Future Glory
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Intro and Tension
Intro and Tension
Laying in bed once | Emma tell Alexis to go to her room | Alexis = I don’t think so mum
Emma; Excuse me
Alexis: You heard me
Great dad moment - Any dad, loves this moment - if not - liar.
Alexis thought she was the boss - until she met the boss.
Some of us think we boss |have it all figured out - future - who’s in control.
2 things need to become obvious.
Who is reigning.
Where we are going.
Title: You have a New Future
**Pray**
In Romans 8 -
**Diamond Gospel**
Week 1: New Position | Week 2: New Creation | Week 3: New Family “Abba Father” | today - New Future
Recap - Big Words.
Justificaiton - No condemnation.
Sanctification = Yes sanctified - ongoing process of defeating Sin.
Today = Gloriifcation = Eventually, take us out of presence of Sin. New Lenses
Let’s dive in - start where ended last week:
and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
Not going to talk about suffering - Mention 1 thing;
Glory is not compensation for suffering - Grows out of suffering.
Let’s keep going;
For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope 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.
What paul saying? This world is not the plan
When Adam Sinned - Wasn’t just us that fell - Creation Fell.
This world is Futile - No hope in this world - Solomon said same thing;
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
All is nothing - without Jesus = Nothing.
This is what World offers = Carrots (get carrot out)
Satan hoping you find a carrot - attach identity to it.
Andre Agassi - Became world number 1 - Slipped into depression why? Because it’s all meaningless.
Your meaning is not of this world.
You have a phenominal purpose in God, to be used in a futile and hopeless world.
Snapping achilis heal - thought it was gonna be pain forever - Wasn’t.
It was temp - Just like this world
Point: Jesus offers you hope in the hopeless
There is real hope on the table today.
For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
Good news | Creation growns | Waiting - For what?
Verse 21 tells us - The Freedom of the Glory of the Children of God
First thing to realise; This world is not the plan
Started in Garden of Eden - Ends in Revelation. New Heaven, new earth. Everything else will go.
Can we go there?
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.
How it started - how it ends.
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
Look what isaiah said when talking about Glory;
They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
God is going to transform wolrd so that it fulfills the purpose for which God created it.
For Him to be worshipped and to dwell with His people.
2nd thing we need to realise today - We are going to glory, and will be glorified.
“We eagerly await transformation of our bodies” - Romans 8 - Not going in meatbags you have now.
There will be a time = Flesh will not fight you anymore - Have glorified bodies.
But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
How do we get there? All consuming fire - In Christ = no worries;
This phrase, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of things that are shaken—that is, things that have been made—in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.
This is the hope we have - We are in an unshakable Kingdom!
This is what Paul is saying;
For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees?
In this hope - Glorified bodies | Place with no sin | In Glory, with our Creator.
That’s great - but still here - world still stinks - gotta go to work tomorrow.
So what do we do?
We have a perspective Shift that changes us practically.
Where we are going and who is reigning should change what we are doing right now.
Revelation 1 - John gets window into Heaven - Sees risen Jesus
What does he see - Jesus - Glorified;
and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest. The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire, his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters. In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength.
Deep theology - not getting into it.
Jesus same yesterday, today, forever - Fully God, fully man - on earth - in form of human, showed us how to act as human.
now Glorified.
Man from galilee is now Risen son of God | Unparrelled in every way.
yes Lives in us, closer than friend, will never leave or forsake you.
This is risen Christ - Yawheh - Sits on the throne - King of Kings.
What was Johns reaction;
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last,
Didn’t have a worship move - Fell flat on face (act it out).
Perspective shift…Fell down in worship.
We don’t serve a Man, risen, son of God
I want us to come into this today - A glimpse of the risen Jesus -
A glimpse of the Risen Jesus changes us.
Sun behind the clouds
Shift perception - Here’s the practical - don’t miss it.
Is this Jesus on throne today? In the suffering and futile world?
He wants you to glimpse that He is Triumphant - He wins and is winning.
Reigns now, and is reigning,
Victorious - Sitting on throne.
Yes its hard - brutal, suffering - but don’t forget for a second -
Jesus regning, and don’t forget - Going to Glory - the HOPE in which you have - This world is not the plan -
This is why…Paul says;
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
Don’t hope for things in this world - Hope for what is to come.
Hope that through your actions - as you reflect Jesus, you show a glimpse of Heaven to provide others hope.
You have a Hope - A promise, of what is to come, at any moment.
Let’s have a perspective Shift, that changes us practically.
What does your life look like with a perspective shift today?