Serving the Church in the Power of God

Paul’s boast moves inward to those things which created in his heart concern for the churches purity and safety. Paul’s ecclesiastical concerns were comprehensive not compressed to one local church. Every church represented an occasion for Paul’s attention and concern; especially churches which he had established like the Corinthian congregation. Paul’s concern however did not remain solely on the corporate level; he cared for every member in every church he was connected with. Whether weakened through illness or stumbled by sin, Paul felt the impact of each person’s physical or spiritual decline.