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Cultivating Humility Many times in my life, the greatest learnings have come from failures and the struggles I have had to endure. Before those times, it was stereotypical of me to rely on my own understandings and believe that I had the knowledge and character to persevere through life on my own. As…

7 But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8 Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men.” 9 (In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth? 10 He…

We are reminded that God graciously offers us grace to overcome our weakness. We are encouraged to rely on God and be open with our vulnerabilities.

INTRODUCTION . 1 Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength and not just please ourselves. 2 Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to his building up. 3 For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, “ THE REPROACHES OF THOSE WHO REPROACHED…

In Acts 10 , Peter discovered God’s intent to bring Gentiles, that is non-Jews into the same covenant relationship with Him as all the Jewish believers had. This was signified by the coming of the Holy Spirit on all in Cornelius’ household. Peter returns to Jerusalem only to find out there were those…

Strength in Weakness Joel Adkins / General Rollercoaster Spirituality Turning points are tricky events in life. Turning points give us the opportunity to change for the better or for the worse… to embrace opportunity or to run from responsibility. Jacob is on the edge of the land of promise… and he wrestles…

Romans 14:1-23 The argument about Christian Liberty and License has been going for ages. One person believes you can do something, another believes it is a sin to do it. Where is the answer? Can we drink socially? Can we attend movie theaters? Can we watch television, are all programs acceptable? Can…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 9, Session 3 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., June 2022. Summary and Goal God had used Deborah, Barak, and Jael to give the Israelites victory over the…

Intro Today is Refugee Sunday and the 2nd week in our Summer Playlist sermon series in the Psalms. So, in a moment we are going to look at Psalm 142 together and discover the heart of God for the weak and vulnerable in our world. But first, some sobering statistics. We’ve already seen a video this morning…

2 Corinthians 12:9–10 (CSB) 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me. 10 So I take pleasure in weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions,…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 9, Session 3 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., June 2022. Summary and Goal God had used Deborah, Barak, and Jael to give the Israelites victory over the…

Jesus promises the entire earth to everyone who will bring their meekness, their weakness to him.

Treat weakness as tenderly and patiently as God does, and quietly follow your Holy Spirit guided conscience in regards to disputable matters.

For the past several months - I’ve gotten back into working out again... Something I had done every day back in college... So I’ll get up early to start breakfast for the kids - and then I’ll leave when the kids leave for school... Head to the gym - and can usually be heading home by 9am. I had been…

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Introduction: Dear Church, Today I want to speak to you about a subject that is as relevant today as it was in the time of the Ephesians: staying strong in the Lord. Our world is filled with challenges, trials, and temptations. It's…

Illustration : Why did this have to happen to me? The theme of Romans 8 is summed up in one word. Do you remember what that word is? Assurance. This spiritual blessing of assurance is primarily attributed to the ministry of the Holy Spirit in Romans 8 . In vv. 2-13 Paul describe the Holy Spirit as the…

Human deficiencies highlight God's faithful purposes.

Intro Most of you know that I grew up in the Chicago area. You might be aware that Chicago has a nickname. It is often referred to as the Windy City. Some people assume that this is because Chicago is particularity windy. While there is certainly no shortage of wind, Chicago is far from the most blusterous…

God is. This is the central truth of the universe. But why is it important to our lives? It is important because this one truth has massive implications for our being, our identity, our purpose, and as we will see, every choice we make either moves us closer or farther from our own flourishing and wholeness.…

What do we do when we are weak? We can either try to handle the situations ourselves or cry out for help. Find out which reaction actually works in this message from Mark 14:32-42.

Dysfunction in families can wreak havoc over multiple generations. We see this in the background of the life of Joseph. Joseph’s family tree demonstrates the truth of passages such as Exodus 34::7 which speaks of the sins of the parents affecting even the third and fourth generations. Now generational…

We pick up this week with Jospeh in prison, forgotten by the two men who were his chance to get released. The Pharoah’s cupbearer and baker, two men who had dreams that Joseph interpreted. And before we move onto the next episode in Joseph’s life let’s take a little time to see how big a deal it was…

We are reminded that God graciously reaches down in grace, even to the ignorant and the weak in faith. We are encouraged to always consider the impact of our actions on our neighbor.

John 13:36-38 36 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered him, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward.” 37 Peter said to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” 38 Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your…

So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, “My grace…