Bow Valley Christian Church
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn • The Good Life series
Sunday Teaching
Locations & Times
Bow Valley Christian Church
5300 53 Ave NW, Calgary, AB T3A 2G8, Canada
Sunday 10:00 AM
What kinds of songs have spoken to you in your grief or helped you mourn?
Beatitudes are written to the community
Definition: Comfort — to come alongside.
“Compassion begins in our own sorrow and through humility, imparts tenderness upon another person.”
Definition: Comfort — to come alongside.
“Compassion begins in our own sorrow and through humility, imparts tenderness upon another person.”
Beatitudes are…
more than aspirations,
more than words of encouragement,
they are promises of what God will do.
more than aspirations,
more than words of encouragement,
they are promises of what God will do.
Spiritual Poverty leads us to mourning.
Mourning: the expression of deep sorrow for someone who has died or actions that lead to death.
Mourning vs Depression
Person’s focus is on the loss vs Person’s focus is on self
Fluctuating ability to feel joy vs Inability to feel joy
Closeness of others is usually comforting vs Persistent isolation from others and self
Self-esteem preserved vs Self-loathing become common
Person’s focus is on the loss vs Person’s focus is on self
Fluctuating ability to feel joy vs Inability to feel joy
Closeness of others is usually comforting vs Persistent isolation from others and self
Self-esteem preserved vs Self-loathing become common
Two kinds of Mourning: Circumstances and Sin
What are you mourning the most over these days?
What are you mourning the most over these days?