The promise of Christians' future glory can sometimes seem like pie-in-the-sky, especially when you're in the middle of grief or suffering. But in truth, this hope flips how we handle grief, suffering, and even time itself. In this Trinity 4 sermon on Romans 8:18–23, discover how future redemption lets us endure pain with hope, live eternally focused, and comfort one another amid isolation.

Takeaways:

• Glory's certainty reshapes daily life like pre-vacation cleanup—we endure real sufferings without denial, knowing they pale against what's coming. 

• Creation groans alongside us, awaiting bodies redeemed from decay; no more thorns, wear-out, or death in the new heaven and earth. 

• Time flies subjectively, but eternity makes 100 years a blink. Use money, pursuits, and relationships with forever in mind. 

• Suffering isolates, but the Holy Spirit's foretaste empowers us to share comfort: "This isn't right, but Jesus will make it right, so hang on! 

Scripture Index:

• Genesis 3:17-19 – Sin curses humanity and creation with toil and thorns.

• 1 Corinthians 15:42-54 – Bodies raised imperishable, clothed in immortality. 

• 2 Peter 3:8 – A day to God like a thousand years; timeless perspective. 

• 2 Peter 3:9 – God not slow, patient for salvation. 

• Revelation 21:4 – No more death, mourning, crying, or pain in eternity.