Grieving according to the gospel

John Lanchbury | 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 

Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.

We can have real hope, says John, because our belief is based on the historical facts of Jesus' death and resurrection. Yet we still grieve at the loss of someone close to us, and John explores how we can support each other through such difficult times.

The recording begins with the reading from Kate Routley.

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