Big Idea

It’s a grace just to be weak and need Jesus

Key Verses

2 Corinthians 12:7-10

7 So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations,[a] a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Hebrews 4:16

16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Discussion Questions

1. Are you the kind of person that takes the last piece of pizza at a party? Why or why not?

2. What makes admitting our weaknesses so hard? 

3. Why is the “surplus of God’s grace” so important for how we live our lives?  

4. Tell about a time when you felt God’s grace empower you?  

5. How can you rely more on God’s grace this week?