~MEDITATION~ Philippians 4:12-13 ESV Philippians 4:12-13 ESV 12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. 13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me. I Filipenses 4:12-13ESV I Filipenses 4:12-13 ESV 12 Sé lo que es vivir en la pobreza, y lo que es vivir en la abundancia. He aprendido a vivir en todas y cada una de las circunstancias, tanto a quedar saciado como a pasar hambre, a tener de sobra como a sufrir escasez. 13 Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece.

“Sufficient in Christ” II Corinthians 3:4-6 I. Acknowledging Our Weakness (3:5a) A. Examples from Scripture B. Examples from Our Lives II. Acknowledging God’s Sufficiency (3:4, 5b) A. It’s All A Gift B. Living Outside the Comfort Zone III. Acknowledging The New Covenant (3:6) A. A Better Covenant B. In Christ’s Blood

Oswald Chambers ( ) “God can achieve his purpose either through the absence of human power and resources, or abandonment of reliance on them. All through history God has chosen and used nobodies, because their unusual dependence on him made possible the unique display of his power and grace. He chose and used somebodies only when they renounced dependence on their natural abilities and resources.”

“Sufficient in Christ” II Corinthians 3:4-6 I. Acknowledging Our Weakness (3:5a) A. Examples from Scripture B. Examples from Our Lives II. Acknowledging God’s Sufficiency (3:4, 5b) A. It’s All A Gift B. Living Outside the Comfort Zone III. Acknowledging The New Covenant (3:6) A. A Better Covenant B. In Christ’s Blood

Romans 11:34-36 (ESV) 34 “For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?” 35 “Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid?” 36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. Romanos 11:34-36 (NVI) 34 «¿Quién ha conocido la mente del Señor, o quién ha sido su consejero?» 35 «¿Quién le ha dado primero a Dios, para que luego Dios le pague?» 36 Porque todas las cosas proceden de él, y existen por él y para él. ¡A él sea la gloria por siempre! Amén.

1 Corinthians 4:7 (ESV) 7 For who sees anything different in you? What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it? 1 Corintios 4:7 (NVI) 7 ¿Quién te distingue de los demás? ¿Qué tienes que no hayas recibido? Y si lo recibiste, ¿por qué presumes como si no te lo hubieran dado?

“Sufficient in Christ” II Corinthians 3:4-6 I. Acknowledging Our Weakness (3:5a) A. Examples from Scripture B. Examples from Our Lives II. Acknowledging God’s Sufficiency (3:4, 5b) A. It’s All A Gift B. Living Outside the Comfort Zone III. Acknowledging The New Covenant (3:6) A. A Better Covenant B. In Christ’s Blood

J. Oswald Sanders Spiritual Leadership Page 16 “Because we children of Adam want to become great, He became small. Because we will not stoop, He humbled Himself. Because we want to rule, He came to serve.”

“Sufficient in Christ” II Corinthians 3:4-6 I. Acknowledging Our Weakness (3:5a) A. Examples from Scripture B. Examples from Our Lives II. Acknowledging God’s Sufficiency (3:4, 5b) A. It’s All A Gift B. Living Outside the Comfort Zone III. Acknowledging The New Covenant (3:6) A. A Better Covenant B. In Christ’s Blood

Hebrews 7:22 (ESV) 22 This makes Jesus the guarantor of a better covenant. Hebreos 7:22 (NVI) 22 Por tanto, Jesús ha llegado a ser el que garantiza un pacto superior.

Hebrews 8:6 (ESV) 6 But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises. Hebreos 8:6 (NVI) 6 Pero el servicio sacerdotal que Jesús ha recibido es superior al de ellos, así como el pacto del cual es mediador es superior al antiguo, puesto que se basa en mejores promesas.

“Sufficient in Christ” II Corinthians 3:4-6 I. Acknowledging Our Weakness (3:5a) A. Examples from Scripture B. Examples from Our Lives II. Acknowledging God’s Sufficiency (3:4, 5b) A. It’s All A Gift B. Living Outside the Comfort Zone III. Acknowledging The New Covenant (3:6) A. A Better Covenant B. In Christ’s Blood