"The Inexpressible Gift" -- Season Four/Episode 12 (2 Corinthians 9:1-15)

About this episode

Dr. Kim Riddlebarger discusses Paul's concerns about the Corinthian church's offering for the struggling church in Jerusalem.

Episode Synopsis: Paul expressed concern that the Corinthian church would not have their offering ready upon his upcoming visit to Corinth. As we saw last time, this offering had two important purposes. The first was that there was a genuine need in Jerusalem as a result of an extended famine. Gentile churches in Macedonia and Achaia were spared from the famine and had the means to send a significant gift to the struggling church in Jerusalem. The second reason this ma...

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Host: Dr. Kim Riddlebarger

Topics covered

• offering
• Corinthian church
• famine
• Jerusalem
• generosity

Keywords

• offering
• Corinthian church
• Jerusalem
• famine
• generosity
• Macedonia
• Achaia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Corinthian church, Jerusalem, Macedonia, Achaia

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