TEXT: 2 CORINTHIANS 4:16-18
TITLE: THE CHRIST IN ME, GIVES ME VICTORY
INTRODUCTION
A. God’s people do not lose…
B. Unless God wants them to…
C. Why, then, do we continually live in the shadow of defeat?
D. Is the power within me really that strong?
THEREFORE,
A. What is it there for?
B. It is a transitional word
1. We have the treasure of the light of the gospel of the glory of
Christ living inside of us
2. The pressure is on me, but I am not under pressure
3. There is no way out, but I am out
4. I have to get up and go, but God goes with me
5. I get knocked down, but I keep getting up
WE DO NOT QUIT / GIVE UP
A. Remember, God’s people do not lose
B. However, if I quit…, I lose
C. Outward Perishing – Inward Flourishing
D. Why? There is something on the inside – The Christ in me…
E. I am being afflicted… But it is light
F. I am being afflicted… But it will not last long
G. Why? There is something on the inside – The Christ in me…
H. What we see physically vs. what we see spiritually
1. How did Jesus see the world? Through spiritual eyes
2. How should I see the world? Through spiritual eyes
I. I live in the present, however, I live for the future
CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK:
THAT I WILL KNOW THAT I HAVE ALREADY WON THE BATTLE… I ONLY NEED TO SHOW UP FOR THE FIGHT
