Message Notes
MESSAGE NOTES
SEPTEMBER 14, 2025
RICK WILLIAMS, SENIOR PASTOR
PROMISES
FOUR FOUNDATIONAL PROMISES
The Promise of God’s Power
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 about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 NIV
Big Idea: The promise of God’s power reminds us that His _________________ is most clearly revealed in our _______________________.
EMBRACING THE PROMISE OF GOD’S POWER
1. Receive God’s __________________ in your weakness.
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 about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
- His grace is _____________________ when I feel like I am not enough.
2. Rely on God’s ___________________ in your suffering.
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 about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
- Our weakness is the _______________ for God’s strength.
3. Rejoice in God’s _____________________ in your life.
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 about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 NIV
- The less I cling to my strength, the more I can ___________________ in His.
LIVING THE PROMISE OF GOD’S POWER
- Acknowledge your weakness.
Stop pretending you’ve got it all together. Ask God to meet you in your struggles and sustain you. His grace is sufficient, even in your limitations.
- Rely daily on His grace.
Pray, “Lord, give me enough for today.” Like manna, grace is fresh each morning.
- Turn your trials into your testimony.
Let your weaknesses, when empowered by God, point others to His glory and faithfulness.
The Bottom Line:
Your weakness is not the end of your _______________ — it is the place where God displays His power, makes you His witness, and points others to the risen Christ.