Sermon Topic: Grief

Grief At the Death of Family/Friends

Date: January 12th, 1958  |  Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14  |  Topics: Comfort, Death, Grief, loss

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.


For This Child I Prayed

Date: May 10th, 1959  |  Scripture: 1 Samuel 1-3  |  Topics: Faith, Grief, Hannah, Mothers, Patience, Prayer, Samuel, Sorrow

Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite: And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD,Continue Reading


The Family of God

Date: November 8th, 1970  |  Scripture: Ephesians 3:15  |  Topics: Church, Family, Grief, Sorrow

Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,


Grieving the Holy Spirit

Date: February 14th, 1971  |  Scripture: Ephesians 4:30  |  Topics: Grief, Holy Spirit, Sorrow, Suffering

And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.


Grieving the Holy Spirit

Date: February 14th, 1971  |  Scripture: Ephesians 4:30  |  Topics: Grief, Holy Spirit, Sorrow, Suffering

And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.


Hope in Despair

Date: August 29th, 1976  |  Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11  |  Topics: Communism, Despair, Grief, Hope, Sorrow, Tyranny, World

And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I willContinue Reading


Hope in Despair

Date: August 29th, 1976  |  Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11  |  Topics: Communism, Despair, Grief, Hope, Sorrow, Tyranny, World

And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I willContinue Reading


In Memoriam

Date: August 7th, 1977  |  Scripture: Acts 8:2  |  Topics: Grief, Lord's Supper, Martyr, Sorrow

And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.


The Beginning and the End of Grace

Date: February 9th, 1986  |  Scripture: Genesis 3:21-24  |  Topics: Absalom, Death, Grace, Grief, MacArthur, Redemption, Sin

Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them. And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned evContinue Reading


The Three Greatest Sins

Date: August 19th, 1987  |  Scripture: Matthew 12:31-32  |  Topics: Grief, Sin, Sin and Death, Unpardonable Sin

Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.