Introduction 

1. Wisdom is a Powerful Light (v1). 
2. The King’s Command (v2-8). 
3. The Uses and Abuses of Power (v9-15). 
4. The Limits of Power (v16-17). 

Conclusion 

• The Gospel seems at first to be a message of weakness, agony and abandonment. Yet, in Christ, we see the glory of God – and the power of an indestructible Life. (Hebrews 7:16) 
• ‘Not by strength nor by might, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty! (Zechariah 4:6b) 
• ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. (2 Corinthians 12:9) 
• ‘I am not ashamed of the Gospel because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes.’ (Romans 1:16)