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Date of Sermon: September 5, 2021
Main Idea: All Creation suffers until believers are glorified Key Verse: “For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God.” Romans 8:19 Bible reading: 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. Outline: I. Principal Stated and Illustrated by Creation (18-19) A. Future glory makes present suffering bearable (18) B. The eager expectation of creation (19) II. The Futility, Future Glory, and Pain of Creation (20-22) A. The futility of creation (20) B. The future freedom of creation (21) C. The present pain of creation (22) |