Sermon #3 in Advent Adventure 1997. Romans 8:19-25
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FRUSTRATED?
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I. A frustrating season.
II. Should real Christians ever get frustrated?
A. An emotion we associate with immaturity, impatience.
B. Frustration will always be true of Christians in this life.
III. Frustrations this side of heaven. Romans 8:20-23
A. World is a mess.
B. Not just planet, but humanity in a mess. Eccl. 5:17
C. Not just humanity, but each of us.
IV. Special frustrations of Christians.
A. Frustration with incompleteness of other believers.
B. Frustrations with ourselves.
C. Frustrations with God himself?
V. How to deal with frustration.
A. Realize we cannot answer all the questions.
B. Deal immediately with roots of bitterness and stress.
C. Count your blessings.
VI. True contentment.