Our culture tells us to play to our strengths. We find ourselves in the midst of a kind of “strength revolution” that encourages muting any weakness, that demands we always put our best foot forward. But below the surface, the stubborn reality of our weakness remains. What will we do with it?
To answer that question, I want to encourage you to preach through the entire book of 2 Corinthians. Here’s how I’d summarize its main point in one sentence: God’s power is perfected in our weakness. Here are three reasons that you should preach through 2 Corinthians.
1. The gospel is good news for the weak.
Pastors, we may need this message more than anyone. We would do well to look to Paul as a living, breathing illustration of the power of God manifest through weakness. Paul was commissioned to minister by the power of God. He stands in stark contrast to the Corinthian teachers who had come into the church and seemed to have it all together. They charged him with being a fickle leader (1:17), of lacking proper letters of recommendation (3:1–3, of not being dynamic or charismatic in his preaching (3:12), of being a weakling (10:10). These attacks prompted
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