{"id":8353,"date":"2019-05-05T22:15:52","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T02:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=8353"},"modified":"2019-05-05T22:15:52","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T02:15:52","slug":"asubmissivemind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2019\/05\/asubmissivemind\/","title":{"rendered":"A Submissive Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>THEME: Unsinkable<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2>SERIES: A Lifeboat<\/h2>\n<h2><strong>TITLE:\u00a0<\/strong>A Submissive Mind<\/h2>\n<h2>Scripture: Romans 8: 18-30<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cPhysical suffering exposes the delusion of personal autonomy and self-sufficiency.\u201d Tripp<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ONE INEVITABLE REALITY \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cSuffering is inevitable; misery is optional.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">What do we know?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Suffering is (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>certain<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Suffering has a (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>purpose<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Suffering is (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>temporary<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The inevitable reality Paul wants us to see is that<strong> no matter what we go through here on earth, it pales in comparison to the glory waiting for us.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>II.\u00a0\u00a0 THREE ESSENTIAL RESPONSES \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Three responses we should have toward suffering:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Groaning and longing<\/strong><\/span>).\u00a0 [v.23]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Hoping and waiting<\/strong><\/span>).\u00a0 [24-25]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Praying and searching<\/strong><\/span>) [v.26-27]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NEXT WEEK: \u00a0\u00a0Theme: Unsinkable\/ Series: A Lifeboat<\/p>\n<p>Title: The Secure Mind- Romans 8:31-39<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THEME: Unsinkable SERIES: A Lifeboat TITLE:\u00a0A Submissive Mind Scripture: Romans 8: 18-30 &nbsp; \u201cPhysical suffering exposes the delusion of personal autonomy and self-sufficiency.\u201d Tripp &nbsp; I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ONE INEVITABLE REALITY \u00a0\u00a0 \u201cSuffering is inevitable; misery is optional.\u201d What do we know? 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Suffering is (certain). 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Suffering has a (purpose). 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Suffering is (temporary). 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