• 2 Cor. 1:1-7 “Turning Tragedy Into Triumph”• 2 Cor. 1:8-12- “How To Make It Through Rough Times”• 2 Cor. 1:13-24- “Battlefield Mentality”• 2 Cor. 2:1-11- “Cancer Of The Soul”• 2 Cor. 2:12-17- “The Blessings Of Brokenness”• 2 Cor. 3:1-3- “Somebody’s Reading Your Mail”• 2 Cor. 3:4-11- “How To Have The Much More Life”• 2 Cor. 3:12-17- “True Freedom“• 2 Cor. 3:18- “This Little Light Of Mine, I'm Going To Let It Shine”• 2 Cor. 3, 4, 5 -“The Hiding Of The Gospel” • 2 Cor. 5: 1-7- “Unlocking The Insecurities Of Life”• 2 Cor. 5:8-13- “Turning Inside Out For God”• 2 Cor. 5:13-17- “The Love Of Christ”• 2 Cor. 5:17-21- “Being An Ambassador For Christ”
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• Genesis 1:26-28Genesis 1:26-28 – “And God said, – “And God said, Let us Let us make man in our imagemake man in our image, after our likeness: , after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of and let them have dominion over the fish of
the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over
every creeping thing that creepeth upon the every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. earth. So God created man in his own So God created man in his own
image, in the image of God created he image, in the image of God created he himhim; male and female created he them. And ; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish
the earththe earth, and subdue it: and have dominion , and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of
the air, and over every living thing that the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.”moveth upon the earth.”
Matthew 28:19-20 – “Go ye therefore, and teach all teach all
nationsnations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to
observe all things whatsoever I have
commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even
unto the end of the world. Amen.”
• Hebrews 1:1-3Hebrews 1:1-3 – “God, who at sundry times – “God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in
these last days spoken unto us by these last days spoken unto us by his Sonhis Son, , whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by
whom also he made the worlds; whom also he made the worlds; Who Who being the brightness of his glory, being the brightness of his glory,
and the express image of his and the express image of his personperson, and upholding all things by the , and upholding all things by the
word of his power, when he had by himself word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand purged our sins, sat down on the right hand
of the Majesty on high”of the Majesty on high”• Luke 19:10Luke 19:10 – “For the Son of man is come to – “For the Son of man is come to
seek and to saveseek and to save thatthat which was lost.”which was lost.”
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•Jeremiah 8:5Jeremiah 8:5 Why Why then is this people of then is this people of
Jerusalem Jerusalem slidden slidden backback by a by a perpetual perpetual backslidingbacksliding? they ? they
hold fast deceit, they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.refuse to return.
““I Surrender All”I Surrender All”
22ndnd Cor 4:1-2 Cor 4:1-2
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--LostLost PeoplePeople
TextText: 2: 2ndnd CorinthiaCorinthians 4:3-6ns 4:3-6
John 3:36John 3:36 – “He that – “He that believeth on the Son believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: hath everlasting life: and he that believeth and he that believeth not the Son shall not not the Son shall not
see life; see life; but the wrath but the wrath of Godof God abideth abideth on on
himhim.”.”
Ephesians 2:1 Ephesians 2:1 “And you hath “And you hath he quickened, he quickened, who who were deadwere dead in trespasses in trespasses
and sins”and sins”
•C.S. Lewis- “War “War does not result does not result
in an increase in in an increase in death. It only death. It only
accelerates the accelerates the process”process”
--LostLost PeoplePeople--BlindBlind PeoplePeople
TextText: 2: 2ndnd CorinthiaCorinthians 4:3-6ns 4:3-6
• John 3:17John 3:17 – “For God sent not his – “For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the Son into the world to condemn the
world;world; but that the world but that the world through him might be savedthrough him might be saved.”.”
• 2 Peter 3:92 Peter 3:9 – “The Lord is not slack – “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some concerning his promise, as some
men count slackness; but is men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, longsuffering to us-ward, not not
willing that any should perishwilling that any should perish, , but that all should come to but that all should come to
repentancerepentance.”.”
--LostLost PeoplePeople--BlindBlind PeoplePeople
-Shining-Shining PeoplePeople
TextText: 2: 2ndnd CorinthiaCorinthians 4:3-6ns 4:3-6
•Hebrews 10:12Hebrews 10:12 – “But – “But this man, after he this man, after he had offered one had offered one
sacrifice for sins for sacrifice for sins for ever, ever, sat down on sat down on the right hand of the right hand of
GodGod””
•Colossians 1:27Colossians 1:27 – “To – “To whom God would make whom God would make
known what is the known what is the riches of the glory of riches of the glory of
this mystery among the this mystery among the Gentiles; Gentiles; which is which is Christ in you, the Christ in you, the
hope of gloryhope of glory””
Colossians 3:3 Colossians 3:3 “For ye are “For ye are dead, and dead, and
your life is hid your life is hid with Christwith Christ in in
God.”God.”
•Romans 1:16Romans 1:16 For I am not For I am not ashamed of ashamed of the gospel the gospel of of
Christ: for it is the power of God Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and believeth; to the Jew first, and
also to the Greek.also to the Greek.•Romans 2:16Romans 2:16 In the day when In the day when
God shall judge the secrets of God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according men by Jesus Christ according
to to my gospelmy gospel..
•1 Corinthians 9:17 1 Corinthians 9:17 – – “For if I do this thing “For if I do this thing
willinglywillingly, I have a , I have a reward: but if against reward: but if against
my will, a dispensation my will, a dispensation of the gospel of the gospel is is
committed unto mecommitted unto me.”.”
--LostLost PeoplePeople--BlindBlind PeoplePeople
-Shining-Shining PeoplePeople
-Renounced-Renounced PeoplePeople
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Acts 1:8Acts 1:8 – “But ye shall – “But ye shall receive power, after receive power, after
that the Holy Ghost is that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses shall be witnesses unto unto meme both in Jerusalem, both in Jerusalem,
and in all Judaea, and in and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the uttermost part of the
earth.”earth.”
• Matthew 5:14-18 Ye are the light of the Matthew 5:14-18 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, be hid. Neither do men light a candle,
and put it under a bushel, but on a and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. that are in the house. Let your light Let your light
so shine before men, that they may so shine before men, that they may see your good workssee your good works, , and glorify and glorify your Father which is in heavenyour Father which is in heaven. .
Think not that I am come to destroy the Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to law, or the prophets: I am not come to
destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from or one tittle shall in no wise pass from
the law, till all be fulfilled.the law, till all be fulfilled.
Genesis 1:1-3Genesis 1:1-3 In the In the beginning God created the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And heaven and the earth. And
the earth was without the earth was without form, and void; and form, and void; and
darkness was upon the darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon Spirit of God moved upon
the face of the waters. the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be And God said, Let there be light: and there was lightlight: and there was light..
John 8:12John 8:12 Then spake Then spake Jesus again unto them, Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of saying, I am the light of
the world: he that the world: he that followeth me shall not followeth me shall not
walk in darknesswalk in darkness, but , but shall have the shall have the
light of lifelight of life..
--LostLost PeoplePeople--BlindBlind PeoplePeople
-Shining-Shining PeoplePeople-Renounced-Renounced
PeoplePeople-Servant-Servant PeoplePeople
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• Romans 1:14 - Romans 1:14 - I am debtor I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the the Barbarians; both to the
wise, and to the unwise.wise, and to the unwise.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:4 - 1 Thessalonians 2:4 - But as But as we were allowed of God to we were allowed of God to
be put in trust with the be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speakgospel, even so we speak; ;
not as pleasing men, but not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.God, which trieth our hearts.
--LostLost PeoplePeople--BlindBlind PeoplePeople
-Shining-Shining PeoplePeople-Renounced-Renounced
PeoplePeople-Servant-Servant PeoplePeople
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