WE MAKE IT OUR GOAL TO PLEASE HIM

2 Corinthians 4:1-5:10

Key Verse 5:9

So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.

Read vs. 1-12. 

(1) What does 'this treasure' in v. 7 refer to? 

(2) How does the passage characterize the treasure?

(3) Why did God give it to us?

Read vs. 13-18. Verse 13 reads, "we...believe and therefore we speak." What does the word "therefore" indicate about the relationship between believing and speaking? 

Read 5:1-5 and describe the substance (or contents) of what we believe in. What has God done to guarantee that what we believe in becomes a reality?

Read vs. 6-11 and think about the expression in v. 9, "we make it our goal to please him." Why is it necessary for us to "make" a goal? Why should our goal be "to please him"?

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