Points of Interest - 2 Corinthians 11:30-33

I. Call to Worship: Psalm 57:7-11 

II. Offering passage: 1 Cor. 16:2 

III. Scripture references: 
A. 2 Tim. 3:12 – “Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.” 

B. Acts 20:24 - “But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God.” 

IV. Quotes: 
A. D.A. Carson - ‘this toast of high rabbinic circles, this educated and sincere Pharisee, this man who had access to the highest officials in Jerusalem, slunk out of Damascus like a criminal, lowered like a catch of dead fish in a basket whose smelly cargo he had displaced’ 

B. Paul Tripp - ‘Grace will expose your weaknesses, not to embarrass and hurt you, but to make you pursue true strength that can only be found in Christ.’ 

V. Further Studies: 
A. Acts 9 

VI. Communion: 
A. I Corinthians 15 
B. I Corinthians 11