Service 30 March 2025
Please access the video below 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 The Apostle Paul was not seen as a worldly success but embraced his weaknesses and suffering as transformative. Paul revealed his trials not to dramatise his pain, but to highlight God's power perfected in weakness. The Corinthians, focused on outward success and power, found Paul's life of discomfort and trials unappealing. Despite their perception, Paul boldly shared how God worked through his weaknesses, showing that true strength and glory come from God. Like Gideon's story where God chose the weak to deliver Israel, Paul’s focus on Jesus’ death and resurrection reflects that God's strength is revealed in human smallness. Paul challenged Corinthians to look beyond appearances, trusting in God's transformative power. He proclaimed believers as "new creations in Christ," urging them to live by God's power, not their own. God's plan involves creating something entirely new, working through our weaknesses and smallness to fulfill a greater purpose.
