Weakness= Strength Flip The Script – Part 1 ,

August 3-4, 2019 Pastor Donovan Archie

Weakness can turn into strength when:

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II Corinthians 12:6	”6 For if I do wish to boast I will not be foolish, for I will be speaking the truth; but I refrain from this, so that no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me.” 7 Because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me—to keep me from exalting myself! 8 Concerning this I implored the Lord three times that it might leave me. 9

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II Corinthians 12:7	“ And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.10

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II Corinthians 12:7	“Therefore, I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.”

Point:

Doggy Bag: Something to take home and chew on!

What are your weaknesses?

How do you typically respond to moments or times of weakness?

Is there anything that weakens your commitment to keep Christ first in your life?

How can you minimize distractions that threaten your devotion to Christ?