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“Fragrance of Life, Fragrance of Death.”

Message from 2 Corinthians 2:12-17 What happens when God’s people proclaim the gospel? Because God stands behind them, they can be confident that some will repent and believe, and others will reject the message. Paul writes and reassures the Corinthians that whenever they speak the gospel, they are victors. Their words and their lives are…

“The Seed on Rocky Ground”

Following Jesus is not for the faint of heart:

1. Joy which accompanies the reception of the message of salvation is often short-lived.

2. Trials and Persecution are inevitable, and they will test a person’s commitment to Christ and His word.

Thankfully we have a Savior–Jesus–who does not let us go. He carries us when we have no strength of our own, and His Spirit gives us the strength to trust Him daily.

Even Mother Theresa needs God's mercy!

“But Because of His Mercy!”

God saved us–not by anything we did in our own righteousness–but because He is gracious and merciful and gave us the righteousness of Christ.

—Salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, eliminates any kind of personal boasting. Notice that Paul says in verses 1-2 “We ourselves were this way…”

–Salvation by free grace in Christ humbles every single person, when he or she realizes that their sins were so heinous Jesus had to die on their behalf in order to satisfy God’s justice.

–Salvation by free grace in Christ also emboldens every person, because he or she realizes that Jesus was willing to die for them!

–Salvation by free grace through faith in Christ edifies each person, because each person-no matter his or her circumstances in the world-knows that they have the hope of eternal life and a complete inheritance with Jesus!

–Salvation by grace through faith propels each person to good works, because we respond out of love and joyful obedience. Grace frees us to pursue God as a result of being his beloved child, not because we are trying to crawl our way back to Him.