REMAINING OPEN TO THE CLOSED

#8 in the series He Is Enough
Dave Tate

Key Passage: 2 Corinthians 6:1-13

2 Corinthians 6:1-2

• Do not receive God’s grace in vain.
  
• “Grace is given to encourage our works, not so we will see work as unnecessary.” – David Guzik

2 Corinthians 6:3

• Do not be an obstacle for the gospel.
  
• “As ambassadors for Christ, we must realize that our lives will either commend the gospel or become obstacles to the gospel, perhaps not on the national or international stage, but certainly within the spheres of our families and communities.” – Trent Casto

2 Corinthians 6:4-5

• We commend the gospel by enduring suffering.
  
• “I believe those witnesses who get their throats cut.” – Blaise Pascal

2 Corinthians 6:6-7

• We commend the gospel by Spirit-filled living.

2 Corinthians 6:6-8

• We commend the gospel by maintaining integrity in all seasons.
  
• “To be in ministry is to be confronted with the temptation of growing big-headed on the one hand and being crushed by shame and despair on the other. They are actually equal and opposite forms of the same thing. One is pride on a good day, the other is pride on a bad one. Both boasting and self-pity have the same root, acting as if the way we feel about ourselves is what matters.” – Gary Millar

2 Corinthians 6:9-10

• We commend the gospel by embodying the gospel paradox.
  
• “He who has God and everything else has no more than he who has God only.” – C.S. Lewis

2 Corinthians 6:11-13

• We remain open to those who are closed to us.

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