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Southview Baptist Church

Not The Way It's Supposed To Be — Loss

Not The Way It's Supposed To Be — Loss

Pastor Nathan Wakefield begins a brief series on grieving. This week, we learn that loss is not the way it is supposed to be. Nevertheless, God can use loss to grow us and make us more like Christ. Video of the worship service is available beginning Sunday at 9:30 AM at https://southviewbaptist.org/live.

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Southview Baptist Church

3434 S 13th St, Lincoln, NE 68502, USA

Sunday 9:30 AM

1. You are made for relationships. But that is a double‑edged sword and loss can pierce deep.

• Deep and intimate relationships were part of humanity from the beginning (Genesis 2:18‑25).
• Deep and intimate relationships come from various relationships (Proverbs 17:17; 18:24).
• Deep and intimate relationships all face the reality of death (Genesis 3:17‑19).

Action: Remind yourself: It is okay to grieve.
2. While the pain of loss is very real, the God of comfort is a present and active help.

• God is the great comforter (2 Corinthians 1:3‑4).
• Resurrection Hope provides God’s prescribed comfort (1 Thessalonians 4:13‑18).

Action: Don’t forget to talk about your future reunions.
3. Loss pushes us to make Christ our source of identity.

• Instead of denying loss, we can talk about loss knowing that God redeems (Romans 8:28‑29).
• Anger over loss can be fully expressed and then redeemed through forgiveness (Colossians 3:13).
• Instead of short‑circuiting depression, a deep abiding faith can grow (1 Peter 1:3‑7).
• As acceptance grows, relationship with Christ can fill the loss (Colossians 3:11).

Action: No matter where you are in life, focus on making Christ more of your identity.

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Listen to the Podcast

Listen to the sermon and find out more about Southview by visiting our website. Sermons are normally posted on Sunday afternoons after the service and are available via the website or whichever app you enjoy listening to podcasts on, such as: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Pocket Casts, and many more.
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Watch the Worship Service

In addition to the audio for this sermon, we livestream our service beginning at 9:30 AM on Sundays, and it is available for replay anytime at the conclusion of the service.
https://southviewbaptist.org/live