When life feels fragile and temporary - when we’re groaning under the weight of this world - God reminds us that what’s ahead is not death but life. In 2 Corinthians 5, Paul shows us what it means to live with eternity in view: confident, purposeful, and reconciled. We’re not just surviving in our clay jars; we’re carriers of glory.


Text: 2 Corinthians 5


1. “When This Tent Is Taken Down” (v.1-5)
- Our earthly bodies are temporary dwellings.
- God has prepared an eternal house for us — a permanent, perfected body.
- The Holy Spirit is our guarantee, our “engagement ring” from God.


2. “We Walk by Believing, Not by Seeing” (v.6-9)
- Faith fixes its eyes on eternity, not the temporary.
- Our goal in every circumstance: to please the Lord.
- Even in weakness, God renews us day by day.


3. “A Fearful Responsibility” (v.10-13)
- Every believer will stand before Christ to give an account.
- We live with reverence, not fear — motivated by His love, not guilt.
- Paul reminds us: the ministry of sincerity matters more than appearances.


4. “Controlled by Christ’s Love” (v.14-17)
- The love of Christ compels us to live for Him, not ourselves.
- In Christ, we’ve died to our old life.
- The old has gone — the new has come.


5. “Ambassadors of Reconciliation” (v.18-21)
- God reconciled us to Himself through Christ.
- Now we carry that message to the world.
- We are Christ’s ambassadors, pleading with others: Come back to God.