Groans and Glory | Morning Worship, Pastor Cory Nederveld, April 26, 2026

Introduction

• Our union with Christ, and what it means to identify with him, is to share in both sufferings and Glory. 
  • To be a Co-heir means we are also Co-Suffering with Christ. (see Rom 8:17)
  • Acts 5:41; Romans 8:18; 2 Cor 4:17
• It can be hard to turn our eyes to the horizon and keep an Eternal  Perspective in the midst of suffering. 

The Text

• Creation’s Groan (Rom 8:19-22)
  • Creation suffers because of sin, but it suffers in hope. 
  • One of the hopes of Glory is that the Universe itself will be transformed. (Rev 21)
  • Pains of Childbirth (8:22)  
• Mankind’s Groan (Rom 8:23-25)
  • The already, but not yet. 
  • 2 Cor 5:2
  • We groan because our bodies fail
  • We groan because of wasted potential ,wasted life, and wasted relationships. 
  • We groan because of the sin that dwells within us. (1 Cor 15:20,42, 51-57) 
• The Holy Spirit’s Groan on Our Behalf (Rom 8:26-27) 
  • God’s answer to the problem of sin and death is a victory through the resurrection. 

Conclusion

• Nothing can separate you from the Love of God. (Romans 8:37)