Sermons on 2 Corinthians
Earthen Vessels
Earthen Vessels 2 Corinthians 4:5-12; Psalms 116:10-15 Sunday, June 16, 2024 at the First Congregational Church of Marshalltown, Iowa 4th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. Introduction: Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea: Lots of men need to be useful. When we don’t feel like we can to much anymore, that can be a hard thing…
The Weight of Glory
The Weight of Glory Sunday, June 9, 2024 at the First Congregational Church of Marshalltown, Iowa 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the thing which are not seen are eternal. Introduction:…
Creation and New Creation
Sunday, September 10, 2023 at The First Congregational Church of Marshalltown, Iowa Genesis 2:7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. This Friday marks Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the civil New Year in the…
The Gift of Freedom
The Gift of Freedom Exodus 3:9-10; 2 Corinthians 3:17 Sunday, July 2, 2023 at the First Congregational Church of Marshalltown, Iowa Introduction I remember reading an old interview in Life Magazine with young people in India who were members of the “Untouchables.” The interviewer asked of their goals, hopes and dreams for their life. They didn’t understand the concepts. They were born in a caste where such things were not allowed, so to think they could ever aspire to anything…
A Complex God
A Complex God Genesis 1:1-2; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Trinity Sunday June 4, 2023 at The First Congregational Church of Marshalltown, Iowa Genesis 1:1-2 In our first passage of Scripture, the first two verses of the Bible, we find that God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, chaotic and lacking order. The Spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters, and then God spoke. The word for “create” in the Old…
From Every Generation
2 Corinthians 1:1-6 2 Timothy 2:7-13 ❖ IntroductionSome people would prefer to face trouble now if it meant that they next generation would enjoy peace. Others are just the opposite. Hezekiah, a righteous king in the Bible (2 Kings 21:19), was content to know of trouble for his descendants as long as it was after his lifetime. Contrast this with the stories I’ve heard over the years of Jewish leaders facing concentration camps on the eve of World War 2…