power in the name

Scripture: Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 When I was young, growing up in rural Lunenburg county, I spent a number of years in the scouting movement. Part of scouting in those days involved a number of annual fundraisers so we could do various activities. Some were simple, like...

generous

Scripture Reading: 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 Generosity is a pretty cool thing, isn’t it? There are people out there in this world who will give you things if you really need it. You hear it a lot in various churches and ministries if those who are being generous see...

children of the Father

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 Have you ever tried to persuade someone into doing something? You know what I mean, someone you know, maybe a good friend, your spouse, or even your children, you are trying to get them to do something. But they aren’t too keen...

weak

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:16-5:10 When I was in boy scouts I remember one time we went on a winter camping trip. On this trip we didn’t have tents. It was expected that we were going to build our own shelters for the night. We did bring sleeping bags, food, and...

freedom

Scripture Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:1-15 Last week we looked at 2 Corinthians 2 and we heard what Paul wrote to the church about a particular problem they were experiencing. It seems there was some sort of division in the church which Paul passionately asked them to...

why forgive?

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:1-10 I’ve been on the internet for a very long time. It started for me back when I was a teenager around 1990 and my high school got an internet connection. As a young man interested in computers and intending to study and make a...