Passage: Romans 5:1-14
Subject: Suffering
Theme: Joy in suffering
Proposition: Every believer should rejoice in suffering.
Objective Sentence: Therefore every believer should rejoice in suffering.
Interrogation Sentence: Why should every believer rejoice in suffering?
Key Word: Results
Transitional Sentence: Because of the results to be gained every believer should rejoice in suffering.
Main Points:
- One result of our suffering is perserverance
- Another result of our suffering is character
III. A final result of our suffering is hope
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Introduction: Must Be Done Last