• Gospel means Good News.

• The Gospel is not a to memorize, but a to share.

• • For God so loved the world,

• • that he gave his only Son,

• • that whoever believes in Him,

• • should not perish,

• • but have eternal life.

• Be an of Hope.  1 Peter 3:8-15a

• Give an of Hope.  1 Peter 3:15b

• • The for Hope = the .  1 Corinthians 15:1-4

• Convey an of Hope.  1 Peter 3:15c-17

• A warning – beware of those who the grace of God and the Lord.  vv. 3-4

• A reminder – God the .

• • rebellious .  v. 5

• • rebellious .  v. 6

• • and Gomorrah.  v. 7

Instruction:

• • Be strengthened in your .  v. 20

• • Keep yourselves in the God.  v. 21

• • out to others with the gospel.  vv. 22-23

• A .  vv. 24-25

• Moses led God’s people to the promised land, but he was to enter it.  Deut. 34:4

• God Moses and gave him great . Deut. 34:5-6, 10-12; Exodus 33:11a

• God answered of Moses’ .  Exodus 32:9-11, 14; Numbers 14: 11-13, 20; 21:7-9

• But Moses’ prayer to enter the promised land was .  Deut. 3:23-27

SERMON NOTES:

Although Joseph suffered much mistreatment by others:

• was with Joseph regardless of his circumstances.  Gen. 39:2, 21

• Joseph where he was.  Gen. 39:5-6, 22-23

• Joseph found in his difficult circumstances.  Gen. 41:12-13

• Joseph did not become , but remained grateful to God.  Gen. 41:50-52; 47:11-12

• Joseph became part of God’s big .  Gen. 50:19-21; Exodus 1:6-7

• of Jesus will experience suffering.  Rom. 8:16-17

• For the believer, all suffering is .  Rom. 8:19-23

• The Holy Spirit will help us through suffering.  Rom. 8:26-29; 5:1-4

• No amount of suffering can separate us from for us.  Rom. 8:35-39

SERMON NOTES:

How can we be “strong in the Lord” in spiritual warfare?

• By being to God and His Word.  James 4:6-7; 1 Peter 5:6-10

• By giving to the devil in our lives.  Ep. 4:26-27

• By putting on the whole .  Ep. 6:10-18

• By the devil.  James 4:7; 1 Peter 5:8-9

• Satan casts doubt on the truthfulness of and the of God’s character.  Gen. 3:1-5

• • He is a .  John 8:44

• He believers.  Rev. 12:9-10; Job 1:8-11

• He seeks to keep unbelievers from seeing the of the .  2 Cor. 4:4; Rev. 12:9

• He is a defeated foe.  Rev. 12:7-11; Heb. 2:14-15