Power for a Purpose: Part 2 - Strength Through Weakness

This Sunday, Tom Sherman brings us the talk in the latest of our EBC Online services. Once you have watched the video, we encourage you to reflect on the bible text and join us in the prayer that follows below.

To listen to the talk click here.
 
Readings:

Acts chapter 1 verses 12 - 14 (The Message)

So they left the mountain called Olives and returned to Jerusalem. It was a little over half a mile. They went to the upper room they had been using as a meeting place: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James, son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, Judas, son of James.
They agreed they were in this for good, completely together in prayer, the women included. Also Jesus’ mother, Mary, and his brothers.

2 Corinthians chapter 4 verse 7

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.

 
Acts chapter 6 verses 2 and 3
 
“It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables. 3 Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them



 

Prayer & Reflection

God, I thank you that You are a God of the broken, that we don’t have to be perfect for You to work through us.
I pray we stop putting on these expectations of us having to be perfect; to fix ourselves before we can work for You because You want us just as we are.
I pray that we learn really that we are enough for You to work through us.
Amen.




Questions to Consider

1. Why do you think God so consistently chooses the seemingly weaker people to build His kingdom?
2. What would you say is one of your weaknesses, a barrier that you can’t overcome and that you feel stops God from using you?
3. Can you recall a time when you have stepped out, in weakness and vulnerability, because you thought God had spoken? What happened?
4. If we wait until we are ‘sorted’ we will be waiting forever. In what simple practical way would you like to begin to step out this week?