giving and receiving the gospel of Christ
failures
1.0 Our coming was not a failure (v1)
a) Because we gave the gospel to you
- in spite of strong opposition (v2)
- to please God (v3-6)
- in love (v6-12)
b) Because you received the gospel as the word of God (v13-16)
2.0 Assessing our 'gospelling'