Hope for the Journey (LH)

Key Passage: Romans 8:19-25
Genesis 3:17-18
Genesis 3:15
Isaiah 65:17
Isaiah 35:1-2
Acts 3:21
2 Peter 3:13
Isaiah 11:6-7
Revelation 22:1-5
Colossians 3:1-4

I. Creation itself hopes to be made new
a. It was subjected to futility
1. What does futility mean?
2. There is a cruelty in creation of this futility
b. It was subjected in hope
1. God, in His grace, gave hope even as He cursed creation
2. New heavens and new earth: a creation without corruption
II. Not just creation, but we ourselves want to be redeemed
a. Firstfruits of the Spirit
b. The Redemption of our Bodies
1. It will be imperishable (1 Corinthians 15:42)
2. It will be glorious (1 Corinthians 15:43)
3. It will be powerful (1 Corinthians 15:43)
4. It will be spiritual, fully governed by the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 15:44)
5. It will be immortal (1 Corinthians 15:53
6. It will be like Christ's glorious resurrection body (Philippians 3:21)
7. It will bear the image of the heavenly man rather than fallen Adam (1 Cor 15:49)
8. We will never experience sickness again (Isaiah 33:24)
9. It will be free from death forever (Revelation 21:4)
10. It will be free from every effect of the curse (Revelation 22:3)
III. How to Hope
a. With patience
b. Make the unseen seen, but setting your mind on things above

 

Monday: Ephesians 2-3
Tuesday: Deuteronomy 33, Ephesians 4
Wednesday: Ephesians 5
Thursday: Deuteronomy 34, Ephesians 6
Friday: Philippians 1
Saturday: Psalm 109-112, Proverbs 25
Sunday: Jeremiah 49-52, Lamentations 1-2

3DQ - 3 discipleship questions to ask each other: What is God saying to you? What are you going to do about it? How can I help?