February 9, 2025 Sermon Notes and Questions

Posted on February 5, 2025 Posted By: Jenni Nikolakakis Categories: Message Notes, Weekly Program

2 Corinthians: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

WK 6 – At Home With The Lord!

2 Corinthians 5:1-10

February 9, 2025

John Arobio

BYO Bible- This is the sixth week!

Did you bring your bible?

Paul wrote ______ letters to the Corinthians.

2 Corinthians is the _______ letter that Paul wrote to them. Corinth was a wealthy city built by the Greeks, destroyed and then rebuilt by the Romans. It was a port city but was very sinful.

The temple of _________ was there with a ________ temple priestesses, prostitutes.

HOME

The average American has lived in ________ homes in their lives.

2 Corinthians 5:1 NIV

¹Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

Our earthly homes are a flimsy tent. This comes from the Hebrew word __________. When we get to heaven with will have a permanent home built by God own hands.

Sukkot or Feasts of _________________or Booths. It is where the Jewish people commemorate the Exodus from Egypt. It would be celebrated by the Jews who would erect temporary shelters and live in them for the week.

Bible tip: When reading the Bible accept the plain and simple _______________meaning unless there is a reason to believe that the meaning is different. For instance, using the word like or something is clearly not real such as mountains clapping.

Paul is really saying that this tent or building is our_ which houses our spiritual _____.

We also see that we are not naked because we are clothed with the of God. All our sins and imperfections have been with the blood of Jesus.

2 Corinthians 5:5 NIV

⁵Now it is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

We were also given the Spirit as a _____________, guaranteeing what is to come. It is a downpayment on the future yet to come.

2 Corinthians 5:6-7 NIV

⁶Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. ⁷For we live by faith not by sight

However, there is one important thing about being in this earthly body. While we are in it we are from the Lord. Not spiritually but physically. When we die we are immediately in the __ of the Lord.

How do we know this and how can Paul be so sure about it? It is because we take God at His Word. God’s Word is not ____. It the same now as it has always been and will always be. Paul says we live by . I would rather take His Word then anyone else’s word. Faith is taking God at His Word.

2 Corinthians 5:10 NIV

¹⁰For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one of us may receive what it due for us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.

We will all go through a judgment before Christ. This will not be a judgment of our sins for salvation. This is not referring to the ____________ seat/throne judgment.

Bottom Line: To be absent from the body is to be home with the Lord.

4-Minute Challenge!!!!

Set a reminder on your phone for a part of the day when you are usually free and spend 4 minutes in the Word

Dan Hall is the transition team lead. Please contact him with any questions.
Transition Team Needs
- Areas that still need to be covered. If interested, contact Dan Hall:
  - 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.

Worship team

Ever play an instrument or are looking to learn? Patty will be putting together a worship team and no experience required! Just a willingness to worship God. Meeting after service 2/16/25. If interested see Patty or Justin.

Refresh Woman’s Bible Study

New Series on “Personal Growth” continues this week. This week: So many questions! WE NEED ANSWERS! Come out on Tuesday at 2:00 PM at the church to get the answers.

Also Wednesday night group 7:00 PM Week 5 of “New Believers Guide” working through chapter 2.

BYO Bible!

Keep bringing that sword/Bible with you as we dig into this wonderful letter from Paul to the church in Corinth.

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. 1^st; Go to your bank app on your phone or computer and 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.

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How many books of the Bible did Paul write? How many books are in the enire Bible?
Why do you think Paul would write this letter to the church in Corinth?
Read 2 Corinthians 5:1-4, what is the “building from God” in verse 1? What do you think Paul means by “…will not be found naked.” In verse 3? Using a bible app or concordance, look up what the word for “tent” is in the original language. What is the original language of 2 Corinthians?
Read Leviticus 23:42-43, what is the context of this scripture? What Jewish Holiday is celebrated to commemorate this event? What are the first 5 books of the Bible called? Are Christians bound to the laws in the Old Testament? Why or why not?
Read 2 Corinthians 5:5-10, what is the purpose we are created for that verse 5 references? What is the Spirit a deposit for? What does it mean in verse 7 to “live by faith not by sight”? What is faith?
If our life ended today, where would it go? Give examples from scripture for reference.
Verse 9 tells us our goal should be to please God. What are some of the ways we can please God?
What is the judgment seat of Christ? Will everyone receive this judgment? Why or why not?
If someone were to ask you how do you know you are going to heaven, how would you answer?
Please set aside a time this week to spend at least 4 minutes a day with God (about the length of one song). It can be in prayer, in His Word, or maybe there is a much needed confession of sin. Set a reminder on your phone for a time that you are usually available during the day.

Colossians 3:2 NIV

² Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

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2 Corinthians: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

WK 6 – At Home With The Lord!

2 Corinthians 5:1-10

February 9, 2025

John Arobio

BYO Bible- This is the sixth week!

Did you bring your bible?

HOME

The average American has lived in ________ homes in their lives.

Our earthly homes are a flimsy tent. This comes from the Hebrew word __________. When we get to heaven with will have a permanent home built by God own hands.

Sukkot or Feasts of _________________or Booths. It is where the Jewish people commemorate the Exodus from Egypt. It would be celebrated by the Jews who would erect temporary shelters and live in them for the week.

Bible tip: When reading the Bible accept the plain and simple _______________meaning unless there is a reason to believe that the meaning is different. For instance, using the word like or something is clearly not real such as mountains clapping.

Paul is really saying that this tent or building is our_____________ which houses our spiritual _________________.

We also see that we are not naked because we are clothed with the ______________ of God. All our sins and imperfections have been ______________ with the blood of Jesus.

However, there is one important thing about being in this earthly body. While we are in it we are ____________ from the Lord. Not spiritually but physically. When we die we are immediately in the ______________ of the Lord.

We will all go through a judgment before Christ. This will not be a judgment of our sins for salvation. This is not referring to the ____________ seat/throne judgment.

Bottom Line: To be absent from the body is to be home with the Lord.

4-Minute Challenge!!!!

Set a reminder on your phone for a part of the day when you are usually free and spend 4 minutes in the Word

Worship team

Refresh Woman’s Bible Study

BYO Bible!

Zelle

Flocknote

How many books of the Bible did Paul write? How many books are in the enire Bible?

Why do you think Paul would write this letter to the church in Corinth?

Read 2 Corinthians 5:1-4, what is the “building from God” in verse 1? What do you think Paul means by “…will not be found naked.” In verse 3? Using a bible app or concordance, look up what the word for “tent” is in the original language. What is the original language of 2 Corinthians?

Read Leviticus 23:42-43, what is the context of this scripture? What Jewish Holiday is celebrated to commemorate this event? What are the first 5 books of the Bible called? Are Christians bound to the laws in the Old Testament? Why or why not?

Read 2 Corinthians 5:5-10, what is the purpose we are created for that verse 5 references? What is the Spirit a deposit for? What does it mean in verse 7 to “live by faith not by sight”? What is faith?

If our life ended today, where would it go? Give examples from scripture for reference.

Verse 9 tells us our goal should be to please God. What are some of the ways we can please God?

What is the judgment seat of Christ? Will everyone receive this judgment? Why or why not?

If someone were to ask you how do you know you are going to heaven, how would you answer?

Please set aside a time this week to spend at least 4 minutes a day with God (about the length of one song). It can be in prayer, in His Word, or maybe there is a much needed confession of sin. Set a reminder on your phone for a time that you are usually available during the day.

Colossians 3:2 NIV

2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

Paul is really saying that this tent or building is our_ which houses our spiritual _____.

We also see that we are not naked because we are clothed with the of God. All our sins and imperfections have been with the blood of Jesus.

However, there is one important thing about being in this earthly body. While we are in it we are from the Lord. Not spiritually but physically. When we die we are immediately in the __ of the Lord.

² Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.