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Pastor Josh here.

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I would like to give you a
preview of our Sunday morning service

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on November 10th here at
Middletown Baptist Church.

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This week we're going to
continue our study in Second Corinthians,

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chapter seven.

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We're going to start in verse
number two.

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And Paul is talking here about
how he, to the best of his ability,

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has tried to be honest and
open here with the church at Corinth.

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And he says, I've been bold in
speaking the truth to you.

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I'm excited for what God is
doing in your life.

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And he talks about in verse
number four, he is filled with comfort

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and he has joy even in the
midst of the tribulation that he

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faces.

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He goes on to explain to the
church at Corinth why he has been

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comforted.

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And really essentially what it
is is that Titus, a fellow that worked

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with Paul.

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And we will talk more about
Titus on Sunday morning.

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Titus was able to be comforted
of God through the ministry of Paul.

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And then Titus went on to
comfort the church there in Corinth.

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And so Paul was just
explaining how comforting it is to

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see God's comfort working
through the ministry and into the

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people.

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And so he says, this brings me
joy even in the midst of difficulty.

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And so what does that mean for us?

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That means this.

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We can rejoice even in the
midst of difficulty because of the

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comfort of God.

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2 Corinthians chapter 1
mentioned the idea that God is a

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God of all comfort.

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And as God comforts us, so is
the challenge for us to comfort others.

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And so verse number seven of
Second Corinthians, chapter seven,

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he says at the very end, he
says, you know, I have rejoiced all

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the more there.

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This has been consolation for
me that Titus was comforted by God,

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comforted by his presence, and
then ultimately comforted them.

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And so we as Christians are to
seek after the comfort of God and

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look to how we can comfort
others in the midst of their hardships,

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their tribulations, as this
passage says.

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And ultimately that should
bring us joy, the joy of God in the

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midst of circumstances that
might not be considered joyful in

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the eyes of the world.

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And so encourage you to be
here this Sunday to hear about this

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message, the joy and the
comfort, the joy and the comfort.

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Well, if you're not able to be
with us in person, you can follow

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us on YouTube or Facebook and
see the live stream and you can hear

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the podcast of this sermon on
Monday morning following the service

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on Sunday.

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Well, thank you.

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God bless.

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Have a wonderful weekend.