March 16, 2025 Sermon Notes and Questions

March 16, 2025 Sermon Notes and Questions

Posted on March 13, 2025 Posted By: Jenni Nikolakakis Categories: Message Notes, Weekly Program

2 Corinthians:  The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

WK 11: “Smorgasbord Christianity”

2 Corinthians 8:13-24

March 16, 2025

Justin Scarberry

 

Recap of the church in Corinth:

Many ships travelled through the city through a ____ mile isthmus instead of going around the deadly peninsula for _______ miles.

 

To be a “Corinthian” in a play in those times meant you were fully _______ with no __________.

 

Hard pressed:  Greek _________________ Definition: __________________________________________________________.

 

The church in  _______________ had fallen on hard times.  The Apostle ________ is visiting churches to get them to try and pitch in to help the church there.

 

In the _______________ as many as __________ million people left Egypt heading to the promised land.

 

_________ was food that God provided for the Israelites and showed the need to rely on God _____________.

 

Faith: Taking God at ______   _______.

 

Without __________ it is impossible to please God (reference Hebrews 11:6).

 

James 1:5 tells us if we lack _______________ we should ask God for it.

 

Romans 10:17 tells us where our  ___________ comes from.

 

We should always do what is __________ in the eyes of the Lord before doing what is ____________ in the eyes of people.

 

Christianity is not like a ________________ where we can pick and choose what we like.

 

The Bible says that  _______ does not change (Hebrews 13:9) and the Word of ________ does not change (Isaiah 40:8).

 

If you had to write an honest obituary of your life today, what would it say? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

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.
  • 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.

 

Aces Baseball Faith & Family Night

July 25th 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

Series on “Personal Growth” continues this week. This week:  Spiritual Gifts.   Come out on Tuesday at 2:00 PM at the church all ladies are welcome!

Also Wednesday night group 7:00 PM at the church, continuing to go through the “New Believers Guide”.

 

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.

 

  1. What has stood out to you the most in the study of 2 Corinthians?

  2. Read 2 Corinthians 8:13-15, what does it mean to be hard pressed?  What are some ways we have been hard pressed in our lives?

  3. What is the Exodus? What are some of the events that correspond to it?  What is “manna”?  What does the word mean in the original language?  What is the signficance of manna?

  4. What is faith? Does everyone have it?  If not, where do you get it?  If so, how can someone get more of it?  Does faith get you into heaven?

  5. Read Romans 10:17 in two or 3 different translations. Are they all exactly the same?  If someone were to tell you that your Bible has a lot of inconsistencies and is inaccurate, how would you answer that question?

  6. Read James 1:5, what is wisdom? What do you think is meant by “finding fault”?

  7. Read 2 Corinthians 8:16-17, who is Titus? If you wanted to know more about him, what are some ways to do that?  Do you think there is anything note worthy when Paul says “on his own initiative” in verse 17th?

  8. Read 2 Corinthians 8:20-22, can we always do what is right “in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of man.” Why or why not?  Would someone classify you as “zealous” for the Lord?

  9. Read Romans 2:18, what do you think is meant by this verse?

  10. Would your self-written obituary before you knew Jesus vs. after you started following him look any different?

  11. Continued prayers that God would provide opportunities to share the gospel message with someone in our lives this week!!

 

Romans 10:17 NIV

Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.

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