Sermon preached by Matthew DelValle on April 13, 2025 at First Baptist Church in Delphi, Indiana. First Baptist Church is an evangelical church in Delphi, Indiana helping people find and follow Jesus. Our mission is to declare God’s truth, disciple God’s people, delight in God’s Son, and display God’s glory. Join us for Sunday Worship at 10:30am. Sunday School begins at 9:30am. We gather at 103 S. Indiana Street, Delphi, Indiana 46923.
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Introduction
Big Idea: God always leads us in Christ’s triumphal procession in our ministry to spread the gospel.
1. The Pain of Ministry [2 Cor. 2:12–13]
- The Problems in Corinth [2 Cor. 1:15–2:11]
- The Potential in Troas [2 Cor. 2:12]
- The Pressure in Paul [2 Cor. 2:13; 7:5–7]
2. The Procession of Ministry [2 Cor. 2:14a]
- Paul’s Thanksgiving [2 Cor. 2:14]
- Christ’s Triumph [2 Cor. 2:14]
- View 1: Conquering Soldiers [1 Tim. 4:7–8; Rom. 8:37]
- View 2: Captured Slaves [Col. 2:15; Rom. 6:22]
3. The Perfume of Ministry [2 Cor. 2:14b–16]
- The Spread of the Aroma [2 Cor. 2:14b]
- What Is Spread: “The Knowledge of Him”
- Where It’s Spread: “In Every Place”
- The Smellers of the Aroma [2 Cor. 2:15]
- God [Eph. 5:2]
- Those Who Are Being Saved [1 Cor. 1:18]
- Those Who Are Perishing [1 Cor. 1:18]
- The Success of the Aroma [2 Cor. 2:16a]
- The Aroma of Life Leading to Life
- The Aroma of Death Leading to Death
- The Sufficiency of the Aroma [2 Cor. 2:16b; 3:5; 4:7]
4. The Practice of Ministry [2 Cor. 2:17]
- Not Peddling for Profit [2 Cor. 2:17a]
- But Speaking with Sincerity [2 Cor. 2:17b]
Conclusion