1. The Bible…God’s Owner Manual for Living Part 35 The Truth about the Surest Thing and the Hardest Thing in Life

2. Introduction  This is the main reason why life is so difficult and painful today.

3. The Truth about the Hardest Thing in Life The hardest thing in life is ______. ___________________________________. Matthew 5 43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 “But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,” LOVE Love must be extended to your enemies

4. The Truth about the Hardest Thing in Life The hardest thing in life is LOVE. Love must be extended to your enemies. Romans 12 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

5. The Truth about the Hardest Thing in Life The hardest thing in life is LOVE. ______________________. John 15 13 “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.” *Life = psuche (Greek) = soul (mind/heart) = breath Love must be from total

6. The Truth about the Hardest Thing in Life The hardest thing in life is LOVE. _________________. Ephesians 4 32 Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. *Forgiving = charizomai (Greek) = give grace Love must forgive

7. The Truth about the Hardest Thing in Life The hardest thing in life is LOVE. _________________________. Ephesians 5 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, * Love = agapao = to love unconditionally (not because…, not in spite of…, not if you…) Love must be self-sacrificial

8. The Truth about the Surest Thing in Life The surest thing in life is ______. ________________________. John 3 16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” LOVE Love is divinely bestowed

9. The Truth about the Surest Thing in Life The surest thing in life is LOVE. _____________________________. 1 Corinthians 13 8 Love never fails…. Love is unstoppable/irresistible

10. The Truth about the Surest Thing in Life The surest thing in life is LOVE. Love is unstoppable/irresistible. True stories: The American war prisoner who gave a New Testament to his cruel captor Grace SungEun Lee

11. Love Is Irresistible Grace SungEun Lee 28 years old Terminally-ill with brain cancer Stricken in early Sept., 2012 Sustained by feeding tube and ventilator Won judgment against parent’s lawsuit but…

12. The Truth about the Surest Thing in Life The surest thing in life is LOVE. ____________________. 1 Corinthians 13 13 But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love. Love is unsurpassable

13. The Truth about the Surest Thing in Life The surest thing in life is LOVE. ____________________________________. 1 John 4 19 We love, because He first loved us. Love is divinely supplied and sustained

14. Closing Thoughts What is your response to the surest thing and the hardest thing in your life? Are you excited about embracing this truth or will you disregard it? Are you ready to see how, with God’s help, the surest thing in life will bring victory and transformation to the hardest places in your life?