1. Introduction (1:1-2)
2. Looking to God for comfort (1:3)
3. Finding comfort from God (1:4a)
4. Sharing God's comfort with others (1:4b-7)
5. Thankfulness for God's comfort (1:8-11)
1. Paul's testimony of his conscience (1:12-16)
2. Paul's denial of the charges (1:15-17)
3. Paul's faithfulness as a messenger through his message (1:18-20)
4. Paul's faithfulness as a messenger through his ministry (1:21-22)
5. Paul's motivation for his travel plans (2:23-2:4)
1. The impact of sin (2:5)
2. The importance of restoring a sinner (2:6-8)
3. The involvement of the church in restoring a sinner (2:9-11)
1. The rigors of ministry (2:12)
2. The reward of ministry (2:14)
3. The result of ministry (2:14-16)
4. The resource for ministry (2:16-17)
1. The credentials (3:1-3)
2. The capacity (3:4-6)
3. The comparisons (3:7-11)
a. The ministry of death vs. the ministry of the Spirit (3:7-8)
b. The ministry of condemnation vs. the ministry of the righteousness (3:9-11)
4. The consequences (3:12-18)
a. Boldness (3:12-13)
b. Unveiling (3:14-16)
c. Liberty (3:17)
d. Transformation (3:18)
1. Dedication in his rejection (4:1-6)
a. The readiness for the rejection (4:1-2)
b. The reason for the rejection (4:3-4)
c. The response to the rejection (4:5-6)
2. Dedication in his sufferings (4:7-18)
a. God's power through our weakness (4:7-8)
b. God's power through our flesh (4:9-11)
c. God's power through our speaking (4:13-15)
d. God's power through our transformation (4:16-18)
1. Expressions of confidence(5:1-10)
a. Intense longing (5:1-5)
b. Unflinching courage (5:6-8)
c. Ambitious living (5:9-10)
2. Driving motivations(5:11-17)
a. Fear of the Lord (5:11-13)
b. Love of Christ (5:14-15)
c. Proper view of people (5:16-17)
3. Ministering reconciliation (5:18-21)
a. The source of reconciliation (5:18)
b. The sphere of reconciliation (5:19)
c. The speaking of reconciliation (5:20)
c. The strategy for reconciliation (5:21)
4. Living reconciled (6:1-7:1)
a. Striving not to offend (6:1-3)
b. Striving to serve (6:4-13)
1) Troubles in striving to serve (6:4-5)
2) Qualities in striving to serve (6:6-7)
3) Contrasts in striving to serve (6:8-10
4) A heart for striving to serve (6:11-13)
c. Striving to separate (6:14-7:1)
1) The command to be separate (6:14)
2) The reasons to be separate (6:14-16)
1) The promises to the separate (6:16-7:1)
1. The need for separation from Paul's opponents (7:2-16)
a. Emotion of comfort and joy (7:2-4)
b. Events bringing comfort and joy (7:5-16)
1) The coming of Titus (7:5-7)
2) The positive response from the Corinthians (7:8-13)
3) The joy of Titus (7:13-16)
2. The need to complete the collection for the Jerusalem believers (8:1-9:15)
a. The example of the Macedonians (8:1-7)
1) The source of the example (8:1)
2) The description of the example (8:2-5)
3) The implication of the example (8:6-7)
b. The example of Christ (8:8-10)
c. The expectations of the Corinthians (8:11-15)
1) With regard to ability (8:11-12)
2) With regard to equality (8:13-15)
d. The necessity of the delegation (8:16-9:5)
1) The need to defend Paul (8:16-24)
2) The need to ensure the collection (9:1-5)
e. The giver that God loves (9:6-7)
f. The personal benefits of grace giving (9:8-10)
1) Sufficiency (9:8)
2) Righteousness (9:9-10)
g. The church-wide of grace giving (9:11-15)
1) Thanksgiving to God (9:11-12)
2) Glory to God (9:13-15)
1. The battle for apostolic authority (10:1-6)
a. His manner (10:1-2)
b. His method (10:3)
c. His means (10:4-6)
2. The purpose for apostolic authority (10:7-11)
a. The principle of building up (10:7-8)
b. The application of building up (10:9-11)
3. The boasting in apostolic authority (10:12-18)
a. The criteria for boasting (10:12)
And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may dwell in me.
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