From the Cradle to the Grave

From the Cross to Pentecost

Living in Resurrection

Power!(Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:7-18)

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed

on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in

despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not

destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be

revealed in our body… 

“Living in Resurrection Power”

For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body. So then, death is at work in us, but

life is at work in you. It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak, because we

know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us

with you to himself… 

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All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and

more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory

of God. Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are

wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day...

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 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an

eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what

is unseen is eternal.

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“Living in Resurrection Power”

Romans 8:11 “If the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead dwell in you He shall quicken your mortal bodies”

1. Resurrection Power shows you that you are not perfect!

• 2 Corinthians 4:7 (NIV) "But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us."

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2. Resurrection Power shows you that you are not alone!

• 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 (CEV) "We often suffer, but we are never crushed. Even when we don’t know what to do, we never give up. In times of trouble, GOD IS WITH US, and when we are knocked down, we get up again."

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3. Resurrection Power shows you that you are not Superman!

• 2 Corinthians 4:10 (NLT) "Through suffering, these bodies of ours constantly share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies."

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4. Resurrection Power shows you that you are not Superman but don’t forget

there’s a Superman inside of you!

• 2 Corinthians 4:11 (TLB) "Yes, we live under constant danger to our lives because we serve the Lord, but this gives us constant opportunities to show forth the power of Jesus Christ within our dying bodies."

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5. Resurrection Power shows you that some trouble is for a reason

• 2 Corinthians 4:12 (NIV) "So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you."

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6. Resurrection Power shows you that all trouble is for a season

• 2 Corinthians 4:13-15 (Message) "We’re not keeping this quiet, not on your life. Just like the Psalmist who wrote, ’I believed it, so I said it’, we say what we believe. And what we believe is that the One who raised up the Master Jesus will just as certainly raise us up with you, alive. Every detail works to your advantage and to God’s glory: more and more grace, more and more people, more and more praise!"

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7. Resurrection Power shows you that your character is more important than

your comfort.• 2 Corinthians 4:16 (Msg) "So we’re not

giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace."

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8. Resurrection Power shows you that your eternal destiny is more important

than your present problems• 2 Corinthians 4:17 (CEV) "These little

troubles are getting us ready for an eternal glory that will make all our troubles seem like nothing. Things that are seen don’t last forever, but things that are not seen are eternal. That’s why we keep our minds on the things that cannot be seen."

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