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- The answer to this inadequacy of human beings to solve their own problems, even after they are saved, is found in God’s provision for power over sin and the power to have victory in Christ. To accomplish the purpose of a Christian leading a holy life, God has made rich provision.
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Apr 28, 2023 · The Bible says a Christian’s power comes from God through the Holy Spirit. God is the ultimate source of power. All power comes from Him and is subject to Him: “Yours, LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours.
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- How Should We Live Our Lives in Light of Our Identity in Christ
The name “Christians” means literally “followers of Christ.”...
- To Live is Christ
“To live is Christ” means that Christ is our focus, our...
- What Should a Christ-centered Life Look Like
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We are going to talk about the Christian experience of weakness. There are three questions to answer in the time we have: 1. What are the weaknesses that Paul has in mind here when he says, “The power of Christ is made perfect in weakness”? 2. What is the source of such weaknesses? Do they come from Satan or from God? Or both? 3. What is the purpos...
Just to bring it closer to home, on Wednesday we had a really good all church strategy meeting. One of the songs we sang has a chorus that goes like this: As we sang it, I wondered how everyone in the chapel was processing that statement in the light of real life experience when sea billows of joy do not roll over the soul. Here’s how I fit it in m...
What are the weaknesses Paul has in mind here when he quotes Jesus as saying in verse 9, “My power is made perfect in weakness”? And then says, “I will all the more gladly boast in my weaknesses”? And then again in verse 10 says, “For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses”?
What is the purpose of such weaknesses? Is there a goal or an aim for why the weaknesses come? Why insults, hardships, persecutions, calamities, troubles? Why can’t I find a job? Why am I trapped in this awful marriage? Why does my dad have cancer? Why can’t I have children? Why do I have no friends? Why is nothing working in my life? Paul gives th...
Aug 19, 2022 · The authority of the believer comes from God and from God’s Word. As we are God’s ambassadors, we can speak with His authority as we share His Word, appealing to the world on behalf of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20).
Dec 4, 2013 · Philippians 2 suggests what we already know, which is that Jesus gave up his place in heaven and lowered himself to become like us. The foreshadow analogy is Moses, who gave up his place as the son of Pharaoh to become a slave and to share in the degraded situation of the Israelites.
Oct 8, 2015 · But it is precisely the God-man, Jesus Christ, and the crucified and risen Savior, triumphant over sin and Satan, and exalted to the right hand of God and installed as the Lord of the universe. So, yes, the Son of God always had total authority in heaven and on earth.
Jan 13, 2023 · Paul’s prayer is that they (we) would experience God’s incomparably great power – the power at work in those who believe. The working of God’s power was not just for a select few at the beginning of church history.
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Revealing God’s Power. When we are weak, God is more able to display His power, but if we’re trying to go through things on our own power, then God’s power cannot be openly displayed. This explains why Paul wrote, “Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me” (2 Cor 12:9b ...
