II Corinthians: Made New in Christ

Let Those Who Boast, Boast in the Lord,

II Corinthians 10-12

 

The Theme of Boasting in II Corinthians 10-12

I.    By the Meekness and Gentleness of Christ: Do the
        Right Thing, II Corinthians 10:1-2

II.   Spiritual Reality of our Battle, II Corinthians 10:3-6

 

III.  Our Boast is not Based on our Comparison to 
        Others, II Corinthians 10:7-16

IV.   Our Boast is in the Lord and His Approval of Us,

         II Corinthians 10:17-18

V.    Longing for the Purity of the Church,

        II Corinthians 11:1-6

VI.   Attributes of Authentic Ministry,

        II Corinthians 11:7-15

VII.  Boasting in Weaknesses, II Corinthians 11:16-33

     A. Not boasting in religious or ethnic heritage       
            (See also Philippians 3)

     B. Instead, boasting in the weakest moments while
            serving Christ

            1. Trouble: Labors, imprisonments, beatings

            2. Persecution: Labors, imprisonments, beatings, five times                       with thirty-nine lashes, three times beaten with rods, once                   stoned and left for dead, three times shipwrecked, a night                     and a day floating in the sea,

            3. While traveling: dangers from rivers, robbers, countrymen,                   Gentiles, in the cities, in the wilderness, on the sea, false                     teachers

            4. While serving: labor, hardship, sleepless nights,
                hunger, thirst, cold and at risk of freezing to death

            5. The pressing care of ministry: Concern for the churches and                 all the spiritual needs of the believers in those churches

            6. The pinnacle of weakness: life in a basket