The Strength of Weakness

• 2 Corinthians 3:1 (NIV84)

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God Dependent Ministry

"We are perilously adequate"
"We are so good at what we do, we are. I good at all."

• Real conversion v2-3a
• Supernaturally Transformed v3b

1: Confidence in Christ v4
• "such confidence as this is ours through Christ before God"

2: Competence comes for God v5
• "not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God"

3: Empowered by the Spirit. v6
• "He has made us competent as ministers of the new covenant - not of the letter but of the spirit; for the letter kills, but the spirit gives life".

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