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Hope in Suffering

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Bill Teubl explores Romans 8:18-25, focusing on the themes of hope and glory amid suffering. He connects depression to a lack of hope and emphasizes how believers can anchor themselves in the future glory promised by God, even in present struggles. The passage reveals creation’s longing for redemption and the transformative hope available to believers.

  • [00:00] Introduces Romans 8:18-25, highlighting its focus on hope and glory amid suffering.
  • [01:18] Links depression to a lack of hope, noting how suffering can trigger emotional lows.
  • [05:00] Explains that present sufferings are incomparable to future glory (Romans 8:18).
  • [10:44] Describes creation’s “eager longing” for the revelation of God’s children (Romans 8:19).
  • [12:26] Defines “sons of God” as believers reborn in Christ (Romans 10:9-10).
  • [20:52] Discusses “futility” in creation (Romans 8:20-21), tying it to the Fall and God’s redemptive purpose.
  • [26:26] Notes creation’s groaning (Romans 8:22) and believers’ inward groaning for future redemption.
  • [37:48] Emphasizes patience as a fruit of hope (Romans 8:24-25).
  • [42:36] Illustrates groaning as prayer (Romans 8:26-27), a response to unmet longing.
  • [50:00] Shares a personal analogy of childbirth to dying in faith, linking suffering to hope.
    • Scripture References
    • Romans 8:18-25
    • Romans 10:9-10
    • 1 Corinthians 15 (implied)
    • Genesis 3 (implied)

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