Sermons

Last week we started to discuss Paul’s attempts to avoid causing pain to the people of the Corinthian church. He was willing to take some abuse himself if by doing so he could avoid having to come to them in person and be critical and demanding to them directly. It was his preference to encourage them to confront the issues themselves, within their church, and resolve them without his interference. Paul continues in this letter to explain why he did not come as he intended and what his hopes for them are.