Victory In Jesus

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Victory In Jesus

• 1 Corinthians 1550-58

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Jesus Provides Us Victory Over

• Temptation James 113-15 1 Cor. 1013 Ps.
  11911 Thy word have I laid up in my heart, that
  I might not sin against thee. cf. Mt. 44,7,10
• Sin 1 Cor. 153 Rom. 323 Isa. 591, 2 cf.
  Mt. 2531,41 Mt. 2628 Acts 238 1 John
  17-9.
• Despair 2 Cor. 1123-28 18-9 cf. Acts
  1923-34
• The Fear of Death Heb. 214-15 2 Tim. 46-8,
  18 Phil. 121-24 Psalms 234

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Jesus Provides Us Victory Over

• Death, vs. 54.
• Sin brought death. Gen. 217 319 Rom. 512
  Rom. 623
• Death is the great devourer. Heb. 927
• All graves will be opened. John 528-29
• For Christians death will be swallowed up in
  victory!

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Jesus Provides Us Victory Over

• Hades, vs. 55 (NKJV). cf. Matthew 1618 Acts
  225-32
• Rev. 117b-18 Fear not I am the first and the
  last, and the Living one and I was dead, and
  behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the
  keys of death and of Hades.

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Application Let us 1 Corinthians 1557-58

• Give thanksto God Col. 315
• Be Steadfast Col. 123
• Unmovable
• Always abound in the work of the Lord. Col. 27
• Why? Your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
  cf. Rom. 824-25

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Conclusion

• Notwithstanding the severity of the times, the
  faithful Christians at Corinth had ample reason
  to rejoice, for they could look forward to
  Victory in Jesus!
• Their reason for hope began with their obedience
  to the Gospel. cf. 1 Cor. 151-4
• Our reason for hope begins with our obedience to
  the Gospel. cf. Mark 1615-16

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What Must I Do To Be Saved?

• Hear the gospel. Rom. 1017
• Believe the Gospel. Mark 1615,16
• Repent of sins. Acts 238
• Confess faith in Jesus. Acts 837
• Be Baptized. Acts 2216 Gal. 327
• Always abound in the work of the Lord. 1
  Cor. 1558 cf. Matthew 1128