Please follow along as I read 2 Corinthians 11:23-29."īriefly Describe the Hardships Listed in Verses 23-27. So I would like to take the next few minutes and explain why we need to be thankful for our pastor. a day set aside to honor our pastor and his wife. To transition from the pastor appreciation sermon introduction to the actual pastor appreciation sermon, you might say something like this (if you used the Top 10 skit): "No, that's not why I'm speaking today. "Top 10" skit, replace number one with: "He asked me to preach for him today." Conclusion - Pray for your pastor, thanking God for giving him to you. Re-read verses 28-29 - Explain, illustrate, and apply the point (This is where you will spend most of your time.) Briefly explain and describe the hardships listed in verses 23-27 In the passage, Paul is comparing himself to the other Apostles, showing how he had endured just as much or even more for the gospel than had the other Apostles. So he was in the awkward position of having to say things that would prove that he was an Apostle. Paul needed them to understand that he was representing Christ as an official Apostle so that they would respect and obey his teaching. They suggested that the instructions he gave to the Corinthian church were less important than the teachings of the other Apostles. There were some people in that church that frequently criticized Paul. Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with indignation?"Ģ Corinthians is a letter written by the Apostle Paul to the church in the city of Corinth. Apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxious concern for all the churches. I have been on journeys many times, in dangers from rivers, in dangers from robbers, in dangers from my own countrymen, in dangers from Gentiles, in dangers in the city, in dangers in the wilderness, in dangers at sea, in dangers from false brothers, in hard work and toil, through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, many times without food, in cold and without enough clothing.
A night and a day I spent adrift in the open sea. Five times I received from the Jews forty lashes less one. I have endured "much greater labors, with far more imprisonments, with more severe beatings, facing death many times. New English Bible (NET Bible) reads this way:
They didn't ask me, so you might as well use it!Īnd if you need another sermon, a children's sermon, a children's skit, a children's activity sheet, a planning guide, or almost anything else to help you plan and put on your service or event, take a look at our Pastor Appreciation Workbook.įor this pastor appreciation sermon I decided to use 2 Corinthians 11:23b - 29 as my text for this pastor appreciation day sermon. I wanted to be ready in case my church asked me to preach a clergy appreciation sermon. So you've been asked to give a pastor appreciation sermon but you don't know where to start.
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