Daily Bread Pastor Mike Anderson 2026

1 Corinthians 8  And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian  churches.   2  In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.   3  For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own,   4  they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing  in this service  to the Lord’s people.   5  And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us.   6  So we urged  Titus,  just as he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion  this act of grace on your part.   7  But since you excel in everything —in faith, in speech, in knowledge,  in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you [ a ] —see that you also excel in this...

2 Corinthians 7:8-10 8  Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter,  I do not regret it. Though I did regret it—I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while— 9  yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us.   10  Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation  and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. So often we can "I'm sorry", but sometimes it is not really sincere.  We just want to avoid a conflict or confrontation.  Some people say sorry for everything as if everything is their fault. It is a deep seated insecurity that when something goes wrong, they think they are to blame.   Sometimes sorry is a deep regret that we didn't do something we should have. As we look back at the consequences for our inaction, we feel a deep sense of loss at what could have been.   ...

2 Corinthians 6  As God’s co-workers  we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain. 2  For he says, “In the time of my favor I heard you,      and in the day of salvation I helped you.” I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation. Grace is one of the most important words in a Christian's vocabulary.  It means God's "unmerited favor" in light of his mercy.  It is very similar to mercy which is, "not getting what we deserve." Mercy is God's character by which he offers the free gift of grace.  Once we receive God's grace in Christ and believe in His name, we become a believer.  We are "born again." But Paul's purpose in writing to the church of Corinth is to make sure that they don't return to their former ways and their practice of idolatry.  On top of that some were questioning whether Paul was a true apostle.  In the verses following, Paul shows all the adversity and hardships...

5  For we know that if the earthly  tent  we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.   2  Meanwhile we groan,  longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling,   3  because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.   4  For while we are in this tent, we groan  and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling,  so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.   5  Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to com e. I am not much for camping, therefore Paul's tent analogy doesn't work very well for me. In 2 Corinthians 5, he uses the metaphor of a tent for the human body.  Paul acknowledges that this earthly tent, our body, will be destroyed.  But we have a "house" in heaven. No...

2 Corinthians 4:2-6  Therefore, since through God’s mercy  we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.   2  Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God.  On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience  in the sight of God.   3  And even if our gospel  is veiled,  it is veiled to those who are perishing.   4  The god  of this age  has blinded  the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ,  who is the image of God.   5  For what we preach is not ourselves,  but Jesus Christ as Lord,  and ourselves as your servants  for Jesus’ sake.   6  For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts  to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed ...

2 Corinthians 3:17-18 17   Now the Lord is the Spirit,  and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18  And we all, who with unveiled faces reflect the Lord’s glory,  are being transformed into his image  with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. Paul compares the Old Covenant between God and Israel, with the New Covenant between God and all people.  The Old Covenant was mediated by Moses. When God visited the Israelites and gave Moses the Ten Commandments, his face radiated with God's glory.  But where the Old Covenant brought death, the New Covenant mediated by Jesus Christ brought life and freedom.  Paul reasons if the Old Covenant brought glory, how much more glory will the New Covenant reflect God's glory through Jesus Christ.   Moses wore a veil when he came from God's presence. The people could not look at Moses' face because God's glory was hidden from them. But now Paul says we will al...

2 Corinthians 2:6-11 6  The punishment  inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient.   7  Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him,  so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.   8  I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm your love for him.   9  Another reason I wrote you  was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.   10  Anyone you forgive, I also forgive. And what I have forgiven—if there was anything to forgive—I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake,   11  in order that Satan  might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes. Paul is writing to the church regarding the church discipline for a man in the congregation. Some think this was the man who was having incest with his father's wife. Others think this was someone who was leading a schism in the church, or undermining the apostle's authority.  Regardless, Paul had admonished the...