From Ashes to Glory
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INTRODUCTION.
Because God helps us and works through our suffering to bring us to glory, we must hope in anticipation of His return.
18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
19 For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly 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 also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
22 For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now.
23 And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body.
24 For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees?
25 But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.
26 In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;
27 and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
29 For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren;
30 and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.
MESSAGE.
We will SUFFER. 18-25
We will SUFFER. 18-25
Suffering in this life is inevitable but we can not compare it to how great our glory will be.
2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Not comparable.
Creation.
17 Then to Adam He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat from it’; Cursed is the ground because of you; In toil you will eat of it All the days of your life.
First Fruits
We have a HELPER. 26-27
We have a HELPER. 26-27
The Holy Spirit knows better than we do and He helps us in our weakness
16 “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever;
Help in prayer.
Intercedes for us.
According to the will of God.
We are PREDESTINED to GLORY. 28-30
We are PREDESTINED to GLORY. 28-30
While we are suffering God is at work in our lives shaping us make us what He wants us to be.
10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.
Song - “He’s Still Working on Me”
All things work together for good.
those who love God.
those who are called according to His purpose.
God predestined to conform us.
to the image of His Son.
God called the believer.
Justified.
Glorified.
CONCLUSION.