This noted biblical expositor works through a very challenging portion of scripture dealing with the ministers and glory of the new covenant, treasures in jars of clay, our heavenly dwelling, the ministry of reconciliation. Excellent model for sermon development at its best.
More of the real, human Paul is revealed in 2 Corinthians than in any of his other Epistles. Here is a man obsessed with a divine call, struggling to defend both the integrity of the gospel and the validity of his apostleship as he deals with a proud, gifted, and fractious church.... It is impossible to preach from this book without preaching directly to the real needs of both ourselves and our people. And in our preaching we will discover the judging, redeeming, and reconciling power of the gospel, still at work in the human, fragmented church that is His Body.
Dr. Reuben Welch pastored churches in Hawaii, Arizona, and southern California before becoming professor and then chaplain at Pasadena/Point Loma College, where he served for more than thirty years. He wrote thirteen books, numerous articles, and taught a Sunday school class at San Diego First Nazarene Church for twenty-two years. Reuben was married to Mary Jo Welch for more than sixty years. They had three children—Pamela, Susan, and Rob. At this writing, Reuben is a joyful, healthy ninety-nine-year-old living in La Jolla, California.
