We Do Not Lose Heart

Ministry is a love-hate relationship. There are times when preachers love it, and times when they hate it. "We Do Not Lose Heart" is an exegesis of Second Corinthians that edifies ministers and missionaries when they encounter certain hardships in their ministry. Such hardships, when not handled properly, can lead the preacher down a pathway of despair and discouragement. Paul was not only an apostle, but a minister and missionary of the gospel as well. Throughout Paul's ministry, the countless trials, false accusations, and many defeats should have meant that, by human standards, he was a defeated man. On the contrary, however, these hardships became a testimony to the faithfulness of Paul's ministry because he refused to lose heart. Thus, ministers and missionaries who desire to keep their ministry alive would do well to study Paul's inspired letter of Second Corinthians where he defends his ministry and explains why he does not lose heart.