TEXT: II Corinthians 5:1-8
INTRO:
Take an inventory and see what we have.
I.
WE HAVE A HEAVENLY FATHER.
Luke
11:2 And he said unto
them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy
name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
Luke
11:13 If ye then, being evil,
know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your
heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
II.
WE HAVE A HOLY FAITH.
Jude
20 But ye, beloved,
building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying
in the Holy Ghost.
III.
WE HAVE A HAPPY FELLOWSHIP.
Psalms
133:1 Behold,
how good
and how pleasant it is
for brethren to dwell together
in unity!
IV.
WE HAVE A HELPFUL FRIEND.
Proverbs
18:24 A man that hath friends
must shew himself friendly;
and there
is a
friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Proverbs
17:17 A friend loveth at all
times, and a brother is born for adversity.
V.
WE HAVE A HUNDRED-FOLD FORGIVENESS.
Psalms
103:3 Who forgiveth all thine
inquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
Pslams
86:5 For thou, Lord, art good,
and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon
thee.
VI.
WE HAVE A HEALTHY FOOD.
Psalms
119:103 How sweet are thy
words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
I
Peter 2:2 As newborn babes,
desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
VII.
WE HAVE A HOPEFUL FUTURE.
Titus
2:13 Looking for that blessed
hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour
Jesus Christ;
A.
No sin, suffering, sorrow or separation
