The Body that Suffers Together | 8:18-30, 1 Corinthians 12:12-26 | Pastor Dave Hentschel

In week six of Upside Down Glory, Pastor Dave Hentschel opens Romans 8 and 1 Corinthians 12 to explore what it means to be “The Body That Suffers Together.” Scripture tells us that all creation groans under the weight of the fall, and believers groan as well—not in despair, but in hope. This message reminds us that suffering is not a sign of weak faith, but a shared reality in a broken world, and that the Spirit of God intercedes for us even when we have no words left to pray. Yet God never intended His people to suffer alone. Through the image of the church as a body, Pastor Dave calls us to move beyond isolation and independence into interdependence, where every member is needed and every weakness matters. The church is not a crowd that watches suffering, but a body that absorbs it, bearing one another’s burdens with Romans 8 hope and 1 Corinthians 12 hands.In a groaning world, God forms a people who wait with hope, care with compassion, and refuse to let anyone suffer alone.