Your Strength Matters

10 For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us].

2 Cor. 12:17-20

17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

10 For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us].

17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.

19 And if they were all one member, where were the body?

20 But now are they many members, yet but one body.

Diversity:

:  the condition of having or being composed of differing elements : variety; especially :  the inclusion of different types of people (as people of different races or cultures) in a group or organization...

Workmanship:

:  the condition of having or being composed of differing elements : variety; especially :  the inclusion of different types of people (as people of different races or cultures) in a group or organization

something effected, made, or produced : work :  the art or skill of a workman; also :  the quality imparted to a thing in the process of making

If we are to identify our strength together, we must first identify where our individual strength is…In other words we must understand our lane assignment.

(assignments and accidents)

Understand the structure:

Ephesians 2:4–5 NASB95

But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

Eph 2:4-5

We must first be connected with the source of our strength…(total praise)

Ephesians 2:6 NASB95

and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

Eph. 2:

He connected us to the main source of strength..

Vs. 10

speak on 2 Cor.

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