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Here are the songs we sang this Sunday. This shows the song name, the artist who performed the song, and the cd that contains the song. Open Up the Heavens – Meredith Andrews – Worth It All Glorious – Chris Tomlin – See the Morning Our God Saves – Paul Baloche – Our God Saves Worth It All – Meredith Andrews – Worth It All We Stand As One – Greg Sykes – The Voice of the Martyrs: I Am N

Encouragement Amidst Physical Trials

Endurance & Triumph Amidst Difficulties (part 5) 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Review 2 Corinthians 1:1-11 Fruitful Suffering Our suffering is not in vain

Review 2 Corinthians 1:12-2:17 How to Remain Triumphant Amidst Suffering If you want to share in Christ’s triumph, you need to remain chained to His chariot!

Review 2 Corinthians 3:1-18 How to be Adequate While Being Inadequate You are inadequate on your own, but totally adequate through Christ’s Spirit in you

Review 2 Corinthians 4:1-18 Therefore, We Do Not Lose Heart We don’t lose heart b/c even though we are not able, God is able

Outline

• Paul’s defense & description of his ministry

(2:14-7:4) − Reasons to not lose heart in ministry (4:1-5:10) ∙ Because in spite of temporal trials we live for eternal rewards (4:16-18)

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (ESV)

16 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer

self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (ESV)

17 For this light momentary affliction is

preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 18 as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (ESV)

16 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer

self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (ESV)

17 For this light momentary affliction is

preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 18 as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (ESV)

17 For this light momentary affliction is

preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 18 as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (ESV)

17 For this light momentary affliction is

preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 18 as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (ESV)

17 For this light momentary affliction is

preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 18 as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (ESV)

17 For this light momentary affliction is

preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 18 as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

2 Corinthians 5:1-10

1 For we know that if the earthly tent we live

in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2 Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, 3 because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.

2 Corinthians 5:1-10

4 For while we are in this tent, we groan and

are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

2 Corinthians 5:1-10

5 Now the one who has fashioned us for this

very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

2 Corinthians 5:1-10

6 Therefore we are always confident and

know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. 7 For we live by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:1-10

9 So we make it our goal to please him,

whether we are at home in the body or away from it. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.

Why can we be confident & courageous amidst physical affliction? What then shall we do in the meantime?

Why can we be confident & courageous amidst physical affliction?

• Because of the certainty of our future

possession of new physical bodies (vv.1-4)

Why can we be confident & courageous amidst physical affliction?

• Because of the certainty of our future

possession of new physical bodies (vv.1-4)

1 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is

destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

Why can we be confident & courageous amidst physical affliction?

• Because of the certainty of our future

possession of new physical bodies (vv.1-4)

2 Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed

instead with our heavenly dwelling, 3 because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.

–1 Corinthians 15:42-49

42 So will it be with the resurrection of the

• dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is

raised imperishable; 43 it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;

–1 Corinthians 15:42-49

44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a

spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.

–1 Corinthians 15:42-49

46 The spiritual did not come first, but the

natural, and after that the spiritual. 47 The first man was of the dust of the earth; the second man is of heaven. 48 As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are

• f heaven.

–1 Corinthians 15:42-49

49 And just as we have borne the image of the

earthly man, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man.

Why can we be confident & courageous amidst physical affliction?

• Because of the certainty of our future

possession of new physical bodies (vv.1-4)

Why can we be confident & courageous amidst physical affliction?

• Because of the anticipation of our future

experience of intimate communion in the presence of Christ (vv.6-8)

Why can we be confident & courageous amidst physical affliction?

• Because of the anticipation of our future

experience of intimate communion in the presence of Christ (vv.6-8)

6 Therefore we are always confident and know

that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord.

Why can we be confident & courageous amidst physical affliction?

• Because of the anticipation of our future

experience of intimate communion in the presence of Christ (vv.6-8)

7 For we live by faith, not by sight. 8 We are

confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

–1 John 3:2

2 Dear friends, now we are children of God,

and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

Why can we be confident & courageous amidst physical affliction?

• Because of the anticipation of our future

experience of intimate communion in the presence of Christ (vv.6-8)

Why can we be confident & courageous amidst physical affliction?

• Because of Christ’s Spirit who is our present

guarantee of this future promise (v.5)

Why can we be confident & courageous amidst physical affliction?

• Because of Christ’s Spirit who is our present

guarantee of this future promise (v.5)

5 Now the one who has fashioned us for this very

purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

Why can we be confident & courageous amidst physical affliction?

• Because of Christ’s Spirit who is our present

guarantee of this future promise (v.5)

5 Now the one who has fashioned us for this very

purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

–2 Corinthians 3:5-6 (NASB)

5 Not that we are adequate in ourselves to

consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God, 6 who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

–2 Corinthians 3:18 (ESV)

18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the

glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to

• another. For this comes from the Lord who is

the Spirit.

Why can we be confident & courageous amidst physical affliction?

• Because of Christ’s Spirit who is our present

guarantee of this future promise (v.5)

What then shall we do in the meantime?

What then shall we do in the meantime?

• Live by faith and not by sight (v.7)

What then shall we do in the meantime?

• Live by faith and not by sight (v.7)

6 Therefore we are always confident and know

that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. 7 For we live by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

What then shall we do in the meantime?

• Live by faith and not by sight (v.7)

What then shall we do in the meantime?

• Live by faith and not by sight (v.7)

–Action point: Memorize & meditate on a promise from God’s Word

What then shall we do in the meantime?

• Aim to please Christ in light of appearing

before Him (vv.9-10)

What then shall we do in the meantime?

• Aim to please Christ in light of appearing

before Him (vv.9-10)

9 So we make it our goal to please him, whether

we are at home in the body or away from it.

What then shall we do in the meantime?

• Aim to please Christ in light of appearing

before Him (vv.9-10)

10 For we must all appear before the judgment

seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.

What then shall we do in the meantime?

• Aim to please Christ in light of appearing

before Him (vv.9-10) –The bema seat is different from the great white throne judgement (Revelation 20:11-15)

What then shall we do in the meantime?

• Aim to please Christ in light of appearing

before Him (vv.9-10) –At the bema seat only rewards not punishment will be given out (1 Corinthians 3:10-15)

What then shall we do in the meantime?

• Aim to please Christ in light of appearing

before Him (vv.9-10) –At the bema seat we will give an account, but there will not be any shame

∙ 2 Corinthians 5:10

10 For we must all appear before the judgment

seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.

∙ Romans 14:12

12 So then, each of us will give an account of

• urselves to God.

∙ Romans 8:1-2

1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for

those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.

What then shall we do in the meantime?

• Aim to please Christ in light of appearing

before Him (vv.9-10) –At the bema seat, we will give an account, but there will not be any shame

What then shall we do in the meantime?

• Aim to please Christ in light of appearing

before Him (vv.9-10) –However, at the bema seat there will be regret

∙ 1 Corinthians 3:12-15

12 If anyone builds on this foundation using

gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw,

13 their work will be shown for what it is,

because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work.

∙ 1 Corinthians 3:12-15

14 If what has been built survives, the builder

will receive a reward. 15 If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved— even though only as one escaping through the flames.

What then shall we do in the meantime?

• Aim to please Christ in light of appearing

before Him (vv.9-10)

9 So we make it our goal to please him, whether

we are at home in the body or away from it.

10 For we must all appear before the judgment

seat of Christ…..

conclusion

Our future home far outweighs the present afflictions in our present tent