Squandering Copious Gifts (2 Corinthians 8:16-24). Paul extols the God-given concern and enthusiasm Titus exhibits in honoring Christ. You have been blessed with gifts so you can show your eagerness to help and display His love. Do you live to honor Christ, to enhance the glory of Christ?

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Don’t Command Generosity (2 Corinthians 8:1-16). Paul challenges us to see how Christ became poor so we could be rich in God’s blessings. Some Christians overjoyed by God’s grace are eager to give not just their stuff, but their very selves to God. Has the love of God made you generous?

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Necessary Sorrow (2 Corinthians 7:2-16). Often we don’t like it when we are challenged for slacking in our Christian walk. Yet godly sorrow produces powerful results that lead to repentance and new spiritual growth? Have you ever chaffed at godly sorrow or did you see it as necessary?

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Under Influence of Unbelievers (2 Corinthians 6:3-7:1). Gospel servants are devoted to going through hardships so God’s people grow in faith. Who are you spending time with? And do you influence your friends for Christ or do your friends influence you for the idols of this world?

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Absolute Sinner Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:11-6:2). The amazing love of Christ who paid the price for all people to destroy sin compels devoted Christians to share the faith. To reconcile us enemies God made sinless Christ became the embodiment of sin. Do you take God’s saving work in your life for granted?

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Swallowed Up By Life (2 Corinthians 4:13-5:10). The LORD who raised Jesus will also raise us to eternal life. Although this life is temporary and wasting away the beyond all measure eternal life awaits and is already working in us. Do you believe in God’s dead raising power for your life now?

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Carrying Death Around (2 Corinthians 4:1-12). We don’t trick people into faith. We just ask people to look at our own earthen lives to see the grace, love and power of Christ. Don’t lose heart for how God can minister to others in your life. How are you dying to this world so the extraordinary power of Christ shines through?

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Human Heart Advertising (2 Corinthians 3:1-18). If the old covenant which simply bound us to the Law was a glorious blessing, how much more glorious is the new covenant? Are you be transformed by the Spirit into a Christ image that advertises the power and glory of the Gospel? If not, why not?

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Christ Smelling Aroma (2 Corinthians 1:23-2:17). Holding onto bitterness in the Church damages our faith and defeats Christ’s love in us. You have been captured by God’s love and now are in Christ’s triumphal procession. Do you smell like Christ?

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Not Yes and No (2 Corinthians 1:12-22). God is not double minded. God showers you with promises in Christ. You stand firm in Christ, not by your will, but by the anointing of the Spirit to bring you to faith. Do you follow Christ in faith or do you continue to make plans in a worldly manner?

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