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the Corinthians.
First of all, he hoped the letter would rectify the troublesome situation before he arrived (see 2:3).
When he visited them, he wanted to encourage
Tonight, we will continue our series through the book of have titled this series, [Matters of the Heart], and the subject of my message is, [How to be Triumphant].
74 years ago on May 8, 1945, a grand celebration swept across the United States and Britain.
The reason for their celebration, victory in Europe had finally arrived.
President Harry Truman honored the legacy of his predecessor President Franklin D. Roosevelt, dedicating the day to him for his leadership during World War II.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill spoke to the thousands of Britains who had endured six long years of war,
“My dear friends, this is your hour.
This is not victory of a party or of any class.
It’s a victory of the great British nation as a whole.
We were the first, in this ancient island, to draw the sword against tyranny.
After a while we were left all alone against the most tremendous military power that has been seen.
Thousands took the streets to celebrate, the cause against the evil Nazi empire was effective.
Germany surrendered.
Parades broke out, people danced in the streets, and families with relatives in harms way rejoiced.
While it was a happy day, the triumph only came after years of heartache, as the evils of war swept across the world.
The triumph also led to some sorrow.
Sure the war was over, but it was paid for with the lives of 70-85 million soldiers.
Nearly 3% of the worlds population died in this war.
The US, UK, and USSR lost over 20 million soldiers.
Germany, Japan, and Italy lost over 10 million soldiers.
The Axis powers lost over 10 million soldiers.
While the day was as great triumph, it only occured after the difficulties they endured.
Had they quit, given in, or surrendered they would have not been triumphant!
And the day of celebration came with a close, because the job was not finished.
Though Germany surrendered, the war was not yet over, Prime Minister Winston Churchill concluded his speech:
and to our gallant allies of the United States who were so foully and treacherously attacked by Japan.
We will go hand and hand with them.
Even if it is a hard struggle we will not be the ones who will fail.”
He planned to be triumphant in the next phase of the war, knowing if they gave up now, defeat was inevitable.
As I studied chapter two, and I arrived at verse fourteen, “Now thanks be to God who always leads in triumph in Christ...” I thought about WWII.
The war was treacherous, forever changing the world.
Nevertheless, people triumphed.
As Christians, we must remember, we too are in a war.
Our war is not physical, it is spiritual.
Furthermore, the war is NOT between God and Satan.
God has the ultimate power.
The war is between God’s PEOPLE and Satan.
In chapter two, Paul continues to write in a state of vulnerability.
He focused on [Matters of the Heart].
Thankfully, Paul was open and honest with the church in Corinth.
They had caused him hurt, but showed how we can triumph over hurt.
How can we be triumphant?
I have three points, [Triumphant through Forgiveness], [Triumphant through Faith], and [Triumphant through Fragrance].
Let’s begin
1.
Triumphant through Forgiveness
As we studied last week, God heals heartache.
Paul had his share of heartache.
He loved the Corinthians, and up to this point they brought him great joy.
He was proud of the Corinthian church.
God blessed him with fruitful ministry while he worked with them for eighteen months.
However, they were not as receptive of his first letter as he expected them to be.
So he wrote another letter, one that has been lost in history.
However, this next letter was painful.
So painful, Paul wept as he wrote.
He knew that he could not go to Corinth at this time.
Should he go, his visit would be painful on the church and painful to Paul.
What was the issue that caused Paul so much pain?
The man in the story is likely the man Paul referenced in
There was a man who was committing adultery with his father’s wife, his step mother.
Paul instructed them to confront the sin and handle it soon, let it ruin the church.
The Corinthians did just that, except they took it too far.
One author explains, “Two mistakes in church discipline should be avoided—being too lenient by not correcting mistakes and being too harsh by not forgiving the sinner.
There is a time to confront and a time to comfort.”
For too long, they refused to confront his sin, then when they did, they refused to accept his genuine repentance.
They kept him at an arm’s length, refusing him pardon, and in essence put him on parole (Swindoll, 308).
Sure the man was a fault, his sin was so terrible even the pagan neighbors would not do that.
Paul told the church to reprimand the sinner.
Evidently this worked because verse seven shows us that he was filled with sorrow, and they now needed to comfort him.
Why would Paul emphasize this?
If we do not learn to forgive, we will never be able to triumph.
Paul wanted them to forgive this man, why?
If they did not forgive, they would be outwitted by Satan.
Nothing can bring division in a relationship, marriage, friendship, or church than unforgiveness.
When we do not forgive, bitterness takes root, and Satan wins.
The church needed to confront the man, but punishment should only be used to lead to repentance.
The man chose to repent, now they needed to forgive.
If the church was to be triumphant, they needed to forgive AND forget just like Jesus did.
I read the story of a pastor named William E. Sangster who remembered:
It was Christmas time in my home.
One of my guests had come a couple of days early and saw me sending off the last of my Christmas cards.
He was startled to see a certain name and address.
“Surely, you are not sending a greeting card to him,” he said.
“Why not” I asked.
“But you remember,” he began, “eighteen months ago...”
I remembered, then, the thing the man had publicly said about me, but I remembered also resolving at that time with God’s help, that I remembered to forget.
And God had “made” me forget.
I posted the card.
The Corinthians would not forget or forgive the man of his sins.
Paul knew if they were to ever triumph, they would have to learn the art of depending on God to forgive others.
2. Triumph through Faith
Paul gets personal in this story.
He shared with them a recent struggle he faced.
God opened a door for Paul to minister in the city of Troas.
Upon arrival, God supernaturally blessed him and his ministry.
The only problem?
Paul was troubled in his spirit.
He was supposed to meet his spiritual son Titus in Troas.
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