In this sermon, Pastor Josh explores how Christians are able to endure suffering because of the hope they have and the future that’s promised to them.
KEY IDEAS:
Acknowledge the Pain of Waiting
- The Chrisitan lives off of this sentence: We are suffering, glory is coming, which means right now we wait.
- In this waiting, we must acknowledge our real experience of pain and not paint over it with cheap platitudes or cliches.
Strengthened to Wait
- Though we experience pain in waiting through suffering, we have a hope in Jesus that is sure and can give us what we need to endure patiently.
- The Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness, and he prays for us in a way that exactly accords with God’s will.
The End of Our Waiting
- Glory is coming, and it is a glory so full and so rich that every ounce of suffering will be not worth comparing.
- Whereas in this life we have sighed through gritted teeth, in that day we will breathe out “It was worth it.”
- The glory we experience there is centered on seeing Jesus face to face.