Jun 27, 2021
The Thorn in Your Flesh
By: Phil Peacock
Series: (All)
“The Thorn in Your Flesh” 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
The Apostle Paul battled with some aggravation or disability in his life which he called a “thorn in the flesh.” He repeatedly asked the Lord to take it away, but instead the Lord used it to teach him some valuable lessons. How should we handle the thorns in our lives?
Seek God in it.
- “Three times I pleaded with the Lord …” (v.8)
- “But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you …’” (v.9a)
- “Therefore I will boast (glory) all the more gladly about my weaknesses …” (v.9b)
- “That is why, for Christ sake, I delight in weaknesses …” (v.10)
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- Jun 27, 2021The Thorn in Your Flesh
Jun 27, 2021The Thorn in Your FleshBy: Phil PeacockSeries: (All)“The Thorn in Your Flesh” 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 The Apostle Paul battled with some aggravation or disability in his life which he called a “thorn in the flesh.” He repeatedly asked the Lord to take it away, but instead the Lord used it to teach him some valuable lessons. How should we handle the thorns in our lives? Seek God in it.
- “Three times I pleaded with the Lord …” (v.8)
- “But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you …’” (v.9a)
- “Therefore I will boast (glory) all the more gladly about my weaknesses …” (v.9b)
- “That is why, for Christ sake, I delight in weaknesses …” (v.10)
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- Our marriages need protection.
- Our children and grandchildren also need protection.
- We need passion.
- We need prayer.
- We need planning.
- We need persistence.
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- There are always variables in life you cannot control.
- But you can choose where you invest your efforts.
- And you can choose to make the most out of what you have been given.
- You can also choose to gauge your fruitfulness by God’s standards, not the world’s.
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- Be Realistic in your expectations. (v.10a)
- Realize her value. (v.10b)
- Rely on her. (v.11)
- Respect her giftedness. (vv.13-27)
- Recognize her true beauty. (v.30)
- Receive her love. (v.12)
- Rise Up and call her blessed! (vv. 28, 31)
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- God takes our service to others personally.
- God takes our service to others and uses it as an invitation into the Kingdom of God.
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- Acts 24:24-26
- Acts 26:24
- Acts 26:28-29
Wouldn’t you rather be like the Philippian jailer who heard the word of the Lord and made the decision to believe and be saved?- Acts 16:25-34
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- Those Considered Unimportant. Mark 9:36-37, 42 & Mark 10:13-16
- Those Considered Unworthy. Mark 9:9-13 & Luke 19:1-10
- Those Considered Inconvenient. Luke 8:43-48
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- Opportunities are often time sensitive.
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