1. Daily Bible Reading? Visiting those who are sick or shut in? Think about Heaven?

2. 2 Corinthians 4:16 Daily Bible Reading? Visiting those who are sick or shut in? Think about Heaven?

3. The Inward Man… Implies there is more to us than the physical body and mere breath of life (Gen. 2:7)

4. The Inward Man… Implies there is more to us than the physical body and mere breath of life (Gen. 2:7) The “we” is the inward man (2 Cor. 5:1-7) – Earthly house dissolved… “we” have… – In this…we groan longing to be clothed upon – We do not want to be merely naked – We want to be clothed upon with life

5. Day by Day Renewal… Wherefore we faint not God’s Power and Christ’s life is manifested in the weak, decaying and suffering body (2 Cor. 4:7, 10, 11)

6. Day by Day Renewal… Wherefore we faint not God’s Power and Christ’s life is manifested in the weak, decaying and suffering body (2 Cor. 4:7, 10, 11) Church is being strengthened and God is being thanked for His sustaining Grace (2 Cor. 4:12, 15, Phil. 1:13-14)

7. Day by Day Renewal… Wherefore we faint not God’s Power and Christ’s life is manifested in the weak, decaying and suffering body (2 Cor. 4:7, 10, 11) Church is being strengthened and God is being thanked for His sustaining Grace (2 Cor. 4:12, 15, Phil. 1:13-14) God sustains us through persecution (2 Cor. 4:8-9, Heb. 13:5-6)

8. Day by Day Renewal… Wherefore we faint not God’s Power and Christ’s life is manifested in the weak, decaying and suffering body (2 Cor. 4:7, 10, 11) Church is being strengthened and God is being thanked for His sustaining Grace (2 Cor. 4:12, 15, Phil. 1:13-14) God sustains us through persecution (2 Cor. 4:8-9, Heb. 13:5-6) Knowing God will raise us from the dead to be with fellow brethren (2 Cor. 4:14, I Thess. 4:16-17)

9. Day by Day Renewal… for (because) Affliction is momentary - present afflictions will end; eternity will not (2 Cor. 4:17)

10. Day by Day Renewal… for (because) Affliction is momentary - present afflictions will end; eternity will not (2 Cor. 4:17) Afflictions are light – when compared to glory ahead (Rom. 8:18, 2 Cor. 11:23-28)

11. Day by Day Renewal… for (because) Affliction is momentary - present afflictions will end; eternity will not (2 Cor. 4:17) Afflictions are light – when compared to glory ahead (Rom. 8:18, 2 Cor. 11:23-28) Afflictions work more and more eternal weight of glory – help produce exceeding more the weight of glory (Heb. 12:2)

12. Day by Day Renewal… for (because) Affliction is momentary - present afflictions will end; eternity will not (2 Cor. 4:17) Afflictions are light – when compared to glory ahead (Rom. 8:18, 2 Cor. 11:23-28) Afflictions work more and more eternal weight of glory – help produce exceeding more the weight of glory (Heb. 12:2) We Look beyond afflictions that are temporal to the unseen eternal things (2 Cor. 4:18).

13. In Context of decaying body – afflictions… FOCUS UPON… God’s Power is seen in my weakness of body ; People see Christ living in my body!

14. In Context of decaying body – afflictions… FOCUS UPON… God’s Power is seen in my weakness of body ; People see Christ living in my body! God will sustain me in suffering when perplexed!

15. In Context of decaying body – afflictions… FOCUS UPON… God’s Power is seen in my weakness of body ; People see Christ living in my body! God will sustain me in suffering when perplexed! Others are being encouraged in my enduring the affliction!

16. In Context of decaying body – afflictions… FOCUS UPON… God’s Power is seen in my weakness of body ; People see Christ living in my body! God will sustain me in suffering when perplexed! Others are being encouraged in my enduring the affliction! God will raise me from the dead and unite me with brethren – afflictions do not have the last word!

17. In Context of decaying body – afflictions… FOCUS UPON… God’s Power is seen in my weakness of body ; People see Christ living in my body! God will sustain me in suffering when perplexed! Others are being encouraged in my enduring the affliction! God will raise me from the dead and unite me with brethren – afflictions do not have the last word! Afflictions are light, momentary and produce eternal weight of glory!