"building up the church" Tagged Sermons
23 Examine Yourselves – Christ’s Power in our Weakness – 2 Corinthians 13:1-10.
AM Service, 26 October 2025 In this expository sermon on 2 Corinthians 13:1–10, “Examine Yourselves: Christ’s Power in Our Weakness,” Pastor John Butler proclaims Paul’s final call to the Corinthians—a summons to honest self-examination, repentance, and restoration through Christ’s indwelling power. The message unfolds the paradox of divine strength revealed in human frailty, urging believers to submit to Christ’s loving discipline, depend on His grace in weakness, and pursue holiness and unity within the church. A deeply pastoral and searching…
18 Boasting in the Lord – 2 Corinthians 10:7-18
AM Service, 21 September 2025 We live in a culture that is constantly measuring — comparing, ranking, evaluating. Sports teams track every statistic. Companies measure performance by quarterly earnings. Social media counts followers, likes, and shares. Even churches, if we’re not careful, can fall into the same habit — counting attendance, programs, budgets, and influence, as if these were the true measures of God’s work. But comparison doesn’t just happen on the institutional level. It lives in the human heart.…