1. HOW NOT TO LOSE HEART (2 Corinthians 4:16-18)

2. HOW NOT TO LOSE HEART I. CONCENTRATE ON THE GOOD OF THE INWARD MAN, NOT THE OUTWARD MAN, "Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day" A. Grow spiritually, v. 16; Rom. 12:2; Eph. 4:22-24; A. Grow spiritually, v. 16; Rom. 12:2; Eph. 4:22-24; 2 Pet. 1:5-10; Matt. 22:37-38 2 Pet. 1:5-10; Matt. 22:37-38 B. Recognize outward man is perishing, Phil. 3:18- B. Recognize outward man is perishing, Phil. 3:18- 19; Heb. 9:27; Matt. 6:25-34; Gal. 6:8; 1 Tim. 4:7- 19; Heb. 9:27; Matt. 6:25-34; Gal. 6:8; 1 Tim. 4:7- 11; 6:6-8 11; 6:6-8

3. HOW NOT TO LOSE HEART I. CONCENTRATE ON THE GOOD OF THE INWARD MAN, NOT THE OUTWARD MAN II. THINK OF ETERNAL GLORY, NOT PRESENT AFFLICTION, "For our light affliction, which is for the moment, worketh for us more and more exceed- ingly an eternal weight of glory." A. Eternal glory, Heb. 5:8-9; 1 Pet. 5:10; Phil. 3:20- A. Eternal glory, Heb. 5:8-9; 1 Pet. 5:10; Phil. 3:20- 21; Rev. 21:9-11; Col. 3:1-4 21; Rev. 21:9-11; Col. 3:1-4

4. "Viewed absolutely, or in comparison with the sufferings of other men, Paul's afflictions were exceedingly great. He was poor, often without food or clothing; his body was weak and sickly; he was homeless; he was beset by cruel enemies; he was repeatedly scourged, he was stoned, he was imprisoned, he was shipwrecked, robbed, and counted as the offscouring of the earth; he was beyond measure harassed by anxieties and cares, and by the opposition of false teaches and the corruption of the churches which he had planted at such expense of time and labour. 1 Cor. 4, 9-13, and 2 Cor. 11, 23-29” (Charles Hodge, Exposition of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians, p. 103)

5. HOW NOT TO LOSE HEART I. CONCENTRATE ON THE GOOD OF THE INWARD MAN, NOT THE OUTWARD MAN II. THINK OF ETERNAL GLORY, NOT PRESENT AFFLICTION, "For our light affliction, which is for the moment, worketh for us more and more exceed- ingly an eternal weight of glory." A. Eternal glory, Heb. 5:8-9; 1 Pet. 5:10; Phil. 3:20- A. Eternal glory, Heb. 5:8-9; 1 Pet. 5:10; Phil. 3:20- 21; Rev. 21:9-11; Col. 3:1-4 21; Rev. 21:9-11; Col. 3:1-4 B. Affliction, Phil. 2:5-11; Heb. 11:25; Ps. 119:67; B. Affliction, Phil. 2:5-11; Heb. 11:25; Ps. 119:67; Matt. 19:29; 2 Tim. 2:12; Phil. 3:7-11; Matt. 5:11- Matt. 19:29; 2 Tim. 2:12; Phil. 3:7-11; Matt. 5:11- 12; Acts 5:41; Phil. 2:17 12; Acts 5:41; Phil. 2:17

6. HOW NOT TO LOSE HEART I. CONCENTRATE ON THE GOOD OF THE INWARD MAN, NOT THE OUTWARD MAN II. THINK OF ETERNAL GLORY, NOT PRESENT AFFLICTION III. LOOK AT THE INVISIBLE, NOT THE VISIBLE, "While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal" A. Seeing the unseen, Phil. 3:12-14; Heb. 11:24-27; A. Seeing the unseen, Phil. 3:12-14; Heb. 11:24-27; 2 Cor. 5:1-10 2 Cor. 5:1-10 B. The visible, 1 Jno. 2:15-17; Matt. 19:16-22 B. The visible, 1 Jno. 2:15-17; Matt. 19:16-22

7. HOW NOT TO LOSE HEART I. CONCENTRATE ON THE GOOD OF THE INWARD MAN, NOT THE OUTWARD MAN, "Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day" A. Grow spiritually, v. 16; Rom. 12:2; Eph. 4:22-24; A. Grow spiritually, v. 16; Rom. 12:2; Eph. 4:22-24; 2 Pet. 1:5-10; Matt. 22:37-38 2 Pet. 1:5-10; Matt. 22:37-38 B. Recognize outward man is perishing, Phil. 3:18- B. Recognize outward man is perishing, Phil. 3:18- 19; Heb. 9:27; Matt. 6:25-34; Gal. 6:8; 1 Tim. 4:7- 19; Heb. 9:27; Matt. 6:25-34; Gal. 6:8; 1 Tim. 4:7- 11; 6:6-8 11; 6:6-8

8. HOW NOT TO LOSE HEART I. CONCENTRATE ON THE GOOD OF THE INWARD MAN, NOT THE OUTWARD MAN II. THINK OF ETERNAL GLORY, NOT PRESENT AFFLICTION, "For our light affliction, which is for the moment, worketh for us more and more exceed- ingly an eternal weight of glory." A. Eternal glory, Heb. 5:8-9; 1 Pet. 5:10; Phil. 3:20- A. Eternal glory, Heb. 5:8-9; 1 Pet. 5:10; Phil. 3:20- 21; Rev. 21:9-11; Col. 3:1-4 21; Rev. 21:9-11; Col. 3:1-4 B. Affliction, Phil. 2:5-11; Heb. 11:25; Ps. 119:67; B. Affliction, Phil. 2:5-11; Heb. 11:25; Ps. 119:67; Matt. 19:29; 2 Tim. 2:12; Phil. 3:7-11; Matt. 5:11- Matt. 19:29; 2 Tim. 2:12; Phil. 3:7-11; Matt. 5:11- 12; Acts 5:41; Phil. 2:17 12; Acts 5:41; Phil. 2:17

9. HOW NOT TO LOSE HEART I. CONCENTRATE ON THE GOOD OF THE INWARD MAN, NOT THE OUTWARD MAN II. THINK OF ETERNAL GLORY, NOT PRESENT AFFLICTION III. LOOK AT THE INVISIBLE, NOT THE VISIBLE, "While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal" A. Seeing the unseen, Phil. 3:12-14; Heb. 11:24-27; A. Seeing the unseen, Phil. 3:12-14; Heb. 11:24-27; 2 Cor. 5:1-10 2 Cor. 5:1-10 B. The visible, 1 Jno. 2:15-17; Matt. 19:16-22 B. The visible, 1 Jno. 2:15-17; Matt. 19:16-22