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2 Corinthians 12:9 · BSB
12:9 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
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…And I remember uh the Lord leading me to a passage in 2 Corinthians, uh, 2 Corinthians 12, and I just felt like, okay, this is my life verse. In2 Corinthians 12, verse 9 through 10, it says, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made uh perfect in my weakness. So what do we do? We glorify in our weaknesses to bring…
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…It's for those who are aware of their condition, aware of their brokenness, and they surrender it to him. There's no wonder why the Apostle Paul in2 Corinthians chapter 12, verse 9, echoes this very same thing when he says, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is what? Made perfect in what? In weakness. My power is…
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…that teach you this. God says, and when I let bad things happen to you, it will be to help you come to know and love me. The first passage is2 Corinthians 12, verses 7-10. I'll tell you what it says, what it now reads. This is about the apostle Paul dealing with a thorn in his flesh. We don't know what a thorn in the…
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…This is hard, yeah. But Isaiah 40, 31 says that those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. This is hard. Yeah, I know, but2 Corinthians 12, verse 9says that his grace is sufficient for us and his power is made perfect in our weakness. This is hard, yeah. But 2 Timothy 1, verse 7 says that God…
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…risen Savior and my hope is in him. There's purpose in pain, every hardship. It's an opportunity to show the grace of God, isn't it? That's what2 Corinthians chapter 12, verse 9says, my grace is sufficient for you. No matter how hard it is, God's grace is there and it is completely sufficient for the moment. There's…
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…he talks about a thorn in his flesh and he pleads with God to take it away, but it remains. what he says in response to this. He says uh in2 Corinthians 12:9, "But he, God, said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore, Paul says, I will boast all the…
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…alone, but you promised me in Hebrews 13:5, 'I will never leave you. I will never forsake you." God, I'm not strong enough, but you promised in2 Corinthians 12:9, "My grace is sufficient for you." "My strength is made perfect in your time of weakness." God, I don't feel holy, but you promised in Ephesians…
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…think about it like that? Isn't that what we see example after example through the Old Testament? And even as Paul is making it abundantly clear in2 Corinthians 12:9that when he's saying when you when you are outmatched don't measure the problem only by your strength your might measure it by God's power you go…
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…what you're showing them through your imperfections is that I'm not perfect, but I can point to you to one who is perfect. I love how Paul said in2 Corinthians 12, verse 9. I think he said, he says, Your strength or my strength has been made what? Perfect in your what? Weaknesses. Ain't that something? Your my…
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…distracting, and likely demonic. Three times he asked God to take it away. Three times. But God's answer was not removal. The answer was this in2 Corinthians 12, verse 9. God said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my…
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…the anointing. When there's a unity, there's an anointing available. And uh and and so we'll we'll make some of those connections tonight. So in2 Corinthians chapter 12, verse 9, um, Paul has complained um about this uh uh thorn in the flesh, this thing that was causing him a problem and it wasn't a literal thorn. Um that…
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…isolated you, and you think you can do it alone, you've lost. At least that's the first step of losing the battle. This really important passage,2 Corinthians chapter 12, verse 9, where Paul is talking about his thorn in the flesh. And he says, he prayed. Remember, he prays that God would take that thorn away, and God says,…
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…of control in your life and bringing that into subjection. Maybe that's the TV or maybe it's McDonald's bringing those appetites and subjection.Second Corinthians, chapter 12, verse 9, says, My strength is made perfect. What in weakness? In weakness. When I am weak, then am I strong. Realizing and humbling ourselves before God…
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…happen. God is going to send blessing and it's how how have we prepared to catch those blessings that he is is sending our way? And he says this insecond Corinthians chapter 12, verse 9, My grace is sufficient for thee, for my strength is made perfect in weakness. That's what he is saying here in verse verse 5. So he says my…
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…to say, God, remove this from my life so that I don't have to deal with it anymore. But God responded. He didn't explain it away, but he said, in2 Corinthians chapter 12, verse 9, my grace is sufficient for you. He did not explain all of the answers or all the questions that he had, but he said that my grace is going to…
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…for that to happen. Hello? Because abounding grace is about to locate you. And it locates you in challenges. Let me read this verse in the book of2 Corinthians 12, verse 7 to 9. Hear what Paul is saying about grace. And he says this. Okay, so that's that verse is picking up from verse 6. So let me just pick it from there…
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…look at another book from Paul. [SPEAKER_01]: Let's go back to second Corinthians chapter 12, verse nine. [SPEAKER_01]: Even here Paul is sharing,second Corinthians chapter 12 verse 9Paul is sharing about a thorn that's in his flesh. [SPEAKER_01]: He's prayed three times for the Lord to remove it, but to know of it.…
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…God's answer is, well, it's not my will for that thorn to be removed. It's there for you to learn about your role in this relationship. And inSecond Corinthians, chapter 12, verse 9, this is God's response to Paul. When Paul is pleading with God to remove this thorn, he says, my grace is sufficient for thee. God says to Paul,…
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…longs to rest. I want to show you something that I found that absolutely blew me away, that God leans into your weakness and your wounds. Look at2 Corinthians 12 verse 9. You've heard this one before. My grace is sufficient for you. You've heard that one, right? I didn't really like that verse. You know, it's almost…
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…you don't know even what the Lord is doing in your life at this present moment. Think about the times that Paul himself talks about joy. He says in2 Corinthians 12 verse 9on the screen, Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. Romans 5, 2-3, We rejoice in…
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