Coping With Hardship

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Coping With Hardship
Four Reasons Why We Cant Give up

• 2 Corinthians 41-58

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Coping With Hardship - Introduction
2 Corinthians 4158

• Have you ever felt drained?
• Have you ever faced adversity?
• Have you ever been discouraged?

Four keys of focus to help us keep going
Our Work Our Purpose Our Faith Our Hope
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Coping With Hardship
Key 1Focus on Our Work

• The ability to serve others is a
  blessing(vs.1)
• Serve with integrity(vs.2)
• You cant help everyone (vs.3,4)
• The work is Gods and He will reward
  accordingly (vs.5,6)

Helping Others Spiritually 1-6
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Coping With Hardship
Key 2Focus on Our Purpose

• The value of Gods message a treasure in
  earthen vessels (vs.7)
• The cost of preaching Gods message. Knocked
  down, but not out!(vs. 8-11)
• The Purpose of Gods message present a living
  Savior so others can live (vs.12)

Making Known The Life of Jesus 7-12
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Coping With Hardship
Key 3Focus on Our Faith

• Gives us the strength to overcome
  hardships(vs.13)
• Faith comes by hearing (vs. 13)
• Faith is trusting(vs.13,14)
• Faith is grateful(vs.15)
• Faith is rejuvenating (vs.16)

Faith Is the Victory 13-16
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Coping With Hardship
Key 4Focus on Our Hope

• Comparing now with later (vs.17)
• Focusing on what will be, and not on what we now
  physically see(vs. 18)
• We have the assurance of the resurrection(51-5)
  
• Therefore we live by faith, not sight(56-8)

Hope Sustains us Through Difficulties 41758