In this second letter to the Corinthians, Paul submits an emotional and heart-felt plea to this church as they continue to be live by sight and not by faith.

As Paul addresses problems with a report that he hears and then responds to questions that he receives from the church at Corinth, we get to see some things that should mark the church.

In preparation for an expected trip to Rome, Paul wrote the book of Romans in order to both unite a church that was divided and to pave the way for future partnership in the ministry of the gospel.

We see a pattern of multiplication in the book of Acts as people are set apart of share the gospel.

God has blessed us and placed us here for a reason and purpose.

* faithfulness to him

* discipling others (small groups in every neighborhood/community in which we live)

* starting churches (5-10 years)

* sending missionaries

In Hebrews 11, we get to see a great throng of faithful saints. We are called to be among them. We can't control our circumstances, but we can control our obedience to Jesus. Jesus gave us a beautiful example - enduring the cross, suffering shame

In the book of Luke, he recorded all that Jesus began to do. Here in the book of Acts, we get to see the expansion of Jesus ministry through His Church as it moves from Jerusalem to Judea and Samaria and then to the ends of the earth.

Generally, when someone writes something, they do so in order to convey information in hopes of influencing belief that the data is true or worthy of being believed. John explicitly wrote his gospel toward that end by his selection of signs and statements in order to garner belief that leads to life.

Overview Sermon of the Gospel of Luke. Rather than surveying the historical similarities between Luke and the other gospels, this message focuses more on the things that Luke accentuated - the importance of prayer, the empowering of the Holy Spirit, and the value of all people.

Overview Sermon of the book of Mark as he wrote to Romans regarding the information he gleaned from his time with the Apostle Peter.

An overview of the book of Matthew - considering specifically how the book presents Jesus - First Sunday of Advent

Jesus is seen as the promised King, the son of David who came to seek and save the lost