TITLE: When we are weak TEXT: 1 Corinthians 4:7-9

Keys that unlock a life of endurance that does NOT lose heart:

1 – WE ARE NOTHING, JESUS IS EVERYTHING – V.7

2 – WHEN WE ARE WEAK, THEN WE ARE STRONG - V.8-9

2 Corinthians 12:10 – “For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

When we are weak, then we are strong because of Christ’s surpassing power working in us:

2A. Even under tremendous pressure – V.8a

2B. Even in the midst of great loss – vs.8b

Philippians 3:8 – “Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ.”

2C. Even when enemies pursue us – vs.9

2D. Even when we get knocked down – vs.9b