{"id":37137,"date":"2021-09-21T12:07:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T12:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/in-our-weakness-we-find-strength\/"},"modified":"2021-09-21T12:07:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T12:07:00","slug":"in-our-weakness-we-find-strength","status":"publish","type":"sermon-illustrations","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/in-our-weakness-we-find-strength\/","title":{"rendered":"In Our Weakness We Find Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Noriyuki Morita developed spinal tuberculosis when he was two years old. It was so severe that he was hospitalized for nine years. He was told that he would never walk again, but he eventually learned how to walk again at the age of 11, when a surgeon fused four vertebrae in his spine. As an adult, he gave up his job in engineering and became a stand-up comedian as well as becoming a member of the Groundlings, a Los Angeles improvisational group. He eventually went on to become a very successful actor and was Oscar-nominated for his performance as Mr. Miyagi in <em>The Karate Kid<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-article-subhead2\">Possible Preaching Angle:<\/h2>\n\n<p><em>Paul says &ldquo;In my weakness I find my strength&rdquo; (2 Cor. 12:7-9). You may have struggled with the circumstances of your life. Try to embrace them. Allow yourself to be shaped by them. 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