Division weakens the witness of the church, but love unites and points the world to Christ. When we focus less on our differences and more on Jesus, we reflect His love and make His gospel believable.

No matter how small our corner of the world feels, God uses our obedience—our prayers, our service, our witness—to fulfill His greater plan for renewal and restoration.

Paul addresses the Corinthian church's doubts about his authority by emphasizing that Christ's power is evident even through apparent weakness, just as Jesus' resurrection demonstrated the triumph of divine strength.

The problem is the pull or drift toward wanting to get a little glory because once we get it, we almost always want a little more, and the pursuit of this glory is hard to cut off or stop.

It is freedom to walk in the power of the living Lord and be led by his Spirit.

Paul did not seek to be an insider or power player. He did not seek fame or fortune. As he wrote to the church in Corinth, he clarified the difference between wisdom that comes from God and wisdom that comes from the world.