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The Truth About Pain

April 26, 2020, Pastor Michael Dascoli

Please turn in your Bibles to Romans 8:22-23:

“It’s a season!”

1: Pain is a part of life

“We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the

pains of childbirth right up to the present time.” Romans 8:22

2: Pain is a part of life whether you’re a believer or not

“Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly

as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.”

Romans 8:23

3: Whether for the Better or the Bitter, pain will always change us

HEALTHY RESPONSES TO PAIN

1: The pain of life’s tests: don’t pack it down—Celebrate it (ref. James 1:3-4)

2: The pain of anxiety: don’t pack it down—Cast it on God (ref. 1Peter 5:7)

3: The physical pain, don’t pack it down—Collaborate it (ref. 2Corinthians 1:3-4)

4: The pain of conflict: don’t pack it down—Confront it (ref. Matthew 18:15)

5: The pain of sin: don’t pack it down—Confess it (ref. Psalm 32:3-5)

6: The pain of loss: don’t pack it down—go ahead a Cry (ref. John 11:35)

“Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

5 He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” Revelation 21:1a-5

What is God’s Spirit speaking into your life today?

How must you respond?