A pillar of our church was taken away from us last week. Matt Gipson has been promoted to heaven.  We have been celebrating his gain, but we are still at a loss. We are truly in it together and want to begin to take the appropriate steps to grieve this loss and continue to minister to one another. 

Larry Barker joins us in this time to minister to us on “How to Grieve with One Another.” Proverbs 17 says, “a brother is born for adversity,” and we are thankful our brother has come to minister to us in our adversity. 

Encourage: to pour courage into one another

Thought processes to be cautious of:

1.     Horizontal Viewpoint vs Vertical Viewpoint

•   A horizontal viewpoint is when we stop praying, looking up, and listening to God. 
• Psalms 73:16-17

2.     Pessimistic Reasoning

• Assuming evil has won.
• Disappointment -> Discouragement -> Depression
• Lamentations 3:22-23
•  Invest in Hopefulness

3.     Rationalistic Logic

• Psalms 9:7-11

4. Relational Sabotage

• Proverbs 28: 26

 Who and What to Lean on:

1.     Lean on Jesus

2.     Lean on Truth

3.     Lean on Family