1. “HOORAY FOR TROUBLE”

2. Romans 5:1-5 (NIV) 1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.

4. Romans 5:3 (Moffit) “We triumph even in our troubles”…
Romans 5:3 (The Message) There’s more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we’re hemmed in with troubles…
Romans 5:3 (NLT) We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance…

6. So Paul speaks of justification and peace, in verse one.
Romans 5:1 (NIV) 1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ
So Paul speaks of justification and peace, in verse one.

7. Romans 5:2 (NIV) Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.
Paul speaks of God’s grace – His unmerited favour in which we now stand…

8. Romans 5:2b (NIV) And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
Now in the latter part of verse 2 there is a glorious hope and all of this comes to us through the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.

9. Paul does not say we glory in the trouble itself
Paul does not say we glory in the trouble itself. We glory in what can be made of trouble trial tribulation, difficult situations and in our relationship with Christ.
This is what we are to glory in. This is what makes the Christian able to speak of it triumphantly and not despairingly.

10. Romans 5:3 (Moffit) “We triumph even in our troubles”…
Romans 5:3 (The Message) There’s more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we’re hemmed in with troubles…
Romans 5:3 (NLT) We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance…

12. Trouble can be used as an educator.

14. Trouble can be used as a corrector.
Trouble can be used as an educator.
Trouble can be used as a corrector.

16. Trouble is used as a softener.
Trouble can be used as an educator.
Trouble can be used as a corrector.
Trouble is used as a softener.

18. Trouble can be used as a revealer.
Trouble can be used as an educator.
Trouble can be used as a corrector.
Trouble is used as a softener.
Trouble can be used as a revealer.