2 Corinthians 7:2-7 (NASB)
2 Make room for us in your hearts; we wronged no one, we corrupted no one, we took advantage of no one.
3 I do not speak to condemn you, for I have said before that you are in our hearts to die together and to live together.
4 Great is my confidence in you; great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort; I am overflowing with joy in all our affliction.
5 For even when we came into Macedonia our flesh had no rest, but we were afflicted on every side:conflicts without, fears within.
6 But God, who comforts the depressed, comforted us by the coming of Titus;
7 and not only by his coming, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced even more.
Introduction:
Theme: Six expressions of love a minister demonstrates toward those he ministers to, so they might experience mutual joy and comfort.
- 1. The minister’s appeal. vs.2A
- 2. The minister’s vindication. vs.2B
- 3. The minister’s loyalty. vs.3
- 4. The minister’s perspective. vs.4A
- 5. The minister’s affliction. vs.4-5
- 6. The minister’s comfort. vs.6-7
Ultimate source of comfort is God.
Notice the means of comfort. Titus’s return
Vicarious Comforter
Proof that provided comfort
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