2 Corinthians 2

And that's when my love for my name began.

In 2 Corinthians 2.14, Paul says that God uses us, his people, to spread the fragrance of of the knowledge of Christ.

So just ponder this.

The parts of you that feel awkward or unwanted are also carrying his presence.

Have you ever wished something about you was different? Maybe your name or a part of your personality, appearance or background? What has made it hard to accept that part of you? Jesus loves every part of us, and he invites us to share his love, his truth, and his hope with all that we are.

What might it look for you to trust him with the things about yourself that usually you try to hide? How might he use those areas to reveal his presence to others? Consider taking a moment to talk to Jesus about this, asking him to help you see yourself as he sees you.

as you and I can read in 2 Corinthians 2, 14.

Now, thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place.

Does deliverance concern the believer in Christ? The answer is yes, and listen very carefully.

Does deliverance and warfare concern Christians? Let 2 Corinthians chapter 10 and verse 3 to 5 give us the answer.

Does deliverance concern Christians, believers who are in Christ? 2 Corinthians 10:3-5.

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2 Corinthians 10, chapter 3, and we're reading to 5.

Give us 2 Corinthians.

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Today's text comes from the book of 2 Corinthians 2, verses 5-17.

Now if anyone has caused pain, he has caused it not to me, but in some measure, not to put it too severely, to all of you.

For such a one, this punishment by the majority is enough, so that you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

It is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes." And the word that he used for power is a word that means explosive, okay? Not everyone's gonna respond favorably to this message.

Uh, in Second Corinthians 2, Paul says, "Wherever we go, the Lord uses us to tell others about him, and it's like good news, like a sweet perfume.

Our lives are like a fragrance, but the fragrance is perceived differently from those who are being saved to those who are perishing." So to some, it's a fragrance, to another, others, not so much.

You know, some people wear too much cologne or perfume.

Have you ever prayed that? Me neither.

Second Corinthians 2 verse 15 says, our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God.

So we returned to the retreat house within an hour to find the praise music blasting.

And one of our retreat girls, Janiel, caught a whiff of the most beautiful perfume.

Learning how to win through the word, learning how to use the resources of the kingdom to produce victory and dominion.

Second Corinthians 2:14 says, "Now thanks be to God, who causes us always..." Somebody say always.

Always.

Not once in a while, say always.

So, how do you resist the devil? Like I said, you must learn to submit to the Lord.

Now, when you look at the book of 2 Corinthians 2, verse 10 to 11, our ignorance gives the devil an advantage over our lives.

So, we must be aware of the devices of the devil, his way of oppression.

If you are not aware, you would be destroyed.

This is just a little piece of the kingdom.

I love what Paul said about the church in 2 Corinthians 2 in verse 14.

He says, "But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession through, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of Him everywhere." That's a mouthful.

He spreads the fragrance of knowledge of Him everywhere through us.