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Today on Abounding Grace we notice the great sacrifice that came with being an apostle. And it's a reminder to us of the great cost attached to ministry. Pastor Ed Taylor opens Second Corinthians eleven and if we had to sum up the latter half of the chapter in a word, it would be sacrifice! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

Let's examine ourselves to see if we're in the faith today on Abounding Grace. We'll finish our study of Second Corinthians. It's a good idea to examine ourselves from time to time, and we have that opportunity today with pastor Ed Taylor. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

Is there someone in your life that you're having an issue with? I think it's safe to say, we've all been there.While many are quick to post their feelings on the matter on Facebook or Twitter, or type out an angry lengthy email and hit send, pastor Ed Taylor will suggest a much better approach today on Abounding Grace. And that is to go to the person directly, and take it to the Lord. Join us if you would in Second Corinthians chapter thirteen, for a helpful study on how to handle difficulties with others. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

Have you ever loved someone very deeply, poured your heart and soul into their life, and have that met with ingratitude, or not have them love you in return? It's an all-too common experience and can be very hurtful and disheartening. You might be surprised to find out that the apostle Paul experienced this too. As we'll see today in our study of Second Corinthians chapter twelve the more he loved, the less he was loved in return. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

God has called some to serve full-time in the ministry, but is it ok for them to receive a salary from the people they serve at church? And are there times when the pastor may need to pick up a job on the side to meet their financial needs? We'll talk about that today on Abounding Grace as we near the end of our study in Second Corinthians. One thing that jumps off the page in chapter twelve is the apostle Paul's heart for the people he served. He didn't want to be a burden on them, not seeking what they have, though he gave everything he could to serve them. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

You can be sure that tough times are on the calendar for each of us… even godly Christians! And at times we may wonder why we're suffering, or why God doesn't remove a painful trial from our lives. Today on Abounding Grace we'll look at Paul's experience with a thorn in the flesh. He was suffering with it for over fourteen years, and asked God repeatedly to remove it. The Lord chose not to for a very good reason. Pastor Ed Taylor says there's something here in this story for us to hold on to, when we encounter difficult times. He's covering Second Corinthians chapter twelve. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

Many of us have put together a resume in an attempt to land a job. And we typically try to put our best foot forward, and highlight our best qualities. Today on Abounding Grace we'll have you think about your spiritual resume! Maybe like the guy we'll meet today, it's not that impressive by the world's standards. But be encouraged, God can still very much use you. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

Today, we'll take a look at what the apostle Paul referred to as his thorn in the flesh. Still today, God gives His children thorns, and as we'll see it's for good reason! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

When God uses someone in your life, there can be that tendency within us to want to put them on some sort of pedestal. Because you're thankful. Or let's say the Lord is really using you and blessing your life… and people are thanking and praising you left and right. About that time you're tempted to think of yourself more highly than you ought to. Today on Abounding Grace we'll be encouraged to adopt a perspective modeled for us by the apostle Paul. He was humble, and just saw himself as a servant. He certainly didn't want to draw attention to himself or receive the glory for what God did in and through his life. Pastor Ed Taylor opens Second Corinthians twelve, and urges us to live with that mindset. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

Many of us have wondered what heaven is going to be like, and Scripture gives us just enough to whet our appetite! But imagine what it would be like to be taken on up to heaven, for a look around, but not being able to tell others about it. Such was the case for the apostle Paul, and we'll hear about this experience as we turn in our Bibles to Second Corinthians chapter twelve. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

Today on Abounding Grace we notice the great sacrifice that came with being an apostle. And it's a reminder to us of the great cost attached to ministry. Pastor Ed Taylor opens Second Corinthians eleven and if we had to sum up the latter half of the chapter in a word, it would be sacrifice! As we recall the apostle Paul's spiritual resume, you'll quickly realize sacrifice and difficulty were a big part of it. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

Many of us have put together a resume in an attempt to land a job. And we typically try to put our best foot forward, and highlight our best qualities. Today on Abounding Grace we'll have you think about your spiritual resume! Maybe like the guy we'll meet today, it's not that impressive by the world's standards. But be encouraged, God can still very much use you. We join pastor Ed Taylor in First Corinthians chapter eleven. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

So who has your ear friend? As you go through the day, are you more often than not listening to or reading things that are influencing you in the wrong direction? Today on Abounding Grace be encouraged to give Jesus your ear, and watch what will happen as a result. Pastor Ed Taylor will be covering Second Corinthians chapter eleven. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

So who has your ear friend? As you go through the day, are you more often than not listening to or reading things that are influencing you in the wrong direction? Today on Abounding Grace be encouraged to give Jesus your ear, and watch what will happen as a result. Pastor Ed Taylor will be covering Second Corinthians chapter eleven. And if you'll recall, false prophets had entered into the church at Corinth. And they were being lead astray. Very sadly the same thing is happening in today's church, so we need to be on our guard. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

I think it's safe to say we've all been fooled by someone. They portrayed themselves as one thing, and turned out to be someone entirely different! And that can be really hurtful. As we'll discover today, there are also wolves in sheep's clothing that enter into the church. If we're not careful they can rip us off, and hinder the work God wants to do through His church. So how do we spot them? Pastor Ed will help us with that as we turn back to Second Corinthians chapter eleven. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

Pastor Ed Taylor will be along shortly and continue our study in Second Corinthians. The apostle Paul is expressing his deep concern for the church in Corinth. They were dealing with deceivers, liars, and phonies. Savage wolves had come into the church and they were ripping them off, so Paul is going to tell it like it is. Hear more about it today. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

Today we'll continue our series though Second Corinthians with an important message about false teachers. Every message based on the words of the bible is important, but in the day and age we live in, warnings about false teachers is especially important. They are everywhere today, and the deceptions are sometimes very subtle. But they are also very dangerous. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

Have you ever looked at someone… maybe how they're dressed… and right away made some conclusions about them? And later on down the road you discovered you had it all wrong! We tend to do things like that, more than we may care to admit. But today we'll discover it's not a wise thing to do. Pastor Ed has framed his message around Second Corinthians chapter ten. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

Today on Abounding Grace be encouraged to give Jesus your ear, and watch what will happen as a result. Pastor Ed Taylor will be covering Second Corinthians eleven. And if you'll recall, false prophets had entered into the church at Corinth. And they were being lead astray. Very sadly the same thing is happening in today's church, so we need to be on our guard. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

Anger… it's one of the most frequently committed sins in the body of Christ. But what's often left behind are hurt feelings, and damaged relationships! Today on Abounding Grace we'll see how to deal with anger, so we can break free from our past. Pastor Ed Taylor will use Moses as an example that we can learn from. Yes, even Moses had an anger problem. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

Someone has wisely observed that anger is just one letter removed from danger, and that should remind us that when we're angry, we're treading on dangerous ground! Pastor Ed points out in today's study how anger very often is holding us back from freedom from our past. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

We're developing a series called, “Free from our Past,” here on Abounding Grace with pastor Ed Taylor. We learned last time that a key to a fruitful life is abiding in Jesus. Apart from the Lord we can do nothing. And so we should learn to live moment by moment in dependence upon God. Today we'll make the connection between this abiding life and breaking free from our past. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

We're in John chapter 15 today, where Jesus speaks of abiding in Him. This is part of our series, “Free from our Past.” You might be wondering at this point, well how does abiding in Jesus relate to moving forward from our past? You're about to find out. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

Maybe you grew up in a church that boiled the Christian life down to a list of do's and don'ts. And after you went out there and gave it your best shot, you were left frustrated and discouraged, as you simply didn't measure up! Today on Abounding Grace we'll discover that Jesus has set us free from that sort of burden. Instead He calls us to a life of faith and belief. Pastor Ed Taylor focuses on just a few verses today in Romans chapter eight. And they are verses 2-4. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

Pastor Ed Taylor will be along shortly and continue our study in Second Corinthians. We left off in chapter eleven, at verse three. The apostle Paul is expressing his deep concern for the church in Corinth. They were dealing with deceivers, liars, and phonies. Savage wolves had come into the church and they were ripping them off, so Paul is going to tell it like it is. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

As we turn back to Romans chapter eight, we encounter a glorious truth. There is incredible freedom to be found in Jesus and the gospel of grace. We're released from the burden of trying to live up to a standard, we could never reach on our own. Instead, God has done all the heavy lifting for us. And when we realize it's all done by Jesus, we can simply embrace it by faith and be thankful! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

So you say your past is haunting you, hurting you and holding you back! What if anything can you do about it? Today on Abounding Grace pastor Ed Taylor will suggest a few very practical things you can do with your past. We talked about the first last time, and that was to forget the past. Let's see what the other two are today. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

Maybe you look back on your past with deep regret, and feel like it's really holding you back. Is there anything that can be done about it? Listen in today and find out what to do with your past. We're continuing a series titled, “Free from our Past.” You're about to hear three very practical things that you can do with your past, when it's remembered or even brought against you in some way! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

Today we invite you to join us in Romans chapter eight, verse one, as we continue our series, “Free From Our Past.” When we become a Christian we're no longer condemned. But that doesn't mean we won't feel condemned at times. Sometimes others will condemn us, and sometimes we bring it on ourselves. So how do we get beyond that to embrace God's truth for our lives? Pastor Ed Taylor will suggest starting with a proper understanding of what it is to be in Christ. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

Listening friend are you living under the weight of condemnation? Maybe you're feeling a certain heaviness as you think back on all your failures in life, or you're experiencing the burden of trying to please God by your own efforts! That's where a lot of people are at today, but there is a better way. Today on Abounding Grace we discover that if you're in Christ, you're no longer condemned, but loved! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

Today. we'll continue our series though Second Corinthians with an important message about false teachers. Now, every message based on the words of the bible is important, but in the day and age we live in, warnings about false teachers is especially important. They are everywhere today, and the deceptions are sometimes very subtle. But they are also very dangerous. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

You're in for a real treat today as pastor Ed Taylor picks up where we left off in his new mini-series, “Free from our Past.” Today we turn to Jeremiah chapter 52 and draw attention to the King of Babylon who showed a great deal of forgiveness. Keep in mind, he wasn't even a believer! How much more should we as Christians be known as forgiving people. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

Are you holding on to some unforgiveness? Maybe it's a spouse that really hurt you, or a father than abandoned you? As we'll learn today on Abounding Grace that unforgiveness will leave you in a prison of misery. So pastor Ed Taylor will take some time today to explain the freedom that forgiveness brings to a human life. Today we're beginning a short but powerful series called, “Free from our Past!” To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

We're often quick to make snap judgements based on outward appearance. For instance how often do we see someone who is good looking get elected into office! Or you see someone shabbily dressed and think poorly of them! But as we'll see today, it's not a good idea to judge others based on outward appearance. That's a real problem today, as it was in Paul's day. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

A police officer wouldn't dream of leaving the office without his or her service weapon. Those in the armed forces wouldn't step into enemy territory without their weaponry. And as believers in Christ, it would be foolish to try to fight our daily battles without the spiritual weaponry that God has provided. Today on Abounding Grace pastor Ed Taylor shows us how to fight, and use our spiritual weapons in this spiritual war we find ourselves in. It's part of our study in Second Corinthians. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

Second Corinthians chapter ten exposes the spiritual war that we find ourselves in as believers, along with the weapons we're given to be successful. We'll learn that one of the best ways to fight is on our knees in prayer. It's an important and relevant section of scripture. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

Have you ever looked at someone… maybe how they're dressed… and right away made some conclusions about them? And later on down the road you discovered you had it all wrong! We tend to do things like that, more than we may care to admit. But today we'll discover it's not a wise thing to do. Pastor Ed has framed his message around Second Corinthians chapter ten. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29

Today pastor Ed Taylor finishes up Second Corinthians chapter nine. If you've been with us lately you know the focus has been on our giving to God. We're about to see the benefits for doing so, and there are four of them that pastor Ed has noticed in our passage. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29

J. Hudson Taylor said, “When God's work is done in God's way for God's glory, it will never lack God's supply!” And haven't you found that to be true in your life? Today on Abounding Grace we'll learn as we give cheerfully and with a willing heart God will take care of our needs. He'll supply! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29

God gave us His Son… an indescribable gift which we ought to be eternally grateful for. And today on Abounding Grace we come to realize when we give, we're giving to the God that gave! Pastor Ed Taylor is going to draw out a few valuable principles for giving from Second Corinthians chapter nine. Among the things we'll discuss is how much should we give, and what should our attitude be like when we do. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29

When it comes to giving, many pastors won't touch the subject with a ten-foot pole.That's because many people get agitated or bothered when money is mentioned in the church, or due to negative experiences in the past. But Jesus had no problem talking about it. In fact, he addressed money and stewardship in 16 of his parables. Today on Abounding Grace we're certainly not going to shy away from it as we go verse by verse through Second Corinthians. Chapter nine offers great principles for giving like how we should give and how much. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29

We've decided to present a mini-series on giving, as we're in chapters eight and nine of Second Corinthians. When it comes to giving God is more concerned with our heart than the amount. Remember the poor widow who gave two mites? Though that gift may not have caught the attention of people, it sure caught the Lord's attention in a good way! So then what is the key to giving that pleases God? Pastor Ed suggests looking to Jesus as the supreme example. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29

We're often quick to make snap judgements based on outward appearance. For instance how often do we see someone who is good looking get elected into office! Or you see someone shabbily dressed and think poorly of them! But as we'll see today, it's not a good idea to judge others based on outward appearance. That's a real problem today, as it was in Paul's day. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29

Pastor Ed Taylor is knee deep in his study of Second Corinthians, and here in chapters eight and nine we're taking a little extra time to unpack what the Bible has to say about giving. And there's quite a bit! Today on Abounding Grace pastor Ed points to Jesus as our example in giving. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29

Martin Luther was heard to say, “I have tried to keep things in my hands and lost them all, but what I have given into God's hands I still possess!” That was the mindset of the people we'll be introduced to today on Abounding Grace as they gave themselves to the Lord. It led to them giving above their ability! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29

We're talking about giving, the right and wrong way to go about it, today on Abounding Grace. When you give is it out of reluctance, or some sort of obligation? We'll be introduced to a group of Christians that had a much better motivation than that… they gave because they loved the Lord and cared about those around them. They gave liberally, above and beyond their ability! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29

Ed Taylor opens Second Corinthians chapter eight today. And in the coming days we're going to give you a balanced approach to giving. God's not broke, but He does want us to participate in His work and one way we get to do that is through giving. We'll be inspired by those in Macedonia who gave out of grateful hearts, even though they were poor and suffering too. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29

We get right back into Second Corinthians today, and touch on a sensitive subject to say the least. I've heard it said the most sensitive nerves in the human body are the nerves that extend from the heart to the pocketbook. But the Lord has a lot to say about how we handle our finances, and giving, and so if it's important to Him it should be important to us. And so today we give attention to giving and generosity. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29

A police officer wouldn't dream of leaving the office without his or her service weapon. Those in the armed forces wouldn't step into enemy territory without their weaponry. And as believers in Christ, it would be foolish to try to fight our daily battles without the spiritual weaponry that God has provided. Today on Abounding Grace pastor Ed Taylor shows us how to fight, and use our spiritual weapons in this spiritual war we find ourselves in. It's part of our study in Second Corinthians. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29

We've all experienced it… we've done or said something terrible, and feel bad about it. But where do you go from there? Pastor Ed will show us how to experience godly sorrow that leads to repentance. It's modeled for us in quite a few places in Scripture. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29

You can probably look back on your life and think of quite a number of things that you did in the past that you now regret. Maybe it was using drugs, hanging out with the wrong people, or lying to someone. But God wants us to take it one step further and move from regret to repentance… which is turning from the sin to Christ. Otherwise, we'll just do it again and again and it can be a vicious cycle. Today on Abounding Grace we'll make a return visit to Second Corinthians seven, as pastor Ed Taylor shows us how God wants to change us from the inside out. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29