Sunday 1st Service Oct 25 2026 “Groaning in Hope” Romans CH 8:18-23

Okay, church.

Our teaching for our first service this morning is titled, Groaning in Hope.

So right off of the hills of all of that suffering that we went through last week, we have now advanced to a state of groaning.

We're moving along church.

And it's not like I'm making this up.

Right? This is how it's captured within the Scriptures.

And this is what often happens when we teach the Word of God line by line and verse by verse.

But the good news is, we will continue to advance, just like our title suggests, groaning in hope.

Do we see that? But we have to get past this groaning from within in order for us to see the real beauty of the sureness of our hope that we can all outwardly express.

And one of the things that I continue to find so amazing about the Word of God is how accurately it expresses the life that we experience.

especially as believers.

Which is why if we read the Bible for ourselves, and are taught the Word of God straight through, just as it is, we could easily relate to it.

Because it knows us, and He constantly shows us this reality.

And when I'm talking about going straight through the Bible, that doesn't mean that we can't deviate, have our own devotional times and other topics that we look up.

No, that's not what I'm saying.

That's fine.

But we need to be very careful that we do not only search for topics and study topics that we like.

Are you following me church? Because what we will find out is that life does not operate on our motivational desires.

And the Word of God constantly reveals this to us and teaches us that life is full of struggles and troubles.

But there is a sure hope that we can rely on while we navigate through all of these pains.

This is why going through His Word in that way, in order to receive the entire counsel of God, provides that absolute motivation, so that we are all able to face all of this madness, still having joy throughout this life, no matter what continues to happen as we live in this life.

So, with the Lord's permission, we are going to review where we left off last week.

Then we're going to expound on our text.

And we're going to look into active ways that should help us deal with present pain.

Look at a connection between creation and the sons of God, as well as the children of God.