely.  They felt that... Continue Reading →

Yet Rejoicing

sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.  2nd Corinthians 6:10  NIV   An athlete once met a man at a party.  He was full of himself, his abilities, and how life had smiled upon him.  But when he met this other man he had to stop and... Continue Reading →

No Stumbling Blocks

We put no stumbling block in anyone's path, so that our ministry will not be discredited.  2nd Corinthians 6:3  NIV   In the high school assembly, a speaker told the students that salvation comes only by the grace of God.  “It is not by works.”  He told them.  Then the meeting shifted somehow and the... Continue Reading →

The Old Or The New

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!  2nd Corinthians 5:17  NIV   There once was a man who worked in the show business.  He traveled a lot and worked little.  He always had some money tucked away in a bank account somewhere, and... Continue Reading →

Christ´s Love Compels

For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.  2nd Corinthians 5:14   A girl visiting a ranch in Southern Africa was taken on a drive.  There were other teenagers along that day and they laughed and joked together.  The driver stopped at a small dam... Continue Reading →

Not By Sight

We live by faith, not by sight.  2nd Corinthians 5:7  NIV   In the evening they parked the car a short distance from the hide.  It was a small platform made of poles that stood a few meters off the ground.  The animal-viewing platform was in a remote game ranch in Africa and overlooked one... Continue Reading →

At Home Or Away

Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord.  2nd Corinthians 5:6  NIV   They gave the man a tie and a button-up shirt.  They had invited him to church, but his clothes just didn´t quite fit the occasion.  When... Continue Reading →

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