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Coping With Hardship

Four Reasons Why We Can’t Give Up. Coping With Hardship. 2 Corinthians 4:1-5:8. Coping With Hardship. Introduction. 2 Corinthians 4:1-5:8. Have you ever felt drained? Have you ever faced adversity? Have you ever been discouraged?. Our Work Our Purpose Our Faith Our Hope.

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Coping With Hardship

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  1. Four Reasons Why We Can’t Give Up Coping With Hardship 2 Corinthians 4:1-5:8

  2. Coping With Hardship Introduction 2 Corinthians 4:1-5:8 • Have you ever felt drained? • Have you ever faced adversity? • Have you ever been discouraged? Our Work Our Purpose Our Faith Our Hope Four keys of focus to help us keep going

  3. Coping With Hardship Key # 1 - Focus on Our Work • The ability to serve others is a blessing – (1) • Serve with integrity – (2) • You can’t help everyone – (3,4) • The work is God’s & He will reward accordingly – (5,6) Helping Others Spiritually 1-6

  4. Coping With Hardship Key # 2 - Focus on Our Purpose • The value of God’s message “treasure in earthen vessels” – (7) • The cost of preaching God’s message – “Knocked down, but not out!”(8-11) • The purpose of God’s message – “Present a living Savior that others may live.” (10-12) Making Known The Life of Jesus 7-12

  5. Coping With Hardship Key # 3 - Focus on Our Faith • Gives us the strength to overcome our hardships – (13; 1 John 5:4) • Faith comes by hearing – (13; Rom. 10:17) • Faith is TRUSTING - (13,14) • Faith is GRATEFUL – (15) • Faith is REJUVENATING – (16) Faith Is The Victory 13-16

  6. Coping With Hardship Key # 4 - Focus on Our Hope • Comparing now with later – (17) • Focusing on what will be, and not on what is physically seen – (18) • We have the assurance of the resurrection – (5:1-5) • Therefore we live by faith – not sight – (5:6-8) Our Hope Sustains Us Through Difficulties 4:17-5:8

  7. Coping With Hardship Conclusion 2 Cor. 1:4-6 (NKJV) who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. • Do you feel drained? • Are you facing adversity? • Are you discouraged?

  8. Coping With Hardship Conclusion 2 Corinthians 4:1-5:8 • Do you feel drained? • Are you facing adversity? • Are you discouraged? Our Work Our Purpose Our Faith Our Hope Four keys of focus to help us keep going

  9. Coping With Hardship Conclusion What If We Fail? Our Work Our Purpose Our Faith Our Hope • We fail to please God – (5:9) • We will ALL appear before Him – (5:10) • Will be judged according to our deeds – (5:10; cf Rom 2:5-10) • Knowing the terror of the Lord; (5:11) we can’t give up on:

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