Sauntering with Paul White

The Beating Heart of an Apostle: Beautiful Sowing

2 Corinthians 9: Beautiful Sowing
This is such an exciting chapter where Paul unpacks the amazing secrets of generosity. We discover how to entrust our "seed" into the hands of God and watch what he does with it. This is all about increase and harvest.
#harvest #increase #sowing
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The Beating Heart of an Apostle: Excellent Giving

2 Corinthians 8: Excellent Giving
Paul is engaging in a little fundraising for the victims of a long famine impacting the believers at Jerusalem. The Macedonian believers have raised the bar by being super-generous in spite of their own poverty.
#apostle #generosity 
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The Beating Heart of an Apostle: No Regret

2 Corinthians 7: No Regret
Paul talks about a kind of sorrow which leads a person to Jesus. Jesus is the only one who offers complete forgiveness with no regret.
#noregrets #apostle
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the Beating Heart of an Apostle: Christ and Belial

2 Corinthians 6: Christ and Belial
The message of Jesus and the Cross is a big enough stumbling block already without Paul causing an offence by the way he conducted his ministry. He also discusses picking a partner compatible with our call.
#apostle #marriage #stumblingblock
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The Beating Heart of an Apostle: Ambassador

2 Corinthians 5 part 2: Ambassador
The apostle is an ambassador of Christ entrusted with the business of reconciliation, made possible by Jesus. God is making his appeal to the human race through human ambassadors.
#reconciliation #ambassador #apostle
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The Beating Heart of an Apostle: Glorified Mud

2 Corinthians 4 part 2: Glorified Mud
Forget the container - look at the treasure. Paul continues to pull no punches about the sufferings he seems to live with - it's a sobering take on the life of a servant of Jesus.
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The Beating Heart of an Apostle: Disgraceful and Underhanded

2 Corinthians 4 part 1: Disgraceful and Underhanded
Disgraceful and underhanded ways, twisting the Word of God - all are anathema to the apostle. He renounces such manipulative tactics and promotes honest straightforward methods thereby winning the conscience of his hearers.
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The Beating Heart of an Apostle: Ever Increasing

2 Corinthians 3 part 2: Ever Increasing
Paul talks about the Law and the Old Covenant as a ministry that is fading out like the shining light on Moses' face. He tells how it has now been superseded by a ministry that just keeps becoming more and more glorious!
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The Beating Heart of an Apostle: Policeman to Postman

2 Corinthians 3 part 1: Policeman to Postman
Paul makes some startling statements, bearing in mind his background as a conservative theologian. He defines the New Covenant as not dependant on laws inscribed in stone, but as the law of God encoded into our hearts - a miracle brought about by the Spirit. 
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The Beating Heart of an Apostle: Painful Leadership Conversations

2 Corinthians 2: Painful Leadership Conversations
The nature of leadership is taking people to a place where they are yet to be. This can sometimes require painful leadership conversations. The pain of not having the conversation may be that the church, family or company we love starts to slide, but sometimes having the conversation may lead to sorrow, too.
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