2 Corinthians 1:1-11: The God of all comfort and deliverance

Rev. Dr. Curtis Deterding, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, Fort Myers, FL joins host Rev. Brady Finnern to study 2 Corinthians 1:1-11. Paul, as an apostle of Jesus Christ, writes his second letter by giving hope in the LORD, who is the source of all comfort.  The first few chapters contrast much of 1st Corinthians, where Paul needed to exhort the church in Corinth to holy living.  Paul clearly connects our sufferings to the sufferings of Christ, which also brings us an abundance of comfort in Him.  “Lord God, give us comfort in our afflictions and deliverance from the evil one.  In Christ, Amen”