For the purpose of teaching, let us define weakness:
1. Recognizing our inability to perform God’s will on our own.
2… Yielding our hearts and utterly depending upon the power of the Holy Spirit.
3. Allowing the Holy Spirit to work through us to accomplish the things of eternal value by His power and not our own.
Church leaders often feel a great deal of pressure to be a “success” in ministry. Unfortunately, our ideas of success are often defined by the world’s standards or even by our own pride. We want to be important in the eyes of others. We want to be “great” in God’s Kingdom so that God will greatly us!
But in reality is, that there are no great men of God … only humble men greatly used of God! (Matthew 20:20-28).
Struggling with sin
Paul describing his experience with the law, as a God-fearing Israelites. In this case, the experience he describes – best summarized in the verse – Romans 7:19 “as I do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do – this I keep on doing.” is the typical experience of every Israelites who seeks to keep God’s law as the way to righteousness.
Well, in this context what about us today?
Let’s reflect on the following three points:
1) Think about the dilemma of the God-fear who has
2) God’s law who desires to be obedient and yet does not know Christ
3) Thank God for the deliverance we have through Christ from the condemnation we deserve.
Psalm 5:11
But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them that those who love your name may rejoice in you. —
Thoughts on This Verse....
Our hope is in the LORD! He is the basis of our security and the reason for our joyful songs! He is our protection and hope! He is the reason we rejoice!
1. Recognizing our inability to perform God’s will on our own.
2… Yielding our hearts and utterly depending upon the power of the Holy Spirit.
3. Allowing the Holy Spirit to work through us to accomplish the things of eternal value by His power and not our own.
Church leaders often feel a great deal of pressure to be a “success” in ministry. Unfortunately, our ideas of success are often defined by the world’s standards or even by our own pride. We want to be important in the eyes of others. We want to be “great” in God’s Kingdom so that God will greatly us!
But in reality is, that there are no great men of God … only humble men greatly used of God! (Matthew 20:20-28).
Struggling with sin
Paul describing his experience with the law, as a God-fearing Israelites. In this case, the experience he describes – best summarized in the verse – Romans 7:19 “as I do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do – this I keep on doing.” is the typical experience of every Israelites who seeks to keep God’s law as the way to righteousness.
Well, in this context what about us today?
Let’s reflect on the following three points:
1) Think about the dilemma of the God-fear who has
2) God’s law who desires to be obedient and yet does not know Christ
3) Thank God for the deliverance we have through Christ from the condemnation we deserve.
Psalm 5:11
But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them that those who love your name may rejoice in you. —
Thoughts on This Verse....
Our hope is in the LORD! He is the basis of our security and the reason for our joyful songs! He is our protection and hope! He is the reason we rejoice!
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