Pastor Ryan Perry - Good Hope Baptist Church - 19 April 2026

Big Idea: Suffering exists because creation is no longer aligned with God’s order—but it remains under His sovereign rule and is being moved toward His redemptive purposes.

Key Verses:

Genesis 1:1–2; Genesis 1:31; Genesis 2:8–10; Genesis 2:15; Genesis 3:5; Genesis 3:17–19; Genesis 3:23–24; Genesis 6–9; Psalm 69:1–2; Isaiah 57:20; Romans 8:20–21; Genesis 4; Genesis 11; Exodus 1; Galatians 6:7; Job 1–2; Psalm 115:3; Deuteronomy 32:4; Ephesians 1:4–5; Luke 22:31; Genesis 50:20; Romans 8:22