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2 Corinthians 5:9 · BSB
5:9 So we aspire to please Him, whether we are at home in this body or away from it.
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…you will actually be rewarded. Hear this. You will actually be rewarded for the good that you have done in this life. That is so important.2 Corinthians 5:9-10tells us, "So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him, for we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that…
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…you will actually be rewarded. Hear this. You will actually be rewarded for the good that you have done in this life. That is so important.2 Corinthians 5:9-10tells us, "So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him, for we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that…
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…and they are trivial. Often, our ambitions mirror the world's aimed at success, security, significance. But scripture calls us to aim higher.2 Corinthians 5, verse 9. So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please God. As C.S. Lewis once said in your bulletin quote, Aim at heaven and you will…
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…to see the churches planted, the people getting saved like revival, the gospel. That's my ambition. Paul says, I kind of have that same ambition.2 Corinthians 5:9. Uh so whether we are in this body or away our goal or ambition in another version is to please him. So the heart of the gospel is to be ambitious…
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…things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. This morning we're going to be in2 Corinthians chapter 5 verses 1 through 10where Paul's going to expand on those verses I just read. He's going to expand on what it means that our outer self is wasting away. He's going to…
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…in separating from the wicked, he wants to show God that he's on his side and loyal to him. He makes it his aim to please God and live for him. As2 Corinthians 5, verses 9 to 10say, So, whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him, for we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each…
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…everyone. Good to see you. Let's turn to our Bibles, to our studies in 2 Corinthians. We're going to read chapter 5, verses 1 through to 10.2 Corinthians 5, verses 1 to 10. Let's hear God's word. For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not…
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…around for decades. But anyway, back then it really was new. OK, the name was appropriate for a while. So anyway, the New International Version inSecond Corinthians chapter 5 verse 9, Paul says we make it our goal to be pleasing to him, whether at home in the body or away from it. And I thought, oh, if Paul made that his goal,…
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…a journey because everyone will die once and then comes the judgment. Unless, of course, Christ comes first and then we'll skip right to the end.2 Corinthians 5, verses 6 to 10says this, Therefore, being always of good courage and knowing that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord. For we walk by…
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…of standing in front of a group of people and talking as they are as afraid of death. Now, I found that somewhat humorous because as we come to2 Corinthians 5, verses 1 through 10, we've been working our way through 2 Corinthians. This is a passage about confidence, about courage. And I say that because in verse 6 and in…
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…you how I'm going to explain this to you today. And in the end, I'm going to try and tie it all together in this passage that we read this morning,2 Corinthians 5, verses 9and 10. You see, when it comes to the Christian life, the Lord rewards faithfulness, not greatness. There is a heavy emphasis in Scripture on…
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…you know. There's this push and this pull to leave earth, you know, to be with Christ. But you know what he says? The apostle Paul says this in2 Corinthians chapter 5, verses 7 to 9. He says, For we walk by faith, not by sight. Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So…
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…We see throughout the Scripture that there's a universality of judgment. All mankind will stand before the throne of judgment. Paul writes in2 Corinthians 5, verse 7-11, Listen to this conclusion. So believer and unbeliever alike, all will be judged. And Paul describes this experience, this knowledge, as knowing…
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…in the presence of God. Why? Because to be absent from the body is to be present with God. Where do you get that? I tell you where I get it.2 Corinthians chapter 5, verses 1 to 10says this. For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in…
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…I want you to stir my heart that I will have a fear of you that honors your great name. Let me close with a simple verse for you to hold on to.2 Corinthians chapter 5 verse 9. It wouldn't be a bad one to memorize. Certainly it wouldn't be a bad one to underline. And so I'm going to ask that you turn to it to give you the…
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…would be a lawbreaker. And the idea of pleasing God runs throughout the Bible. Galatians chapter uh 1, verse 10, Colossians chapter 1, verse 9,2 Corinthians chapter 5, verse 9, 1 Thessalonians chapter 2, verse 4. They all teach this idea that we are to please God. But again, I think we need to understand some nuance here.…
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…the terrors of what those words mean. You see, Paul painted a picture of eternal life in the first part of Romans, sorry, in the first part of2 Corinthians 5, verses 1 to 9. And eternal life is infinitely wonderful to imagine. Eternal life of the presence of Jesus is infinitely beautiful to contemplate. And if eternal…
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…from the body, being present with the Lord, and this, well, we're here, we're away from the Lord, and that it's our aim to please him, verse 9.2 Corinthians chapter 5, verse 9. And then he says this, verse 9, he says, For whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. Verse 10, for we must all appear…
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