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2 Corinthians 11:9-13 Are You Looking at Your Blessings as Bondage? - Pastor David McGee

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Pastor David McGee

Date Taught: November 3, 2013

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Life Lessons Referenced

Life Lesson (2 Corinthians 11:9)

Iffy living, iffy giving, leads to iffy blessings.

Life Lesson (2 Corinthians 11:9)

We don't do ministry or give for people, we do it for Jesus.

Life Lesson (2 Corinthians 11:10)

We are supposed to be telling people our 'God' story, inviting them to fellowship and where they can get blessed.

Life Lesson (2 Corinthians 11:11)

A true friend loves at all times. Love covers a multitude of sins.

Life Lesson (2 Corinthians 11:12)

Keep doing so much of the good things; you don't have the time or the energy to do bad things.

Selected Notes/Illustrations

The Roman Road

NKJV

Rom 3:10
10 As it is written: "There is none righteous, no, not one; NKJV

Rom 3:23
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, NKJV

Rom 5:8
8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. NKJV

Rom 5:12
12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned. NKJV

Rom 6:23
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. NKJV

Rom 10:9-10
9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. NKJV

Rom 10:13
13 For "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved." NKJV

NLT

Rom 3:10
10 As the Scriptures say, "No one is righteous-- not even one. NLT

Rom 3:23
23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard. NLT

Rom 5:8
8 But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. NLT

Rom 5:12
12 When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam's sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. NLT

Rom 6:23
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. NLT

Rom 10:9-10
9 If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT

Rom 10:13
13 For "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." NLT

Verses Referenced and Teaching Notes

2 Cor 11:9 NLT

And when I was with you and didn't have enough to live on, I did not become a financial burden to anyone. For the brothers who came from Macedonia brought me all that I needed. I have never been a burden to you, and I never will be.

2 Cor 8:1-2 NLT

1 Now I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, what God in his kindness has done through the churches in Macedonia. 2 They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity.

1 Cor 16:2 NLT

On the first day of each week, you should each put aside a portion of the money you have earned. Don't wait until I get there and then try to collect it all at once.

Prov 3:9-10 NKJV

9 Honor the Lord with your possessions,
And with the firstfruits of all your increase;
10 So your barns will be filled with plenty,
And your vats will overflow with new wine.

Gen 14:18-20 NKJV

18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High. 19 And he blessed him and said: "Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; 20 And blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand." And he gave him a tithe of all.

Gen 28:20-22 NKJV

20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, "If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on, 21 so that I come back to my father's house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God. 22 And this stone which I have set as a pillar shall be God's house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You." NKJV
After this giving, Jacobs’s life walked in more blessings. Not bondage but blessing.

Lev 27:30 NKJV

And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord's. It is holy to the Lord.

Col 3:23 NLT

Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.

Heb 13:17 NLT

Obey your spiritual leaders, and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this with joy and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit.

2 Cor 11:10 NLT

As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, no one in all of Greece will ever stop me from boasting about this.

1 Cor 11:21 NLT

For some of you hurry to eat your own meal without sharing with others. As a result, some go hungry while others get drunk.

Phil 2:4 NKJV

Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.

2 Cor 11:11 NLT

Why? Because I don't love you? God knows that I do.

Gal 4:16 NKJV

Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?

Prov 10:12 NKJV

Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins.

Prov 10:12 NLT

Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love makes up for all offenses.

Prov 17:17 NKJV

A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.

Prov 17:17 NLT

A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.

2 Cor 11:12 NLT

But I will continue doing what I have always done. This will undercut those who are looking for an opportunity to boast that their work is just like ours.

Neh 6:3 NLT

so I replied by sending this message to them: "I am engaged in a great work, so I can't come. Why should I stop working to come and meet with you?"

2 Cor 11:13 NLT

These people are false apostles. They are deceitful workers who disguise themselves as apostles of Christ.

Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.

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