Christ’s presence and power are often most visible during your hardest times, shining through the cracks of your life.
Second Corinthians is one of two known letters from the apostle Paul to the church in Corinth, Greece. During his time in Corinth, Paul encountered much hostility to the gospel. When Paul left Corinth, the small congregation he planted faced immense pressure to forsake their newfound faith. The cracks were clear to all, but Christ’s light was shining through the cracks.
Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians is pastoral and personal. Paul writes of his own struggles and suffering. At the same time, he testifies to his abiding love for Christ and the church.
This 15 day series encourages you to see Christ’s work, shining in your life in your hardest times, shining through the cracks.
Read: 2 Corinthians 1:1-11 Blessed be the . . . God of all comfort. (v. 3) In his memoir A Heart That Works, Rob Delaney begins with a challenge to the reader. Imagine, he
Read: 2 Corinthians 1:12-22 All the promises of God find their Yes in him. (v. 20) Years ago, McDonald’s ran a TV ad that featured a busy father and his young
Read: 2 Corinthians 2:12-17 Thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession. (v. 14) Growing up, I regularly visited dairy farms owned by friends and family.
Read: 2 Corinthians 3:1-11 You are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit. (v. 3) As a pastor, I occasionally write letters of
Read: 2 Corinthians 4:1-7 God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts. (v. 6) In 2019, Ben Kirby started the Instagram account PreachersNSneakers featuring pastors
Read: 2 Corinthians 4:8-18 This light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory. (v. 17) One of the most-viewed boxing matches of all time is 1974’s bout
Read: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 We have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. (v. 1) In college, I took a course that included watching
Read: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. (v. 17) When he made his first foray into television, Fred Rogers hated that medium. He saw
Read: 2 Corinthians 6:1-10 Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. (v. 2) When I was growing up, my family observed an annual Saint Nicholas
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