Text: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (p.987)
Loss is inevitable in life, but hopeful grief is a life- giving .
When we refuse to grieve, we do so to our own .
is when I unconsciously try to block painful memories from my mind.
is when I consciously try to block painful memories from my mind.
We don’t get past our sorrow without going our sorrow. (Jn. 11:34-35; Gen. 6:5-6; Ps. 34:18)
A is a passionate expression of grief to God.
Complaining to God is act of worship. Complaining God is an act of rebellion.
We grieve with hope because we know grief is for a . (Ecc. 3:1,4)
We grieve with hope because we know God is at work in . (Rom. 8:28)
We grieve with hope because we know is not all there is. (2 Cor. 4:16-18)
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