In a world as unsettling as this. When we realize our lives are not in our own hands. And that we are subject to all the vagaries and miseries of this life. What can settle our hearts? I. Assurance is a ministerial priority, v1. II. Assurance is a matter of the heart, v2a. III. Assurance is aided in a loving community, v2b. IV. Assurance is grounded in knowing Christ, vv2c-3. V. Assurance prevents deception, vv4-5.