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Yesterday, I delivered a devotional sermon based on John 4:1-15. It’s the story of Jesus with the Samaritan woman in the well of Jacob in Samaria. The story talks about the spiritual water that we can find in our Lord Jesus Christ that whoever partakes it will never be thirsty again. My sermon however focused [...]
Making sermons is a must for every minister especially that we use to preach. Whenever we preach, we make sermons.
Usually, veteran pastors don’t do sermon manuscripts. They simply know what they are to say and deliver. They usually practice with their minds.
Paul is almost done with his defense. And we have seen how well he defended his ministry using sarcastic statements. We also have learned that even in plain reasoning, a man who lives righteously though being accused will in the end prove himself upright in the sight of the Lord.
In verse 1 of this chapter, Paul will be coming to Corinth for the third time, first was when he had their mission trip, the second was the “painful visit”, and this will be the third time.
As Paul continues to defend his ministry one last time, he sarcastically reiterated the previous arguments that he raised in defending his ministry. In addition, he seems like to be blaming the Corinthian Church about his actions.
But first, let us review again what were the accusations against Paul where he was vindicated.
How should a minister of Christ lives in the midst of weaknesses? In this part of the book, we will refer trials, diseases, difficulties, persecutions, and insults as weaknesses because these things can cause us to get discouraged and weak.
Now let us discuss what kind of boasting will it be seeing Paul as a fool. Before Paul continued, he made it clear that he is not talking as the Lord would but as fool considering that some people see him as a fool (v.17).
Taking him therefore as a fool would give him the opportunity to boast on something. And these were the things he boasts about.
For some time, I have been thinking a lot of the trials and difficulties that a minister of Christ is suffering. And such sufferings are very true to what is happening in my ministerial life. The title of today’s message is exactly the question that I want to ask to God.
And I just want to thank my friend Tom Smith for sending this sort of lament sermon. It has touched my inner soul. I hope this will also touch yours. Blessings!!!
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