Suffering is a normal part of the Christian experience. But there is hope for us because nothing can separate us from the Lord of God! As you enter the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season, you might feel more intensely the dichotomy of emotions – joy of the season mixed with pain, sadness, confusion, frustration of normal life. It’s ok to feel them both, but what you do with them and where you let them take you matters.
Do you struggle with regret? Do you live in shame? Do you feel stuck? We invite you to listen to this sermon and find freedom in Christ! In this sermon we’ll see that because God does not condemn those who are in Christ, no one can condemn us. Believe the gospel, repent of your sin, and follow Jesus out of shame and into life!
Christian, are you struggling with identity? Do you fear what will happen to you when you die? Do you wonder what God thinks of you because you haven’t lived up to everyone’s expectations? Are you hesitant to take a step of faith God has put in front of you? Do you feel anxious when you think about your future? If so, this passage ought to be of great consolation.
While we wait for the glory that is to be revealed to us, we know we’re going to endure suffering. But while we wait we have an assurance that God is at work in our lives and His plan of redemption is going to be brought to completion.
Sometimes the Lord uses our pain and suffering for someone else’s benefit. Sometimes He allows us to go through difficult times and seasons in order to help other people. It’s hard to think that my pain might be someone else’s gain, but that is the example Jesus set and he did call us to follow Him. Though it might be hard to embrace, once we do, we learn that it’s really a blessing to be used by the Lord for someone else’s good; even if it means we have to endure hardship to get there.
Life can be really painful. Things don’t go the way we expected they would. We get a diagnosis that leaves us stunned and shocked. Bills stack up. A friend betrays us. Life is hard. That’s just the way it is. But the beautiful hope of redemption is that this is not always going to be the way it is! In this passage in Romans Paul fills us with hope that one day our suffering will turn into glory. So, eyes up weary traveler, straighten your back, put one foot in front of the other; your redemption, and your redeemer draws near!
Families have huge impact on our communities. Where there is a high regard for marriage and family, communities thrive. Where there is low regard for marriage and family, communities struggle. Join us as a examine God’s plan for human thriving through the gift of marriage and family.
The nations are coming to us! Refugees, international students, and migrants. The Lord has opened a wide door for us to be effective in reaching peoples of all nations, tribes, and tongues.
When I was a teenager and first received my driver’s license, my parents increasingly gave me more freedom to drive places on my own. The further they let me drive on my own, the more they would remind me that driving wasn’t a right, it was a privilege. I should drive as though I wanted that privilege to continue. The state of WI gave me the right to drive, but my parents could take away the privilege if I didn’t drive in a manner worthy of that privilege.
People are lonely. People are depressed. People are heartbroken. People are lost. People are hiding the pain. People are numbing reality. People are empty. People are seeking hope.
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