WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.520 --> 00:00:04.400 Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to Wednesday Service, episode forty five. 2 00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:06.200 I'm your host, Josh Minday. If you know me, I'm 3 00:00:06.240 --> 00:00:10.599 a Christian rapper, devoted husband, father, and Army veteran and 4 00:00:10.720 --> 00:00:13.039 this is brought to you by a Cult of Conspiracy Podcasts. 5 00:00:13.080 --> 00:00:18.960 Thank you so much for joining me today. I was 6 00:00:19.079 --> 00:00:23.839 just really really tired and it's kind of carrying on 7 00:00:23.920 --> 00:00:28.800 through tonight. So it's gonna do my best to kind 8 00:00:28.839 --> 00:00:32.719 of get through this and hopefully have a good study. 9 00:00:32.960 --> 00:00:35.560 But just like I always do, I like to start 10 00:00:35.560 --> 00:00:39.159 out by shouting out to everybody that commented on the 11 00:00:39.240 --> 00:00:43.679 last shows we had MBMP twenty two last week. Thank you, 12 00:00:43.960 --> 00:00:49.240 b thank you. I really appreciate your comment. Your study 13 00:00:49.240 --> 00:00:51.119 really has become such an important time in my week. 14 00:00:51.240 --> 00:00:54.600 I appreciate that and all glory to God. J Con 15 00:00:54.719 --> 00:00:57.200 forty four to twenty thank you so much. Angela Kelly, 16 00:00:57.320 --> 00:01:01.280 thank you again, Whiskers White, thank you. And Brad Gillis 17 00:01:01.320 --> 00:01:04.599 thank you so much for commenting last week on Wednesday Service. 18 00:01:05.159 --> 00:01:07.439 Let's see what we had for Sunday Service. This week 19 00:01:08.879 --> 00:01:15.400 Sunday Service, we have two comments. Angela Kelly, thank you. 20 00:01:15.439 --> 00:01:18.599 I really appreciate you. And MDMP twenty two. Thank you 21 00:01:18.640 --> 00:01:22.760 appreciate it. Thank you guys so much for the comments. 22 00:01:23.480 --> 00:01:25.400 Like I said, it means a lot to me, and 23 00:01:25.599 --> 00:01:28.799 it really boost up the algorithm, like I said, and 24 00:01:29.519 --> 00:01:31.640 kind of gets the show out there, which is amazing. 25 00:01:32.760 --> 00:01:37.400 Really appreciate that. So let me without further ado, we're 26 00:01:37.400 --> 00:01:41.560 going to be starting in Second Corinthians this week. I 27 00:01:41.640 --> 00:01:45.040 was very close to uploading a different episode because I 28 00:01:45.120 --> 00:01:47.760 was like, but you know what, I prayed about it. 29 00:01:47.840 --> 00:01:49.560 I kind of went into the bathroom and kind of 30 00:01:49.599 --> 00:01:52.280 prayed to God to kind of give me the strength 31 00:01:52.319 --> 00:01:54.680 and give me the power to push through it and 32 00:01:56.159 --> 00:01:59.159 do the studies. So I think we're going to be good. 33 00:01:59.359 --> 00:02:01.159 So let me just go ahead and share the screen 34 00:02:04.680 --> 00:02:07.159 and let me just go ahead and click here it's 35 00:02:07.200 --> 00:02:11.319 going to be Second Corinthians. Wow, kem Lei Brody to 36 00:02:11.400 --> 00:02:14.159 Second Corinthians. That's so amazing. So all right, So, like 37 00:02:14.199 --> 00:02:15.680 I always like to do, I always like to do 38 00:02:15.719 --> 00:02:19.599 a good introduction to Second Corinthians. So before we start 39 00:02:19.639 --> 00:02:24.159 with the introduction, Paul actually wrote four letters to the 40 00:02:24.199 --> 00:02:28.039 Corinthians and we only have two of them, so two 41 00:02:28.039 --> 00:02:30.840 of them are lost. But the lost letters are referred 42 00:02:30.879 --> 00:02:33.360 to in the writings that we do have in our 43 00:02:33.400 --> 00:02:38.919 New Testament books First and Second Corinthians. Paul spent eighteen 44 00:02:39.000 --> 00:02:43.560 months ministering to corinth on his second missionary journey. Just 45 00:02:43.599 --> 00:02:45.120 want to let you guys know that before we get 46 00:02:45.159 --> 00:02:48.240 into the intro for Second Corinthians. So that's really it's 47 00:02:48.319 --> 00:02:52.319 incredible that there was four books of Corinthians, our letters 48 00:02:53.560 --> 00:02:56.919 to the Corinthians, and we're missing too. I wonder where 49 00:02:56.960 --> 00:03:00.280 those are at. I don't know. I think maybe maybe 50 00:03:00.280 --> 00:03:02.400 they're buried in the Catholic Church, maybe they're in the 51 00:03:03.479 --> 00:03:08.400 Catholic Church library, or maybe they're just lost. Maybe the 52 00:03:08.479 --> 00:03:13.960 letters got lost in you know, maybe the Corinths lost 53 00:03:14.039 --> 00:03:16.840 them and they never got recorded. I mean, I wonder 54 00:03:16.879 --> 00:03:20.280 where they're at. Be really interesting to see those other 55 00:03:20.319 --> 00:03:22.680 two letters and see what they said in him. I 56 00:03:22.759 --> 00:03:27.159 think that'd be amazing. So let's get into the intro. 57 00:03:27.680 --> 00:03:31.120 This is for the intro for the whole Second Corinthians. 58 00:03:31.159 --> 00:03:33.240 This is not just specifically for chapter one. This is 59 00:03:33.280 --> 00:03:36.479 for the whole Corinthians. Okay. So Second Corinthians is a 60 00:03:36.560 --> 00:03:40.000 letter written by the apostle Paul to the church in 61 00:03:40.080 --> 00:03:44.520 Corinth around a d. Fifty five to eighty fifty six, 62 00:03:45.439 --> 00:03:51.479 primarily to address conflict, defend his apostleship, and encourage the congregation. 63 00:03:52.199 --> 00:03:56.360 The book is both deeply personal and intensely theological, focusing 64 00:03:56.400 --> 00:04:00.240 on the paradox of the cross that God's power is 65 00:04:00.280 --> 00:04:05.639 shown through human weakness and suffering. Key purposes include strengthening 66 00:04:05.680 --> 00:04:10.159 the faithful, warning against false teachers, and encouraging the church 67 00:04:10.240 --> 00:04:17.519 to complete their promised contribution to fellow believers in Jerusalem. 68 00:04:17.759 --> 00:04:21.480 The contexts and purpose a response to conflict, Paul wrote 69 00:04:21.480 --> 00:04:26.000 this letter admits significant turmoil in the Corinthian Church following 70 00:04:26.040 --> 00:04:38.759 a severe and painful visit with the congregation. Sorry, dead, 71 00:04:40.079 --> 00:04:46.480 there's a lot of sall, bug I had to get it. Yeah. 72 00:04:46.519 --> 00:04:48.879 Sometimes I get bit up my ankles and stuff. So 73 00:04:48.959 --> 00:04:51.480 I just make sure when I see something that's going 74 00:04:51.519 --> 00:04:54.600 to be able to get me, I gotta get it. Sorry. Uh. 75 00:04:54.759 --> 00:04:58.199 Strengthen the Faithful, Paul aimed to encourage the loyal members 76 00:04:58.240 --> 00:05:01.920 of the church who had responded favor favorably to his 77 00:05:02.000 --> 00:05:06.959 previous letter financial Encouragement. He exhorted the Corinthians to follow 78 00:05:07.000 --> 00:05:10.319 through on their promise to contribute to the needs of 79 00:05:10.519 --> 00:05:15.199 other believers in Jerusalem and a chance for repentance. The 80 00:05:15.319 --> 00:05:18.480 letter offers a final opportunity for the rebellious faction of 81 00:05:18.560 --> 00:05:22.360 Corinth to repent and reconcile. What are some of the 82 00:05:22.439 --> 00:05:26.800 key themes suffering and weakness. Paul emphasizes that true strength 83 00:05:26.879 --> 00:05:30.879 and power are found in weakness, as God's power is 84 00:05:30.879 --> 00:05:35.240 made perfect in our limitations. Next is the paradox of 85 00:05:35.240 --> 00:05:39.319 the Cross. The letter highlights how Christian values are counterintuitive 86 00:05:39.360 --> 00:05:43.160 to the world, where God's power is revealed not through 87 00:05:43.279 --> 00:05:48.360 success and wealth, but through humility and suffering. True versus 88 00:05:48.360 --> 00:05:53.920 false apostles. Paul contract contrasts his own suffering filled ministry 89 00:05:54.240 --> 00:05:57.399 with the empty boasting of the super apostles who were 90 00:05:57.399 --> 00:06:03.120 deceiving the Corinthian Church God's comfort and grace. The book 91 00:06:03.160 --> 00:06:07.399 begins and ends with messages of God's comfort, demonstrating the 92 00:06:07.480 --> 00:06:11.319 role of the Holy Spirit as a source of hope 93 00:06:11.720 --> 00:06:15.600 in difficult times and What's the structure So Chapters one 94 00:06:15.639 --> 00:06:19.160 through seven, Paul responds to news from Titus about the church, 95 00:06:19.720 --> 00:06:25.240 defends his actions and discussed, discusses the ministry of reconciliation, 96 00:06:27.079 --> 00:06:29.879 and chapters eight and nine he exhorts the Corinthians to 97 00:06:29.959 --> 00:06:33.680 be generous and complete their contribution to the Jewish Church. 98 00:06:34.639 --> 00:06:37.920 Chapters ten through thirteen, Paul defends his authority against the 99 00:06:37.959 --> 00:06:42.720 false apostles against the Corinthians about the consequences of continued disobedience, 100 00:06:43.040 --> 00:06:49.800 and he ends with final greetings. There we go. Perfect, 101 00:06:49.879 --> 00:06:52.560 So we kind of went over that. And let's go 102 00:06:52.600 --> 00:06:59.839 ahead and check out my intro just for Second Corinthians 103 00:07:00.160 --> 00:07:09.199 Chapter one. All right, hold on, this thing is Second 104 00:07:09.199 --> 00:07:27.279 Corinthians Chapter one. Hold on, guys, this is all right. 105 00:07:27.759 --> 00:07:35.240 I don't want to do that. Why is it doing that? Sorry, guys, 106 00:07:35.279 --> 00:07:42.480 I do apologize little technical difficulty. Perfect, made it all right? 107 00:07:42.800 --> 00:07:47.319 Got it? So let's go ahead and start with this introduction. 108 00:07:49.160 --> 00:07:53.439 It says the God of all comfort. Second Corinthians one 109 00:07:53.839 --> 00:07:58.519 speaks to the intimate connection between suffering and comfort, affliction 110 00:07:58.720 --> 00:08:03.560 and consultation. We are reminded that God is our ultimate 111 00:08:03.639 --> 00:08:06.720 source of comfort and that he can use our trials 112 00:08:06.759 --> 00:08:10.639 to draw us closer to him. Moreover, the passage inspires 113 00:08:10.680 --> 00:08:12.879 us to rely on God's faithfulness in the midst of 114 00:08:13.000 --> 00:08:18.720 life's trials, while encouraging transparency, sincerity, and integrity in our 115 00:08:18.759 --> 00:08:25.680 dealings with others. Okay, so let's go ahead and start 116 00:08:26.040 --> 00:08:31.959 tewod Corinthians, Chapter one, greeting Paul an Apostle of Jesus Christ, 117 00:08:32.000 --> 00:08:34.879 by the will of God, and Timothy our brother to 118 00:08:34.960 --> 00:08:38.399 the Church of God, with which is at Corinth, with 119 00:08:38.639 --> 00:08:44.200 all the saints who are all in a kia. I 120 00:08:44.240 --> 00:08:47.240 said a kasha before. I don't think it's a kasha. 121 00:08:47.320 --> 00:08:51.360 It's a kia, okay. And the saints, well, I thought 122 00:08:51.399 --> 00:08:56.440 that only Catholics. I thought that the Catholic Church has 123 00:08:56.480 --> 00:09:00.200 to approve saints, you know. I thought that it's the 124 00:09:00.200 --> 00:09:03.799 only people that are saints. Now according to Second Corinthians, 125 00:09:03.840 --> 00:09:07.440 here with all the saints who are in akia. So 126 00:09:07.480 --> 00:09:10.639 the saints are the believers. That's what they biblically are 127 00:09:12.519 --> 00:09:16.440 they are. That's what saints are. We are all saints. Okay, 128 00:09:17.200 --> 00:09:20.200 We're all saints because we are believers in Jesus Christ. Okay. 129 00:09:21.000 --> 00:09:23.279 It says grace to you and peace from God, our 130 00:09:23.320 --> 00:09:26.759 Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Like I told you 131 00:09:26.759 --> 00:09:31.200 guys before, our letters usually start out in America, dear 132 00:09:31.879 --> 00:09:34.279 John right, and then you'd write the letter and at 133 00:09:34.279 --> 00:09:38.720 the very bottom, love always or sincerely or whatever you 134 00:09:38.759 --> 00:09:42.080 want to put Josh Monday right at the bottom, or 135 00:09:42.159 --> 00:09:44.399 you put your name. So that's the way we do 136 00:09:44.440 --> 00:09:48.080 it in America. But these are written in scroll form, right, 137 00:09:48.159 --> 00:09:50.080 so when you got to scroll, you don't want to 138 00:09:50.120 --> 00:09:52.000 have to open the whole scroll up to go to 139 00:09:52.039 --> 00:09:54.279 the bottom and say, oh, it's from Paul, Apostle Paul. 140 00:09:54.799 --> 00:09:57.440 Then it rolls up and then it's all messed up, 141 00:09:57.440 --> 00:10:01.639 you know. So what they do is put the exactly 142 00:10:01.639 --> 00:10:04.519 who it's from on top so the person knows it's 143 00:10:04.559 --> 00:10:07.120 important and it's like, oh, this is from the apostle Paul. 144 00:10:08.000 --> 00:10:10.879 All right, let's let's do this. Let's read this. You know, 145 00:10:10.960 --> 00:10:16.799 this is we want to look into this. Okay. So 146 00:10:16.879 --> 00:10:19.879 Paul begins his letter out here by praising God as 147 00:10:19.960 --> 00:10:27.799 the Father of compassion and God of all comfort. This 148 00:10:27.879 --> 00:10:31.600 highlights God's nature and source of solace and strength in 149 00:10:31.639 --> 00:10:36.759 times of trouble. Okay, And that is in actually First Corinthians, 150 00:10:37.360 --> 00:10:43.120 chapter verse three, it says comfort and suffering. This is 151 00:10:43.159 --> 00:10:47.480 a in this is a Second Corinthians one verse three. Okay, 152 00:10:48.279 --> 00:10:51.639 blessed be the God and Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ, 153 00:10:52.399 --> 00:10:57.039 the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who 154 00:10:57.080 --> 00:11:00.559 comforts us in our tribulation that we may be able 155 00:11:00.639 --> 00:11:03.519 to comfort those who are in any trouble with the 156 00:11:03.559 --> 00:11:10.600 comfort which we ourselves are comforted by God. Okay, so 157 00:11:12.240 --> 00:11:14.720 that's what he starts out with. He highlights God's nature 158 00:11:14.759 --> 00:11:17.399 as a source of solace and strength in times of 159 00:11:17.399 --> 00:11:20.399 trouble or tribulations. What it said in my in the 160 00:11:20.440 --> 00:11:24.559 New King James. So the title God of All Comfort 161 00:11:24.639 --> 00:11:27.879 is derived from the apostle Paul's second letter to the Corinthians, 162 00:11:28.240 --> 00:11:31.480 where he writes blessed. It's basically what I just quoted 163 00:11:31.519 --> 00:11:35.879 Tewod Corinthians one, verse three. This designation emphasizes God's role 164 00:11:35.960 --> 00:11:42.000 as the ultimate source of solace and consolation for believers, 165 00:11:42.039 --> 00:11:48.080 particularly in times of affliction and distress. And we'll go 166 00:11:48.080 --> 00:11:52.320 ahead and continue reading here. For as the sufferings of 167 00:11:52.440 --> 00:11:58.320 Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ. Now, 168 00:11:58.360 --> 00:12:02.919 if we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, 169 00:12:03.080 --> 00:12:06.480 which is effective for enduring the same sufferings which we 170 00:12:06.639 --> 00:12:12.799 also suffer. Or if we are comforted, it is for 171 00:12:12.919 --> 00:12:21.120 our consolation and salvation. And our hope for you is 172 00:12:21.200 --> 00:12:26.919 steadfast because we know that as you are partakers of sufferings, 173 00:12:27.279 --> 00:12:34.080 so also you will partake of the consolation. Okay, So 174 00:12:38.120 --> 00:12:42.000 Paul elaborates on the nature of God's comfort, explaining this 175 00:12:42.039 --> 00:12:45.080 is in my notes is not only for personal relief, 176 00:12:45.159 --> 00:12:48.240 but also serves as a communal purpose. He states He 177 00:12:48.320 --> 00:12:51.399 comforts us in all our troubles or tribulations, so that 178 00:12:51.440 --> 00:12:54.440 we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort 179 00:12:54.480 --> 00:12:59.639 of ourselves received from God. This passage highlights the principal 180 00:12:59.679 --> 00:13:05.360 nature this pass the principal nature of divine comfort, where 181 00:13:05.399 --> 00:13:10.279 believers are both recipients and conduits of God's compassion. The 182 00:13:10.360 --> 00:13:15.679 Greek word for comfort in this context is pericleses, which 183 00:13:15.720 --> 00:13:21.600 conveys a sense of encouragement, consolation, and exhortation. It is 184 00:13:21.639 --> 00:13:26.120 closely related to the term perikalide perichalide, which is used 185 00:13:26.120 --> 00:13:30.799 to describe the Holy Spirit as a comforter advocate John fourteen, 186 00:13:30.919 --> 00:13:35.799 verse sixteen. This connection underscores the trinitarian aspect of divine comfort, 187 00:13:35.799 --> 00:13:39.360 with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are 188 00:13:39.440 --> 00:13:44.960 all involved in providing solace to the faithful. Okay, so 189 00:13:45.679 --> 00:13:49.799 let's go ahead and go back and then in verse 190 00:13:49.919 --> 00:13:53.279 four Paul explains that our sufferings allow us to experience 191 00:13:53.320 --> 00:13:57.360 God's comfort, which we can then share with others in 192 00:13:57.399 --> 00:14:01.279 their affliction. This creates a cycle of comfort and encouragement 193 00:14:01.279 --> 00:14:06.039 within the body of Christ. And then we haven't got 194 00:14:06.039 --> 00:14:11.559 to verse nine yet, But let's go ahead and continue. 195 00:14:11.840 --> 00:14:15.120 Delivered from suffering, for we do not want you to 196 00:14:15.159 --> 00:14:18.080 be ignorant, brethren of our trouble which came to us 197 00:14:18.120 --> 00:14:22.960 in Asia, that we were burden beyond measure, above strength, 198 00:14:23.440 --> 00:14:27.200 so that we despaired even of life. Yes, we had 199 00:14:27.200 --> 00:14:29.639 the sentence of death in ourselves. That we should not 200 00:14:29.679 --> 00:14:32.600 trust in ourselves, but in God who raised the dead, 201 00:14:33.080 --> 00:14:37.679 who delivered us from so great a depth and does 202 00:14:37.720 --> 00:14:41.000 deliver us in whom we trust that we that he's 203 00:14:41.000 --> 00:14:44.879 still that he will still deliver us. You also help together, 204 00:14:45.879 --> 00:14:51.080 You also helping together, and prayer for us that thanks 205 00:14:51.480 --> 00:14:53.919 may be given by many persons on behalf of the 206 00:14:53.960 --> 00:15:00.000 gift granted to us through many Okay, And that's Second 207 00:15:00.159 --> 00:15:04.360 Corinthians verse nine, which we read here. Paul shares his 208 00:15:04.360 --> 00:15:07.799 own experiences of suffering, emphasizes that these trials taught him 209 00:15:07.799 --> 00:15:11.240 to rely not only on himself, but on God who 210 00:15:11.320 --> 00:15:15.919 raises the dead, which is right here. It says, yes, 211 00:15:15.960 --> 00:15:18.840 we had the sentence of death, in ourselves, that we 212 00:15:18.879 --> 00:15:22.399 should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises 213 00:15:22.440 --> 00:15:25.799 the dead. So what does that do that that emphasizes 214 00:15:25.879 --> 00:15:30.440 that he's not He's like raising God to obviously a 215 00:15:30.480 --> 00:15:34.799 different level. You know, he's letting him know that that 216 00:15:34.919 --> 00:15:38.639 God who raises the dead. I mean, that's that's powerful stuff, right, 217 00:15:38.679 --> 00:15:41.120 that's amazing when he says that, it's just like it's 218 00:15:41.159 --> 00:15:48.440 a really good emphasis on who God is. Right, And 219 00:15:48.480 --> 00:15:52.919 we haven't gone to chapter eleven yet. So in summary, 220 00:15:54.799 --> 00:15:57.960 verse three through eleven reveals that God is the source 221 00:15:57.960 --> 00:16:00.679 of all comfort and he uses our afflicts to equip 222 00:16:00.799 --> 00:16:05.080 us for comfort for others. The passage are sorry equips 223 00:16:05.159 --> 00:16:08.519 us to comfort others? The passage explains that those who 224 00:16:08.600 --> 00:16:11.679 suffer were able to share in Christ's sufferings, and that 225 00:16:11.720 --> 00:16:16.480 God provides comfort through his sufferings, through this sufferings, so 226 00:16:16.559 --> 00:16:20.159 that this suffering, so that they can offer this same 227 00:16:20.200 --> 00:16:23.559 comfort to those in need. Paul uses his own extreme 228 00:16:23.600 --> 00:16:27.279 suffering as an example of how or to show that 229 00:16:27.360 --> 00:16:30.120 when people trust in God, even when facing death, they 230 00:16:30.159 --> 00:16:33.279 will be delivered and can offer thanks for God's help, 231 00:16:33.360 --> 00:16:36.919 which in turn encourages others. And then some of the 232 00:16:37.000 --> 00:16:40.320 key themes God is the source of comfort. Paul identifies 233 00:16:40.440 --> 00:16:43.559 God as the father of compassion and the God of comfort, 234 00:16:43.879 --> 00:16:47.120 who is present with us in our troubles, a comfort 235 00:16:47.120 --> 00:16:49.480 for others. The purpose of receiving God's comfort is not 236 00:16:49.600 --> 00:16:52.679 just for personal belief, but to enable believers to comfort 237 00:16:52.720 --> 00:16:56.679 others who are also suffering. Okay, we've got to understand 238 00:16:56.720 --> 00:17:00.120 that sometimes we're just looking for that personal relief, but 239 00:17:00.399 --> 00:17:02.639 we're not forget We're forgetting that we get that personal 240 00:17:02.679 --> 00:17:06.279 relief so that we can comfort others who are suffering, right. 241 00:17:08.880 --> 00:17:11.279 You know an example of that, you know, I've had 242 00:17:11.319 --> 00:17:13.319 a family member that was down and out, you know, 243 00:17:13.400 --> 00:17:18.279 and they were down on their luck and they were 244 00:17:18.319 --> 00:17:21.440 having issues, you know as far in life, you know, 245 00:17:21.799 --> 00:17:27.200 financial and financial and job and addiction and stuff. And 246 00:17:27.279 --> 00:17:33.880 so God is comforting me and giving me personal relief. 247 00:17:35.279 --> 00:17:38.160 And I had, you know, my family member needing help, 248 00:17:38.200 --> 00:17:41.200 you know. And that's that's a good example. That's kind 249 00:17:41.200 --> 00:17:43.319 of the same thing. You know, they need relief, they 250 00:17:43.359 --> 00:17:47.920 need comfort, and they're not getting comfort, right, But I 251 00:17:47.960 --> 00:17:49.960 can be there for them and comfort them because God 252 00:17:50.000 --> 00:17:54.119 is comforting me, if that makes sense. And I remember 253 00:17:54.319 --> 00:17:58.400 sometimes they need financial help and The thing that I 254 00:17:58.519 --> 00:18:02.720 try to say is that I do a podcast that 255 00:18:02.839 --> 00:18:05.640 is for God. So whatever money that they make off 256 00:18:05.720 --> 00:18:09.759 the podcast, it's not meant for you know, always just 257 00:18:09.799 --> 00:18:12.519 like oh, let's go have fun and take the kids somewhere, 258 00:18:12.720 --> 00:18:15.799 let's go do this, let's go do that. It's kind 259 00:18:15.799 --> 00:18:19.039 of there to help people and assist people. Do I 260 00:18:19.079 --> 00:18:21.440 always use it for that? Only? No, But if somebody 261 00:18:21.480 --> 00:18:23.480 needs help and I pay them out of that money 262 00:18:23.480 --> 00:18:25.920 that the podcast money or whatever, then it's kind of 263 00:18:25.960 --> 00:18:28.599 like almost like a I think it's like money like that, 264 00:18:28.680 --> 00:18:30.440 you know, like that could be used for that, and 265 00:18:30.480 --> 00:18:32.839 I think that God provides that, and I think it's 266 00:18:32.880 --> 00:18:35.839 good to provide it for others, you know, if that 267 00:18:35.880 --> 00:18:39.119 makes sense. And that's not boasting or anything. That's just 268 00:18:39.240 --> 00:18:41.759 giving you guys an example of what I think is 269 00:18:41.920 --> 00:18:47.480 smart to do. Suffering and comfort are intertwined. Suffering is 270 00:18:47.480 --> 00:18:49.599 not a sign that God has abandoned us, but a 271 00:18:49.680 --> 00:18:52.759 reality that, when endured with faith, leads to an abundance 272 00:18:53.039 --> 00:18:55.960 of comfort from God and a deeper trust in Him, 273 00:18:57.559 --> 00:19:00.240 also trust in God over self. Paul shares his own 274 00:19:00.240 --> 00:19:04.160 experiences of despairing, even of life, even of life, which 275 00:19:04.200 --> 00:19:07.119 taught him to rely on God who raises the dead, 276 00:19:07.200 --> 00:19:10.599 rather than on himself. The power of prayer, the prayers 277 00:19:10.599 --> 00:19:14.359 of the recipients help in Paul's delivery and from trouble 278 00:19:14.519 --> 00:19:16.839 and lead many to give thanks to God. And then 279 00:19:16.880 --> 00:19:21.240 there's also hope and encouragement. Paul's personal story offers encouragement 280 00:19:21.319 --> 00:19:23.839 to others by showing that even in the most difficult 281 00:19:23.920 --> 00:19:28.079 times God provides what is needed to endure the ultimately 282 00:19:28.759 --> 00:19:38.039 and ultimately to bring good out of affliction. Okay, and 283 00:19:38.079 --> 00:19:42.480 then in verse eleven, let's see what that says. You 284 00:19:42.599 --> 00:19:45.519 also helping together in prayer for us that thanks may 285 00:19:45.559 --> 00:19:47.960 be given by many persons on our behalf for the 286 00:19:48.000 --> 00:19:52.279 gift granted us through many. So the Paul acknowledges the 287 00:19:52.359 --> 00:19:56.200 importance of prayer here of the Corinthians, which contributed to 288 00:19:56.200 --> 00:20:01.440 his deliverance from peril. This underscores the power and necessity 289 00:20:01.759 --> 00:20:08.640 of intercessory prayer. Okay, So before we continue, I kind 290 00:20:08.640 --> 00:20:11.000 of want to go over the role of prayer real quick. 291 00:20:11.000 --> 00:20:14.519 I think it's important for people to know prayer holds 292 00:20:14.559 --> 00:20:17.519 a central place in the life of a believer, serving 293 00:20:17.559 --> 00:20:20.960 as a vital means of communication with God. It is 294 00:20:21.000 --> 00:20:25.519 both a privilege, meaning why would it be a privilege. Well, 295 00:20:25.559 --> 00:20:27.759 i'd have to tell you guys that I told you 296 00:20:27.799 --> 00:20:31.279 guys back in the Old Testament in Leviticus, the priest 297 00:20:31.359 --> 00:20:33.680 was the one speaking to God on behalf of the people. 298 00:20:34.400 --> 00:20:37.200 So you don't just get to go knock on God's door, 299 00:20:38.359 --> 00:20:41.000 you know, in the temple and just be like, hey, 300 00:20:41.200 --> 00:20:42.559 it is the right if I talk to you, Lord, 301 00:20:42.599 --> 00:20:45.519 and to speak to you please, because you didn't have 302 00:20:45.599 --> 00:20:47.599 Jesus at that time dying on the cross and being 303 00:20:47.599 --> 00:20:50.920 a representative for you. Right, that's what we have now. 304 00:20:51.079 --> 00:20:53.680 So now when we say Father, God, in the name 305 00:20:53.759 --> 00:20:57.880 of Jesus, now you're speaking to God in the name 306 00:20:57.920 --> 00:21:00.160 of Jesus. It's like similar like I said to a 307 00:21:00.240 --> 00:21:04.599 king sending his squire to go represent him and in 308 00:21:04.640 --> 00:21:07.559 the name of King David, and it gives you a message. 309 00:21:07.559 --> 00:21:09.799 You know that that is just it's similar. It's like 310 00:21:09.799 --> 00:21:12.079 it's just like it's just like it came from King David, 311 00:21:12.480 --> 00:21:15.359 because he says in the name of King David. It's 312 00:21:15.359 --> 00:21:17.519 the same thing when you speak to God, Father, God, 313 00:21:17.599 --> 00:21:20.279 in the name of Jesus. So now we have a 314 00:21:20.400 --> 00:21:24.079 bridge between us and God, which is so far away. 315 00:21:24.160 --> 00:21:28.720 It's very tough, you know, because between our sinfulness and 316 00:21:28.759 --> 00:21:31.200 His holiness, it's so far away. But Jesus is able 317 00:21:31.240 --> 00:21:33.880 to bridge that gap. And now you're able to say 318 00:21:33.880 --> 00:21:35.960 in the name of Jesus, and that gap is bridged, 319 00:21:35.960 --> 00:21:38.240 and then now you could pray to God no problem. 320 00:21:38.279 --> 00:21:41.119 So that's why it is a privilege, but it's also 321 00:21:41.200 --> 00:21:49.279 a responsibility deeply rooted in believers try deeply rooted in 322 00:21:49.319 --> 00:21:56.279 the teachings of Scripture. Through prayer, believers express adoration, confession, thanksgiving, 323 00:21:56.720 --> 00:22:00.440 and supplication, aligning with their hearts with the will of 324 00:22:00.559 --> 00:22:02.920 aligning their hearts with the will of God. I'm sorry, 325 00:22:02.960 --> 00:22:04.799 I'm messing up with words, but I told you guys, 326 00:22:04.799 --> 00:22:08.000 I'm very tired. But I did pray before I started, 327 00:22:08.079 --> 00:22:10.799 and God is definitely helping me have the energy to 328 00:22:11.359 --> 00:22:14.880 finish this off. So it's really really cool. We're about 329 00:22:15.000 --> 00:22:16.799 a half an hour in already and I didn't even 330 00:22:16.799 --> 00:22:19.359 feel I don't even feel like it. So praise God, 331 00:22:19.519 --> 00:22:24.640 Thank you Lord, thank you, thank you, thank you. Biblical 332 00:22:24.680 --> 00:22:27.640 foundations for prayer, this is important. That's why I'm going 333 00:22:27.640 --> 00:22:31.400 over it. Prayer is very important. The Bible presents numerous 334 00:22:31.480 --> 00:22:34.440 examples of teachings on prayer, emphasizing its importance and efficiency, 335 00:22:34.480 --> 00:22:37.119 and the Old Testament figures such as Abraham, Moses, and 336 00:22:37.240 --> 00:22:41.359 David exemplify a life of prayer. Abraham interceded for Sodom, 337 00:22:41.920 --> 00:22:44.920 Moses sought God's guidance and inn avention for Israel, and 338 00:22:45.039 --> 00:22:50.640 David's psalms are replete with prayers of praise, lament, and petition. 339 00:22:54.759 --> 00:22:58.279 Prayer is a act of worship that acknowledges God's sovereignty 340 00:22:58.359 --> 00:23:02.160 and goodness. It is a means of drawing near to God, 341 00:23:02.240 --> 00:23:04.920 as James four aid encourages, draw near to God as 342 00:23:04.920 --> 00:23:08.160 He will draw near to you. Through prayer, believers cultivate 343 00:23:08.160 --> 00:23:12.039 a personal relationship with God, seeking his presence and guidance. 344 00:23:12.440 --> 00:23:16.279 And then prayer is also a powerful tool for spiritual 345 00:23:16.279 --> 00:23:20.039 warfare Ephesian six, verse eight. Are just believers to pray 346 00:23:20.119 --> 00:23:23.480 in the spirit on all occasions, with all kinds of 347 00:23:23.480 --> 00:23:26.799 prayers and requests. It is through prayer that believers can 348 00:23:26.839 --> 00:23:30.319 stand firm against the schemes of the enemy, relying on 349 00:23:30.359 --> 00:23:35.519 God's strength and protection. All right, very important, and then 350 00:23:35.640 --> 00:23:38.119 the Holy Spirit plays a crucial role in the believer's 351 00:23:38.160 --> 00:23:43.279 prayer life. Romans eight twenty six through twenty seven explains 352 00:23:43.279 --> 00:23:51.240 in the same way, excuse me, in the same way, 353 00:23:51.319 --> 00:23:53.759 the Spirit helps us in our weaknesses. We do not 354 00:23:53.920 --> 00:23:55.799 know what we ought to pray for, for the Spirit 355 00:23:55.880 --> 00:24:00.599 himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words. Conclusion, 356 00:24:00.680 --> 00:24:04.000 prayer is an essential aspect of the Christian faith, serving 357 00:24:04.039 --> 00:24:07.480 as a means of communion with God, a source of 358 00:24:07.519 --> 00:24:11.759 strength and guidance, and a channel for intercession and spiritual warfare. 359 00:24:12.119 --> 00:24:15.240 Through prayer, believers experience the presence and power of God, 360 00:24:16.799 --> 00:24:21.680 growing excuse me, growing in their relationship with Him and 361 00:24:21.680 --> 00:24:25.720 participating in His redemptive work in the world. Okay, so 362 00:24:26.039 --> 00:24:40.440 very important, excuse me, all right. Twelve through fourteen, Let's 363 00:24:40.440 --> 00:24:47.440 go ahead and read Paul's sincerity for our boasting. Is 364 00:24:47.519 --> 00:24:50.920 this the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves 365 00:24:50.920 --> 00:24:54.880 in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with 366 00:24:55.000 --> 00:24:57.920 fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God and more 367 00:24:57.920 --> 00:25:01.680 abundantly toward you. For we you not, For we are 368 00:25:01.720 --> 00:25:05.400 not writing any other things to you that you read 369 00:25:05.599 --> 00:25:08.960 or understand. Now I trust you will understand even to 370 00:25:09.039 --> 00:25:12.519 the end, as also you have understood us in part 371 00:25:13.880 --> 00:25:18.440 as that we are your boast as you also are 372 00:25:18.559 --> 00:25:24.920 ours in the day of the Lord Jesus. Okay. So, 373 00:25:25.079 --> 00:25:28.240 in these verses, Paul is explaining the sincerity integrity of 374 00:25:28.279 --> 00:25:31.000 Apostle and the Corinthians, stating that his boast is the 375 00:25:31.039 --> 00:25:34.960 clear conscience, which testifies to his godly simplicity and sincerity. 376 00:25:35.240 --> 00:25:38.880 He emphasizes that his actions are not based on fleshly wisdom, 377 00:25:39.200 --> 00:25:42.119 but on God's grace, and he was honest with them. 378 00:25:42.640 --> 00:25:45.160 He is confided that they, like him, can be proud 379 00:25:45.200 --> 00:25:48.000 of their relationship with the final judgment of Lord Jesus Christ. 380 00:25:50.200 --> 00:25:53.519 So Paul clears his conscience with the clear conscience. Paul's 381 00:25:53.559 --> 00:25:56.839 confidence comes from a clear conscience, indicating he acted with 382 00:25:56.960 --> 00:26:01.559 a pure heart and integrity towards the Corinthians godly sincerity. 383 00:26:01.599 --> 00:26:06.400 He claims his conduct was defined by godly sincerity, meaning 384 00:26:06.559 --> 00:26:10.000 he acted with honesty, genuine intentions, and accordance with God's 385 00:26:10.000 --> 00:26:13.359 will rather than worldly wisdom. He assures that his words 386 00:26:13.359 --> 00:26:17.200 are truthful and consistent, contrasting that this with the yes 387 00:26:17.200 --> 00:26:20.359 and no inconsistency that might have been hearing about him 388 00:26:20.359 --> 00:26:24.880 from critics. Mutual pride, Paul expresses confidence that both he 389 00:26:25.039 --> 00:26:27.160 and the Corinthians will be able to feel pride in 390 00:26:27.160 --> 00:26:30.279 the relationship on the day of the Lord Jesus, which 391 00:26:30.279 --> 00:26:34.960 will be at the result of their shared faithfulness. Amen 392 00:26:37.960 --> 00:26:41.279 sparring the church, sparing the church, sparring the church. Now 393 00:26:41.279 --> 00:26:47.720 I'm thinking of what boxing in m and mmap sparring 394 00:26:47.720 --> 00:26:49.599 in the church. People are boxing in there now, I'm 395 00:26:49.599 --> 00:26:52.160 just kidding, sparing the church, all right, Sorry about that, 396 00:26:54.200 --> 00:26:57.680 all right? Tewod Corinthians one, verse fifteen. And in the 397 00:26:57.720 --> 00:27:00.480 confidence I intended to come to you before you might 398 00:27:00.599 --> 00:27:04.680 have a second benefit, to pass by the way of 399 00:27:04.720 --> 00:27:08.400 you to Macedonia, to come again from Macedonia to you, 400 00:27:09.279 --> 00:27:13.680 and be helped by you on my way to Judea. Therefore, 401 00:27:13.759 --> 00:27:17.880