As a group, read the following Scriptures, and then discuss the questions below.
- Psalm 10:2 (the wicked man hunts down the weak)
- Psalm 41:1-3 (blessed are those who have regard for the weak)
- Isaiah 40:29-31 (He increases the power of the weak)
- Ezekiel 34:16 (I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak)
- Acts 20:35 (we must help the weak)
- Romans 8:26 (the Spirit helps us in our weakness)
- Romans 14:1-4 (accept the one whose faith is weak)
- Romans 15:1 (bear with the failings of the weak)
- 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 (God chose the weak things to shame the strong)
- 1 Corinthians 9:22-23 (to the weak, I became weak)
- 1 Corinthians 12:21-26 (the weaker parts of the body are indispensable)
- 2 Corinthians 11:30 (I will boast of the things that show my weakness)
- 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (for when I am weak, then I am strong)
- Hebrews 5:1-3 (the high priest is subject to weakness)
- How does God feel about weakness?
- How is this different from how the world often feels about and acts toward weakness?
- How are we called to respond to weakness?
- How do these Scriptures relate to the weaknesses people have in regard to the work that they do and the relationships that they are in?
- Do you think God wants us to fix our weaknesses? Why or why not?