1. I MUST DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN 1 Peter 3:15-17 Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it. But do this in a gentle and respectful way. Keep your conscience clear. Then if people speak against you, they will be ashamed when they see what a good life you live because you belong to Christ. Remember, it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is what God wants, than to suffer for doing wrong! INTEGRITY - the courage to face the demands of reality 2. STAY Matthew 10:8 Freely you have received; freely give. Matthew 10:16 “Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves. Matthew 10:39 If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it. Luke 19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.” Matthew 9:12 “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.” Matthew 9:13 For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.” Matthew 5:10-12 God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. “God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers. Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way.