2 Corinthians 7:12-16 | The Titus Touch – Full Sermon
March 31, 2026·42 min
1. Bible Directed: Sunday Mornings at New Hope focuses on 2 Corinthians 7:12-16 and the phrase "the sermon in the sentence today."
2. The preacher presents the core aim as "relational resolution" and says the church should be "people who aim for restoration."
3. The sermon ties that aim to Jesus Christ, whom the preacher calls "the mediator" in 1 Timothy 2:5.
4. The passage is introduced as the final five verses of 2 Corinthians chapter 7, read as Paul’s personal correspondence.
5. The sermon describes 2 Corinthians as an "inside look" at relational conflict because Paul is writing to real people, not abstract ideas.
6. A T-shirt joke about "if Paul were here, we'd be getting a letter" is used to underline Paul’s habit of writing letters.
7. The preacher notes that Paul wrote "13 or so" letters in Scripture and addressed churches directly.
8. The message says there had been tension between Paul and the Corinthians before this section of 2 Corinthians.
9. The sermon says Paul writes "with passion and emotion" because the relationship has been restored.
10. The preacher frames the relationship as a "four-year relationship" involving 1 Corinthians, another letter "we presumably don't have," and then 2 Corinthians.
11. The phrase "followers of the King" is used to connect Christian identity with the pursuit of reconciliation.
12. The line "That King of glory has reconciled us to himself through Jesus" puts reconciliation at the center of the argument.
13. The sermon quotes 1 Timothy 2:5: "There is one God and one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus."
14. The preacher’s setup treats 2 Corinthians as inspired Scripture while still emphasizing its human, relational texture.
15. The T-shirt anecdote gives the sermon a conversational tone while pointing back to Paul’s letter-writing ministry.
16. The repeated language of "restoration" and "resolution" shows the message is built around repaired relationships, not just doctrine.
17. The style is pastoral and expository, with Scripture references and a direct call to "Take your copies of God's Word."
18. The energy is steady and explanatory, with a move from a sermon headline to historical context in Paul’s correspondence.
19. This episode suits listeners interested in 2 Corinthians, reconciliation, and pastoral preaching.
20. This episode may not suit listeners wanting a short devotional with no letter-history context.
