John 8 44 b NIV The devil was

John 8: 44 b (NIV) “[The devil] was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. ”

John 8: 32 (NIV) “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. ”

The Lie • I have to be emotionally stronger • I have to be provisionally stronger • I have to be spiritually stronger • I have to be professionally stronger

The Truth Your strength is limited, but God’s is not Isaiah 40: 30 -31 (NIV) “Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; 31 but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. ”

The Truth Your strength is limited, but God’s is not

The Truth Your strength is limited, but God’s is not

The Truth You must embrace your weakness to access God’s strength 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. ”

The Truth You must embrace your weakness to access God’s strength 2 Corinthians 12: 10 b – “I delight in weaknesses. ” The word delight comes from the Greek word eudokeó, which means “to think well of, to be well-pleased. ”

The Truth You must embrace your weakness to access God’s strength “What weakness do you need to think well of, to boast in and to embrace? ”

God’s grace & power 2 Corinthians 12: 9 (NIV) “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. ’”

God’s grace & power Grace = KHARIS = “unmerited favor” (a divine influence on the heart) Sufficient = ARCHAEO = “eliminating a barrier” (exactly enough) Power = DUNAMIS = “explosive, miraculous power” Perfect = TETELESTAI = “completely fulfilled” Weakness = ASTHENEO = “disease, infirmity, or brokenness”

God’s grace & power 2 Corinthians 12: 9 (Retranslated) “God’s divine influence is exactly enough to meet your every need, for His explosive miraculous power is made completely perfect in you when you are broken before Him. ”

Satan: The identity thief Genesis 3: 1 b (NIV) “He said to the woman, ‘Did God really say? ’”

Truth You can do all things, but only through the strength of Christ Philippians 4: 13 (ESV) – “I can do all things through him [Christ] who strengthens me. ” John 15: 5 (NIV) – “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. ”