PAUL’S HARDSHIPS, IN JOURNEYINGS OFTEN

July 9, 2016 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

Today's Scripture verse, just a fragment of a verse really, contains only 3 words. Actually only 2 words in Greek! Yes, exerpted from 2nd Corinthians 11:26, Paul says of himself ... "in journeyings often." He is listing some of the trials and … [Continue reading]

PAUL’S HARDSHIPS, STRANDED (FLOATING) IN THE OCEAN!

July 8, 2016 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

Paul, in 2nd Corinthians 11:22-31, shares with us an amazing list of experiences he had endured ... in the work of our Lord. Events involving suffering (or pressure of some kind) ... for Jesus' Sake! Today's focus centers on a single fact, Paul … [Continue reading]

PAUL’S HARDSHIPS, THREE TIMES SHIPWRECKED

July 7, 2016 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

That's what Paul reported in 2nd Corinthians 11:25. In beautiful Elizabethan English, King James Version, "thrice I suffered shipwreck." The number "thrice" is "tris" in Greek, simply meaning "three." And "two" is "duo," no surprises … [Continue reading]

PAUL’S HARDSHIPS, ONCE STONED

July 6, 2016 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

In 2nd Corinthians 11:25 Paul wrote, "Once I was stoned." He could have as well written: "Once I have been stoned ... so far." Because his ministry was only 1/2 to 2/3 over as he wrote those words. The verb "was stoned" is "lithazo," meaning … [Continue reading]

PAUL’S HARDSHIPS, BEATEN WITH RODS

July 5, 2016 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

The word is "litany," a noun. It is defined as "a repetitive recital, a series, a list." And Paul is here in our Text (2 Corinthians 11:24-31) writing such a thing. About all he has suffered for Jesus' sake, through the first half (some say … [Continue reading]