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Death
and
Suffering
Philippians 1:21 (CEV)
21 If I live, it will be for Christ, and if I die, I will gain even more.
We have a ticket for:Group Plan – Jesus comes for me
before I die (“Rapture”)
Individual Plan – I die before
Jesus comes
back for all the Christians
RAPTURE
This word is not found in the bible, but neither
is airplane or phone
RAPTURE
Meeting Jesus in the air at His 2nd Coming
RAPTURE
Joy
Delight
RAPTURE
For those left behind:
Misery
Fear of Death
Everyone who dies before the Rapture will go through dying
Everyone has lost a loved one to death
Phases of Dealing With Loss
Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
The 5 Stages
1. You will not get over the loss.
2. You will learn to live with it.
3. You will heal and rebuild yourself.
4. You will never be the same
MY LOSSES
My Dad Age 67
COPD –SmokerChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
My MomAge 82
Diabetes
My Aunt“I see Jesus coming
for me”
Losing Carolyn52 years of marriage
Radiation of Chest and Neck
for Cancer - Hodgkin's 40 years ago
Carolyn’s Story
Dream while in a coma
“Do you want to go on or go back
for a little while”
The 5 Stages
1. You will not get over the loss.
2. You will learn to live with it.
3. You will heal and rebuild yourself.
4. You will never be the same
Not Everyone Goes Through
All Stages
No Set Order
No Finish Line
The Hope Factor
Our future is secured by Jesus
Without Hope we are self-preoccupied
Romans 10:17 (CEV)17 No one can have faith without hearing
the message about Christ.
The Word of God strengthens Our Faith and our hope
You GRIEVE because you LOVE
LOVE is part of you
LOVE has no end
GRIEVING
Not one size fits all
2 Corinthians 1:4
4 He comforts us when we are in trouble, so that we can share that same comfort with
others in trouble.
Romans 12:15 15 When others are happy, be happy with them, and when they are sad, be sad.
Job 2:11 (CEV)Job’s Three Friends
11 Eliphaz from Teman, Bildad from Shuah, and Zophar from Naamah were three of Job’s friends, and they heard about his troubles. So they agreed to
visit Job and comfort him.
Job 2:12 (CEV)
12 When they came near enough to see Job, they could hardly recognize him.
And in their great sorrow, they tore their clothes, then sprinkled dust on their
heads and cried bitterly.
Matthew 7:24-27 (CEV)
Wise Man builds is house on the Rock24 Anyone who hears and obeys these teachings of
mine is like a wise person who built a house on solid rock. 25 Rain poured down, rivers flooded, and winds beat against that house. But it did not fall, because it
was built on solid rock.26 Anyone who hears my teachings and doesn’t obey
them is like a foolish person who built a house on sand. 27 The rain poured down, the rivers flooded, and the winds blew and beat against that house. Finally, it
fell with a crash.
Romans 8:32Rock Solid Statement—God did not
spare His own Son
32 God did not keep back his own Son, but he gave him for us. If God did this, won’t he freely give us everything else?
Table Sharing Questions
1. What foundation do you have?
2. What can Jesus do for you today?