Willing To Give

For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.  2nd Corinthians 8:12  NIV   A family´s old computer was not working well and they needed one.  So each month they set aside what could be spared.  One day when the father... Continue Reading →

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 →

To Be Received

"Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you."  2nd Corinthians 6:17  NIV   The first time he tasted shellfish was when he was in his twenties.  He was at a restaurant with some friends.  One of the entrees looked enticing so he dove... 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 →

Now!

For he says, "In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you." I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation.  2nd Corinthians 6:2   The children filed in turn into the water in the bath at the front... Continue Reading →

Christ´s Ambassadors

We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God.  2nd Corinthians 5:20  NIV   They came from all over the world.  For months they worked side by side, lived next door to, and spent their free time together.  There were... Continue Reading →

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