WALKING BY FAITH
                                                       2 Cor. 5:1-10

INTRO:  A necessity, not an option

I. WALKING SPIRITUALLY:  4:16-18
A. Through God's Word we see eternal things
B. Prioritize our lives - vs. 18; Matt. 6:33

II. WALKING IN CONFIDENCE:  1
A. "For we know..." - cf. 1 Cor. 9:26; Heb. 6:9-12; 10:22
B. Paul had such confidence - 2 Tim. 1:12

III. WALKING IN PATIENCE:  2
A. cf. 6:4ff.
B. Lk. 21:19; Rom. 2:7; 8:25; Heb. 6:12; 12:1; Rev. 14:12

IV. WALKING IN THE REALIZATION THAT WE CAN FALL:  3
A. Heb. 6:4-6; 2 Pet. 2:20-22
B. 1 Cor. 10:11-12

V. WALKING IN HOPE OF IMMORTALITY:  4
A. 2 Tim. 1:10; 1 Cor. 15:50-57

VI. WALKING IN COURAGE:  6
A. Deut. 31:6; 2 Tim. 1:7; Prov. 1:33
B. Peter, who fought with a sword but denied the Lord, proves it takes more
     courage to make a moral stand than to fight in carnal warfare - Matt. 26:69-  75
C. Courage increased thru facing & conquering things we fear - 2 Tim. 4:7

VII. WALKING IN PURPOSE:  9
A. God has a purpose for us - vs. 5; Eccl. 12:13
B. Phil. 1:21; 3:7-14

VIII. WALKING IN THE AWARENESS OF JUDGMENT:  10
A. Can despise God's goodness... - Rom. 2:3-4

                                                                                  - Dan Richardson