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THE COST OF THE CROWN – PART 2
[1 Corinthian 4:9-14]
EMBARASSMENT – THE 2ND EXPENSE!
1. Prepare For Moments of Embarrassment:
a. Joseph – The Shame of Prison[s]:
- Pits: The Low Places of Jealousy, [Gen. 37:11, 23-24].
- Prepare To Be Unjustly Envied.
- Potipher’s: The Low Places of Mischaracterization, [Gen. 40:15].
- Prepare To Be Falsely Accused.
- Prisons: The Low Places of Unplanned Stewardship, [Gen. 39:20-23].
- Prepare To Be Mysteriously Tested.
- Palaces: The High Places of The Lowly, [Gen. 41:41-46].
- Prepare For Your Surprising Destiny.
b. Jesus – The Shame of Crosses:
- Pilates: The Irony and Truth of Unbelief, [Matt. 27:37].
- Prepare To Be Stubbornly Doubted.
- Passerbys: The Irony and Truth of Ignorance, [Matt. 27:39-40].
- Prepare To Be Ignorantly Mocked.
- Priests: The Irony and Truth of Religiosity, [Matt. 27:41-43].
- Prepare To Be Religiously Chastised.
- Paradise: The Destiny of Those Who Hang In There! [Luke 23:42-43].
- Prepare To Be Gloriously Vindicated.
c. Words Of Counsel:
- Be Humble in Low Places Expecting Your Day of Exaltation, [Matt. 23:12].
- Keep Denying Self and Just Keep Following Jesus, [Matt. 16:24].