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Romans 5-8: GOSPEL POWER - Gladness and Groaning - Dr. Jim Bradford - August 3, 2025
Romans 5-8: GOSPEL POWER - Gladness and Groaning - Dr. Jim Bradford - August 3, 2025
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Central Assembly
1301 N Boonville Ave, Springfield, MO 65802, USA
Sunday 10:30 AM
GLADNESS <---> GROANING
---> HOPE <---
Annie Eisner, “Hope’s Google Spike: Are We Desperate or Devout?”
This isn’t just a reaction to one specific disaster. It’s a constant, underlying hum of uncertainty—a long-term condition rather than a momentary outcry. Right now, the story seems more like…a desire for something bigger, steadier, and more trustworthy than the shifting realities of modern life.
This isn’t just a reaction to one specific disaster. It’s a constant, underlying hum of uncertainty—a long-term condition rather than a momentary outcry. Right now, the story seems more like…a desire for something bigger, steadier, and more trustworthy than the shifting realities of modern life.
* God's Creation Groans -- A NEW CREATION
* God's Creation Groans -- A NEW CREATION
* God's People Groan -- OUR PHYSICAL RESURRECTION
* God's People Groan -- OUR PHYSICAL RESURRECTION
* God's Creation Groans -- A NEW CREATION
* God's People Groan -- OUR PHYSICAL RESURRECTION
* God's Spirit Groans -- JESUS' ACTIVE INTERVENTION
* God's People Groan -- OUR PHYSICAL RESURRECTION
* God's Spirit Groans -- JESUS' ACTIVE INTERVENTION
1. Give God time
2. Stand on the merits of Christ’s blood
3. Focus on the Spirit’s help
4. Stay God-centered rather than problem-centered
5. Blend specific requests with spiritual travail
2. Stand on the merits of Christ’s blood
3. Focus on the Spirit’s help
4. Stay God-centered rather than problem-centered
5. Blend specific requests with spiritual travail