• Part 1: Some fundamentals were always underlying Paul’s ministry:

• The fundamentals of Ones testimony, and that of the Lord God
• The Testimony of the Apostle (1:1-7; 1:12) 
• The Testimony of the Corinthian believers (7:1-15)
• The Testimony of the Lord God (1 Cor. 2:1 and many places in 2 Cor. 3, and following)

• The fundamentals of personal relationships
• Paul’s great confidence in the Corinthian believers and his ongoing love for them all and many very personal statements of the bond between them in Christ:

• The Fundamentals of Paul’s Plan regarding His Soon visit in Corinth

• The apostle must of course connect with those to whom he is writing and to do that he needs to lay a foundation for this letter’s content: 

• The issue of the upcoming visit’s timing:
• The specific issue of the collection for the poor saints in Jerusalem and the essence of grace giving is also defined in this letter like in no other with his own freely given ministry without regards as their example
• The specific issue of the unrepentant believer and his current repentance accompanied by their forgiveness and acceptance back into their fellowship

Our Outline:  “Paul’s Apostleship Was And Will Be Proven By God’s Work in Us!

• The Apostle Is Willing Again To Display God’s Strength Through Weakness
• The Pauline Apostleship Stands Proven By God’s Work in the Corinthians
• Paul’s Final Exhortation to the Corinthians and to Us — “Be Perfect!”

Our Outline Today: “The Essence of God's Working Under Grace is Explained”

• Paul Boasts in Another and Not in Himself — Except in His Weaknesses
• In the Flesh Paul Possessed Only Thorns As His Detractors Saw Him
• Paul Boasts in God’s Work of Grace in Him, His Weaknesses Made Strong
• Paul Is Coming to Corinth and Shall Minister In Corinth As the Lord Wills

Our Outline Today: “Are we really seeing Paul as the Lord Saw Him?”

Do we know Paul as Christ knew him?  Do we love Paul as Christ loved him?  Those are serious questions for us all.  Are we really seeing Paul as the Lord Sees Him?

• Seeing Paul Correctly Demands that We Know His Enemies Well
• Paul’s Enemies Are distinguished by their boasting according to the flesh
• Paul is distinguished by his boasting according to the Lord’s Evaluation
• Paul’s Chosen Example of His boasting is His Deliverance from Damascus

Our Outline Today: “For Such Are False Apostles, Hear Ye Not Them!”

• The enemy of our souls is subtle and cunning — beware!
• Satan’s words may even seem to be “spiritual” in one sense of the word
• But Paul’s testimony demonstrated truth that is uniquely Christ’s
• Discernment between true apostles (Paul) and false is therefore needed

Our Outline for Today: “Beware, False Teachers and Evil Workers, The Apostle Paul Is Coming to Town!”

Paul’s Ministry to the Corinthians Was:

• Bold, But Intending To Be Never Carnal And Always Spiritual
• Authoritative, And Powerful, Whether In Letters Or Deed
• Proven By A Fruitfulness That Could Only Have Been of the Lord

Our Outline for Today: The Provision of God Under Grace is Bountiful Indeed

• The Bountiful Supply of the Corinthians Is Encouraged
• The Bountiful Supply of the Lord Is Emphasized Above All Others
• The Bountiful Supply Upon Us Saints Is the Gracious Gift of Almighty God

Our Outline Today: "The Glory of Grace Receiving is Grace Giving”

• Grace Giving Always Glorifies Grace Receiving
• The Foundational Principles Are A Willing Mind and the Lord’s Provision
• In the Body of Christ His Blessings Always Provide A Needed Balance
• The Working of God in Us Is Both to Will and to Do His Good Pleasure
• Past Faithfulness Should Engender A Present Confidence, Before All

Our Outline: It Is Finished, Part 3”

• What They Could Have Known Before the Cross
• What They Came to Know After the Cross
• What Difference Does It Make?

Our Outline Today: “It Is Finished, Part 2”. 

• What They Could Have Known Before the Cross
• What They Came to Know After the Cross
• What Difference Does It Make?