The Pain is Real. The Promise is Greater!

Have you ever done the right thing and still ended up in pain? In Week 5 of Built Different, Pastor Marcus Jackson walks through Romans 8:18–39 and shows why following Jesus doesn't exempt us from suffering, but gives our pain a new context.

Using the picture of a labor and delivery floor, the one place where stronger pain means something is coming, this message unpacks four truths from Romans 8:

1. Your suffering is not the end (8:18–25)

2. You are not praying alone (8:26–27)

3. Your pain is not wasted (8:28–30)

4. You will never be separated from God's love (8:31–39)

Whether you're grieving, waiting on a prayer, or exploring faith for the first time, this message is for you. Your suffering doesn't get the last word. Jesus does.

Scripture: Romans 8:18–39 (NIV), 1 Peter 5:10

This week's challenge: Write one of the Romans 8 promises on your wrist and read it out loud every morning.

Daily reading: Mon - Romans 8:18–22 · Tue - Romans8:23–25 · Wed - Romans 8:26–30 · Thu - Romans 8:31–34 · Fri - Romans8:35–39