April 13, 2025 Sermon Notes and Questions

Posted on April 10, 2025 Posted By: Jenni Nikolakakis Categories: Message Notes, Weekly Program

2 Corinthians: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

WK 15: “Paul’s Suffering and Easter Week Begins”

2 Corinthians 11:16-31

April 13, 2025: Palm Sunday

Dan Hall, Assistant Pastor

Other Verse References:

Acts 1:1; Luke 1:3; Acts 13:9; Acts 9:15-16; Genesis 3:1-19;

Matthew 21:1-11; Genesis 49:10-12: John 3:14-17

Saul/Paul received his authority from ____________ on the ____________ road as he was traveling to persecute _________________.

Some people in the Bible who God changed their name:

Abram became ____________
_________ became Sarah
Jacob became ____________
_________ became Peter

Saul/Paul was led to where Saul met _____________ and had his sight restored and was baptized.

______ verified to Ananias Saul/Paul’s unique ministry.

Acts 9:15-16 NIV

¹⁵ But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel. ¹⁶ I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”

Rhetoric: definition: __________________________________________.

People in the church in Corinth were falling for ___________ ____________.

Paul’s painful resume

Was in _________ frequently.

________ times received 39 lashes.

Three times was beaten with _________.

Was pelted with ______________. Was shipwrecked _____ times.

The Triumphal Entry/Palm Sunday

The Start of Sin

In the garden, Adam & Eve enjoyed every favor and ____________ that God could bestow on them.

When Adam & Eve sinned God put ____________ of labor, suffering, work and death on His creation.

The Triumphal Entry

Jesus entry into _________________ was to announce his triumph over death itself.

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of what the church traditionally called “_______ ________”.

Dan Hall is the transition team lead. Please contact him with any questions.
Areas the church needs your help with:
- Tech—Audio/Video and worship lyric technician.
- IT/Hardware—manage the various connections of the service IT components/internet/wifi, etc.
- Worship team/leader—play an instrument? Able to carry a tune? Ready to use that gift for God?
- Donut & Coffee Ministry—bring in donuts and make that oh so important drink for many of us, coffee!!!

A Search Team will be put together to start the process of finding a new pastor.
The typical time to replace a Pastor is 12-18 months. Please wait on the Lord with us!
The team will update the church regularly

Prayer is a critical part of this process! Please pray continually for the board’s guidance in seeking God’s will.

Good Friday Movie Showing

The Passion of the Christ

At the church on Good Friday April 18^th 6:00 PM. If you have not seen this movie, it is a graphic interpretation of what Jesus went through to pay for our sin. Please note childcare will not be available during this showing.

Men’s Bible Study

Looking to gauge interest in a Men’s Bible study. Please see Justin if you have an interest into digging into God’s Word further! Details to be determined based on input.

Aces Baseball Faith & Family Night

July 25^th at 6:10 PM. Need a headcount of those interested so the church can book the reservation. Need about 10 more people. Tickets are highly discounted at $24 for seats in the shade. Please let Paulette know if you are interested.

Refresh Woman’s Bible Study

Community visit! Visiting with friends and folks from the church. Meeting Tuesday at 2:00 PM at the church all ladies are welcome! See Dondra for more details.

Also Wednesday night group 7:00 PM at the church, continuing to go through the fruit of the Spirit, Galatians 5:22-23. See Ruth for more details. All ladies are welcome.

Zelle

Zelle is up and running! Zelle is a digital option for giving your tithes or offerings to support the church to fulfill the Great Commission.

If you would prefer to give digitally:

Go to your bank app on your phone or computer. Go to the payments section. Go to the Zelle payment option. If available, scan the link below in the payment section that lists Zelle as an option. There should be an icon asking to “scan the pay” or something similar.

Zelle Link

Account email is: accounting@thebridgespanishsprings.com for the Account “The Bridge Church Spanish Springs”. As a security measure, your bank may want to send you a text to verify your first payment.

What is Palm Sunday? When Christians talk about “Holy Week”, what is meant by that phrase?
What is Easter?
What is meant by the phrase “triumphal entry”? What is the significance of this even in the Bible?
What is salvation and how do we receive it?
What is the context of 2 Corinthians? What is the context of 2 Corinthians chapter 11?
Where did Paul meet Jesus? What is the context of his encounter with Jesus?
Read Acts 9:3-4, why would Jesus tell Paul that he is persecuting Jesus? Paul is known in scripture to be an orthodox Pharisee of the Jewish people. Why do you think Jesus would use Paul to take the message to the gentiles and not the Jewish people?
Read 2 Corinthians 11:16-21, why do you think the Corinthians would take Paul “for a fool”? What is the word for fool in the original language mean?
Please keep it in your prayers to invite someone to church on Easter. Someone needs to hear about what Jesus did for them and God is using you to bridge that connection.

April 13, 2025 Sermon Notes and Questions