Sunday June 5th - Wedding Shower and Pot Luck Luncheon for Kimberlee Kathleen Allen and Dustin Tyler McLeod. The Church will provide the drinks.
Scripture for Sunday
2 Cor. 2:1-10 (ESV)
For I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you. [2] For if I cause you pain, who is there to make me glad but the one whom I have pained? [3] And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice, for I felt sure of all of you, that my joy would be the joy of you all. [4] For I wrote to you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you. [5] Now if anyone has caused pain, he has caused it not to me, but in some measure—not to put it too severely—to all of you. [6] For such a one, this punishment by the majority is enough, [7] so you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. [8] So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him. [9] For this is why I wrote, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in everything. [10] Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. What I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ,
Questions for Reflection
1. When is it most difficult to forgive someone?
2. How did the Corinthians finally respond to the person who hurt Paul? (2:6)
3. What was the man’s reaction to the Corinthian’s discipline? (2:7)
4. What advice did Paul give the Corinthians regarding the man who had sinned? (2:7-8)
5. Why was it important that the Corinthians forgive the man whom they disciplined? (2:10-11)
6. When have you ever grieved a fellow Christian?
7. What should you do if you feel wronged by another person?
