Author: Norm

SCRIPTURE: 2 Corinthians 7 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death. [2 Corinthians 7:10] Then Jesus said to the woman, “Where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of…

SCRIPTURE: 2 Corinthians 6 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: We faithfully preach the truth. God’s power is working in us. We use the weapons of righteousness in the right hand for attack and the left hand for defense. We serve God whether people honour us or despise us, whether they slander us or praise us. [2 Corinthians 6:7-8] When you are arrested, don’t…

SCRIPTURE: 2 Corinthians 5 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! [2 Corinthians 5:17] And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined….

SCRIPTURE: 2 Corinthians 4 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies. [2 Corinthians 4:10] Soon the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Since I live, you also will live. [John 14:19] People who can’t see Jesus…

March 3, 2010 SCRIPTURE: 2 Corinthians 2-3 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. [John 6:63] What is the big difference between Jesus’ teaching and the Law of Moses (and in fact, of every other religion)? Every religion describes what we must…

March 2, 2010 SCRIPTURE: 2 Corinthians 1 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. [2 Corinthians 1:5] This is a challenging letter for Paul to write; the church that he started was infiltrated by trouble-makers who were falsely accusing Paul of only wanting their money, of…

SCRIPTURE: 2 Kings 25 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. “Do you see all these things?” he asked. “I tell you the truth, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” [Matthew 24:1-2] For…

SCRIPTURE: 2 Kings 24 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: A man had a fig tree, planted in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any. So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, `For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and…

SCRIPTURE: 2 Kings 23 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a `sinner.’ ” But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything,…