Message #1: The Grace to Keep Going

2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Five Important Principles of Strength in Times of Adversity:

1. God’s Design in Affliction – 2 Corinthians 12:7; Matthew 23:12

2. God’s Disruption in Affliction – 2 Corinthians 12:7

3. God’s Distribution in Affliction – 2 Corinthians 12:9; 1 Corinthians 15:10, 1 Corinthians 1:24, 2 Corinthians 13:4

4. God’s Development in Affliction – 2 Corinthians 12:9–10

5. God’s Declaration in Affliction – 2 Corinthians 12:10

Three Truths to Remember About Adversity:

1. Adversity is Appointed – Deuteronomy 32:10; Isaiah 43:4, Psalm 30:5, Psalm 34:18, Psalm 41:3

2. Adversity is Beneficial – Cultural commentary. John 15:2. Parable of the apple tree and the thorn bush

3. Adversity is Temporary – 2 Corinthians 4:17, 1 Peter 1:6, 1 Peter 5:10, Isaiah 35:10