Campbell Street Church

Paul explains his motivations for pushing on through the hardships and setbacks to keep preaching the message about Jesus.

We are messengers of the Gospel. We can often feel weak & inadequate – and the fact is we are. It's the message of the Gospel that is the treasure. We are the jars of clay.

We need to make sure we don’t confuse the covenants. Through Jesus we have a relationship with God by the power of the Holy Spirit. Don’t get caught up in old covenant thinking.

Paul is facing criticism from within the church in Corinth. He is writing to defend himself ... but more than that, to defend the message he preaches. Paul has a passion for the Gospel and therefore a compassion for people ... especially the Corinthians.

At the centre of the ceremonial and sacrificial system were the priests … a whole tribe devoted to serving God in the tabernacle/temple. Entering into God's presence was only for this select group of people. But they were a shadow of what was to come in Jesus.