Creating Thanksgiving in Corinth

“Creating Thanksgiving in Corinth” is a lesson for Thanksgiving from II Corinthians.  The outline follows the video.   Creating Thanksgiving in Corinth II Corinthians The certainty of thanksgiving – II Cor. 1:8-11

• We may experience hardship – we will see this in every passage we look at in II Corinthians.
• God sees us through
• Our prayers express our hopes
• Our hopes, when realized, leads to thanks

God moves in ways that breed thanksgiving….

• II Cor. 2:12-17
• Titus and Paul in two places – This adds something to the Acts 16 account.
• Christ is preached, people are saved
• Thanksgiving ensues

Spiritual dimension

• II Corinthians 4:13-15
• We are blessed with salvation
• This salvation spreads
• Leads to thanksgiving

Physical dimension – Chapters 8 and 9 are the most extensive treatment on giving in the New Testament.

• The Macedonians gave out of hardship
• II Corinthians 8:16 – Titus
  •  Thankful for like-minded people
  • The church
• II Corinthians 9:11-15 – Generosity
  • Thanksgiving from the receivers
  • Blessings for the givers