Hope for Those Grieving the Loss of a Child

Selected Scriptures

Brian and Paul walk through the questions that naturally arise when children die: Why does God allow this to happen? Where do the souls of these children go? How do we grieve?

 Show Notes

• Safe in the Arms of God by John MacArthur

All Scriptures Referenced in this episode:

• John 11:28-44
• 1 Corinthians 15:55
• Romans 8:28
• Jeremiah 2:34, Jeremiah 19:4 
• Deuteronomy 1
• Psalm 22, Psalm 139
• 2 Samuel 12:15-23
• Romans 1
• Romans 12:15

Keywords: age of accountability, age of innocence, innocents, miscarriage, abortion, For you formed my inward parts you knitted me together in my mother's womb, resurrection, death of a child, what happens when children die, stages of grief, doctrine of election, sovereignty of God, despair, depression

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Brian Sayers

Brian is the Pastor of Counseling & Equipping at Faith Bible Church. He is passionate about the local church, and equipping the saints to effectively serve one another. Before coming to Spokane, he spent 14 years serving God's people as a pastor in rural New England (Vermont & New Hampshire).

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Paul Funchess

Paul is Pastor of Trinity Church in Spokane Valley, planted by Faith Bible Church in 2022. He studied at Shepherd's Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Christie, have eight children: six girls, and two boys!

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