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The Gift of Grace August 6

If only … What would you like to have an unlimited supply of? Consider that God’s grace to us is unlimited His grace allows me to face anything life throws at me.

Listen for why not to boast. 2 Corinthians 12:2-7a (NIV) I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know--God knows. 3 And I know that this man--whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God knows-- 4 was caught up to paradise. He heard inexpressible things, things that man is not permitted to tell.

Listen for why not to boast. I will boast about a man like that, but I will not boast about myself, except about my weaknesses. 6 Even if I should choose to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will think more of me than is warranted by what I do or say. 7 To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations,

God Blesses Us What unusual (at least to us) technique did Paul use to describe an amazing spiritual experience he had in the Lord? Why might he have chosen this approach? Paul says he could have been tempted to brag. What could he have bragged about?

God Blesses Us Though he had grounds for boasting, why did he refrain from doing so? What are some risks and rewards of sharing our spiritual experiences with others? Risks Rewards

Listen for Paul’s hardship. 2 Corinthians 12:7b-8 (NIV) there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.

Hardships Can Prevent Pride What did Paul say was given to him to keep him humble? How did Paul understand Satan intended to use the thorn in the flesh? What was Paul’s response to his "thorn"?

Hardships Can Prevent Pride What are some weaknesses or afflictions that you find difficult to live with? What Satan may intend for harm, God can use for good. What good can there be? How can you handle it when a prayer isn’t answered as you hope concerning these weaknesses?

Listen for why Paul would boast. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (NIV) But he 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 about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

By God’s Grace, We Endure What promise did the Lord give to Paul concerning times of hardship? What is grace? What did Paul mean in saying that he preferred that the power of Christ may rest upon him?

By God’s Grace, We Endure How can you allow the Lord’s power to take over where you are weak? How does the Christian perspective on power and weakness differ from that of the world? Christian View World View

Application Give thanks for grace. What hardship are you currently experiencing, or did you most recently experience? Thank God for that difficulty and ask Him to fill you with strength by His grace.

Application Look for grace. Consider a recent hardship you encountered. How did God work in your life while going through that difficulty? Identify how God displayed His grace in that situation.

Application Share grace. Who in your life needs to experience the grace of God? Pray that God would intervene in the situation. Pray that God would shower His grace upon the person and that He would use you to share the amazing message of the gospel’s grace with him or her

The Gift of Grace August 6