Can temporary suffering really bring eternal purpose?
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Picture This, Week 3 of 4 from March 23, 2025
"We endure here by trusting God has prepared our eternal home."
2 Corinthians 4:16-5:10 by Michael Lockstampfor (@miklocks)
SUMMARY
This sermon explores the concept of our earthly bodies as temporary "tents" and the promise of an eternal, heavenly dwelling prepared by God. Pastor Michael emphasizes that while we experience affliction and groaning in our current bodies, we can have hope in the unseen reality of our future resurrection bodies. The sermon encourages believers to live with purpose and faith, knowing that our current struggles are preparing us for an eternal weight of glory.
REFLECTION & DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
💬 Have we surrendered our lives to Jesus so that He will make us a home?
💬 What is our attention renewing in us every single day? What are we paying the most attention to each day and how is that shaping us?
💬 Are we living in this tent in a way that is pleasing to our eternal home-builder?
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
📰 Blog Summary for this message
Your body is a temple (1 Corinthians 6:18-20)
Who sinned and caused this blindness? (John 9)
Article on suffering by Ann Voskamp “When your world burns down: how to answer the question of pain and suffering”
