Little Country Church on the edge of town

Do do do do do do

People coming every day from miles around

For meetings and for Sunday school

And it's very plain to see

It's not the way it used to be.

Welcome to the Word for today, featuring the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a chapter-by-ch chapter verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the word for today, Pastor Chuck continues his message,

Paul's letters of commendation as we pick up in 2 Corinthians chapter 3 verse 1.

And now with today's study, here's Pastor pastor chuck shall we turn to the third chapter of

second corinthians paul the apostle it seemed had the detractors to his ministry men that followed him around

seeking to discredit him.

There are always those, it seems, who are ready to come in upon another man's work

and to reap the benefits of another man's labor,

but aren't really willing to go out and to break fresh ground themselves.

Those that endeavor to live off the body of Christ

rather than really developing the body of Christ.

The body of Christ is not expanded by transferring people from one fellowship to another.

The body of Christ is expanded when we become a witness to the world, and we bring others to Jesus Christ who do not know him.

There were those who were willing to go around and follow Paul

to come into the areas that Paul had plowed, where Paul had planted,

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