Don’t just take our word for it . . . take His! We would encourage you to spend time examining the following Scriptures that shaped this sermon: 2 Corinthians 3:4–9; Mark 7:31–37.

2 Corinthians reveals Paul encountering one of his “problem child” churches in a moment when they badly needed comfort. His encouragement to them—and simultaneously his corrective to the few among them who slandered his ministry and message—has been crystallized in the words of the late Anglican theologian, J.I. Packer: “Weakness is the way.”

Taking 2 Corinthians 3:5 as our window into Paul’s message, this sermon considers three diagnostic questions, to help us discern if Paul’s comforting message about the sufficiency of God has penetrated our hearts.

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