Sermon Review/Preview Questions
Review/Preview Questions for Sunday, May 25, 2025
Sermon review -- 2 Corinthians 2:5-11 (part 2):
- How does church discipline protect the church from the pervasive pain of sin?
- How does church discipline protect the repentant sinner from being swallowed up by grief?
- How does church discipline protect the church from being outwitted by Satan?
- Find Troas and Macedonia on a map. How does this help us understand Paul's travel plans?
- How does this passage fit within the previous context? How does 2 Cor. 7:5-9 give further context?
- What are some of the images Paul uses in this passage that give us a glimpse of gospel ministry?
Review/Preview Questions for Sunday, June 1, 2025
Sermon review -- 2 Corinthians 2:12-17:
- How would you define sincerity biblically? Why is it so vital for gospel ministry?
- How does sacrifice and suffering demonstrate sincerity? What other motivations might be at play when people are doing ministry?
- Where does our sufficiency ultimately come from in the Christian life and in gospel ministry?
- As you examine your own life and ministry, in what ways are you seeing godly sincerity as you serve others? In what areas do you need to give prayer attention to bring your heart into greater alignment with godly sincerity?
- What is the main metaphor in this passage? How is Paul using this metaphor?
- What do you think the background might be for Paul's comments here?