Be Earnest to Strengthen Your Proven Faith

Sermon Outline:

A. A confidence Concerning Demonstrated Faith (9-10)

    1. The substance of confidence (9)

        a. Confidence of better things

        b. Confidence of salvation

    2. The reasons for confidence (10)

        a. God's justice

        b. Demonstrated fruit

B. An Eager Desire for Spiritual Strengthening

    1. Demonstrating the same earnestness (11)

        a. Toward the full assurance of hope

        b. Until the end

    2. Imitating those who are saved (12)

        a. Not sluggish

        b. But the imitators of those who inherit the promise