By Michael C. Mack 1. What thoughts or feelings do you have when a preacher, missionary, or charity asks for money you’ve worked so hard to earn? Read 2 Corinthians 8:1-14. 2. What is the connection between grace and generosity? 3. How do you account for the paradoxes of severe trials with overflowing joy […]
By Michael C. Mack 1. What’s your all-time, favorite love song? If you’re willing, sing a few lines! Read 2 Corinthians 6:1-13; 7:1-4. 2. How would you describe Paul’s attitude and heart in these passages—wishful, needy, pathetic, defensive, compassionate? Why? 3. If 2 Corinthians 6:4-10 were a résumé, would you […]
By Michael C. Mack 1. Dr. John Henry Jowett said, “Ministry that costs nothing accomplishes nothing.” Do you agree or disagree? Why? Read 2 Corinthians 4:1-15. 2. Why does Paul say he and his team have not lost heart? (Also see v. 16.) What helped them maintain that attitude? 3. What personal standards for […]
By Michael C. Mack 1. Share a time when you intended to do something for someone or visit someone but you had to change your plans. What happened? Read 2 Corinthians 1:23–2:11. 2. After having written his first letter to the Corinthian church as a rather strong, to-the-point set of instructions, how […]
By Michael C. Mack 1. Give an example of compassion you’ve seen lately. Or describe an example of someone who has given comfort to you. Read 2 Corinthians 1:3-11. 2. How did Paul describe God? Why do you think Paul chose those particular words? 3. Paul described what might be called […]
