NOT YOUR POSSESSION, BUT YOU

2 Corinthians 12:11-21

Key Verse 14a

“Now I am ready to visit you for the third time, and I will not be a burden to you, because what I want is not your possessions but you.”

1. Read verses 11-13. Why should the Corinthian believers have commended Paul as an apostle? (11-12) Why did he ask them to forgive him? (13)

2. Read verses 14-18. What was Paul’s purpose in visiting them this third time? (14a) How did he describe the relationship between himself and the Corinthians? (14b) How did he express his father’s heart for them? (15) How did he defend himself in regards to their criticism? (16-18)

3. Read verses 19-21. What was Paul’s goal in defending himself? (19) What was Paul’s ongoing concern for them? (20-21) What can we learn from him who helped them to repent of their sins?