The Challenge: Am I willing to receive God’s power in weakness?
Memory Verse: Psalm 116:12, 13
What elements in Paul’s vision increased the opportunity for pride? How did the physical disability preserve humility in him?
How can this “thorn in the flesh” be both God’s doing and a “messenger of Satan”? How might the Cross help us understand this?
Why is weakness the only real path for God’s power and grace? How does Paul use the idea of foolishness to communicate the idea? In what ways do our own weaknesses exalt God’s strength?