Sermon Notes
2 Corinthians 12:1-10
What is God's purpose for our afflictions?
1. To make us humble
2. To make us prayerful
3. To make us useful
Growth Group Discussion Questions
Looking Back
1. How are you growing and applying what you’ve learned since your last group gathering?
Explore
2. What is the nature of Paul’s “thorn in the flesh”?
3. What might be the surpassing revelations that Paul experienced?
Examine
4. How can one’s thorn(s) be a manifestation of God’s power?
5. What do you think the verse “For when I am weak, then I am strong” (v.10b) means?
Apply
6. What is the nature of your own “thorn”?
7. How do you see God’s presence and purpose in your thorn?
1. How are you growing and applying what you’ve learned since your last group gathering?
Explore
2. What is the nature of Paul’s “thorn in the flesh”?
3. What might be the surpassing revelations that Paul experienced?
Examine
4. How can one’s thorn(s) be a manifestation of God’s power?
5. What do you think the verse “For when I am weak, then I am strong” (v.10b) means?
Apply
6. What is the nature of your own “thorn”?
7. How do you see God’s presence and purpose in your thorn?
Stats to Date
Dec 28, 2025
Weekly Offering
GENERAL
Actual: $53,119
Budget: $51,318
MISSIONS
Actual: $25,999
Budget: $8,414
REVITALIZATION
Actual : $4,682
Budget: $9,615
Actual: $53,119
Budget: $51,318
MISSIONS
Actual: $25,999
Budget: $8,414
REVITALIZATION
Actual : $4,682
Budget: $9,615
Year to Date Offering
GENERAL
Actual: $950,272
Budget: $1,334,268
MISSIONS
Actual: $202,534
Budget: $218,764
REVITALIZATION
Actual; $587,377
Budget: $800,000
Actual: $950,272
Budget: $1,334,268
MISSIONS
Actual: $202,534
Budget: $218,764
REVITALIZATION
Actual; $587,377
Budget: $800,000
Attendance
1,139