BIBLICAL BASIS: Understanding the Christian's Hope

FOCUS TEXT: 2 Corinthians 4:15 -- 5:10

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Daniel 3:16-18; John 14:1-4; Philippians 1:18- 24; Titus 2:11-14

DEVOTIONAL READING: Psalm 42:1-11

KEY VERSE: Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD (Psalm 31:24).

CENTRAL TRUTH: God, unchanging and absolute, is the ground of man's hope and undergirds the Christian's confidence, security, and expectation.

OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to identify things for which a Christian hopes.

LESSON OUTLINE:
I. The Basis of Our Hope (2 Corinthians 4:15-18)
II. The Assurance of Our Hope (2 Corinthians 5:1-5)
III. The Perseverance of Our Hope (2 Corinthians 5:6-10)