Weak is StrongWeak is Strong

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The Upside Down Way of JesusThe Upside Down Way of Jesus

““In the beginning was the In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”God, and the Word was God.”

John 1:1John 1:1

In the beginning was Jesus, and In the beginning was Jesus, and Jesus was with God, and Jesus was Jesus was with God, and Jesus was God.God.

““22 He was with God in the He was with God in the beginning. beginning. 33 Through him all Through him all things were made; without him things were made; without him nothing was made that has been nothing was made that has been made.” made.”

John 1:2-3John 1:2-3

““The Word became flesh and The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and from the Father, full of grace and truth.truth.”

John 1:14

““He came to that which was He came to that which was his own, but his own did not his own, but his own did not receive him.receive him.”

John 1:11

II. The Cross Is _____________ . The Cross Is _____________ to Man. to Man.

““For the message of the cross is For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of being saved it is the power of God.”God.”

I Corinthians 1:18I Corinthians 1:18

WeaknessWeakness

A. The cross was a symbol of A. The cross was a symbol of ___________. ___________.weaknessweakness

B. The cross was a symbol of B. The cross was a symbol of _____________. _____________.humiliationhumiliation

C. The cross was a symbol of C. The cross was a symbol of ___________. ___________.sufferingsuffering

D. The cross was a symbol of D. The cross was a symbol of _______. _______.defeatdefeat

E. The cross was a symbol of E. The cross was a symbol of _______. _______.deathdeath

II. The Cross Is God’s ___________.II. The Cross Is God’s ___________.

““2222 Jews demand miraculous signs Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, and Greeks look for wisdom, 2323 but but we preach Christ crucified: a we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles..foolishness to Gentiles...”.”

I Corinthians 1:22-23I Corinthians 1:22-23

StrengthStrength

A. God chose the cross so His ___________ could be seen.strengthstrength

““For the foolishness of God is For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.”man’s strength.”

I Corinthians 1:25I Corinthians 1:25

B. What God did for the _______B. What God did for the _______ He can do for you and He can do for you and He can do He can do for me.me.

““But God chose the foolish But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the of the world to shame the strong.”strong.”

I Corinthians 1:27I Corinthians 1:27

crosscross

““Therefore I will boast all the Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me…For when power may rest on me…For when I am weak, then I am strong.”I am weak, then I am strong.”

II Corinthians 12:9-10II Corinthians 12:9-10

“…That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses…

For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

II Corinthians 12:10