The Spirit works in mysterious ways, both clearly leading Paul to go to Jerusalem and just as clearly leading others to discourage Paul from going. It's probably no accident that Luke records this part of Paul's life in ways reminiscent of his own recording of Jesus Trials.

Paul makes his most significant appeal yet. This is what it's all about.

Paul has a lot to say about generosity, but not just of our pocketbook, but of our hearts themselves .

Why does Paul do what he does? If it's not approval of the Corinthians, or his own preferences, then what exactly is it?

Imagine pouring everything you've got into a community only to have that community question everything good about you including your love for them. See how Paul deals with it in 2 Corinthians.

Now that Paul's clarified the incredible power of God's great news, he gets into some nitty gritty of living among a community of people who have been saved by this good news

If the gospel is the power of God, what now?

There is no room for elitism in the church. We are all here by the Grace and Sovereignty of God. You did not make it any easier for God to love you. He just does!

A before and after picture of the believer. The biggest thing we forget? You were not actually free to do what you wanted before you became a believer. You were enslaved by sin.

If Grace is always big enough to cover all our sin, why then not just sin to get more grace? Amazingly Paul's answer is not that they are wrong about Grace, but that they are wrong about themselves.