"His Strength Is Made Perfect in Weakness" — Greg Laurie on Grief and Faith

About this sermon

In one of the most vulnerable moments of this conversation, Greg Laurie shares the hardest thing he and his wife Cathe have ever walked through: the death of their son Christopher in a car accident in 2008. Christopher had gone through a prodigal season, walked away from and then back to the Lord, married, had a daughter, and was serving as lead designer at their church in Riverside when he was killed on his way to church one morning. Greg describes the moment he learned the news — "it's like all the air left the room" — and the words his wife Cathe spoke to him that she doesn't even remember saying: "it's going to be okay." He also shares the prayer he prayed on the floor that day, echoing Job: "Lord, you gave him to us, and I give him back to you" — and how that moment, in the depth of his weakness, was the closest he's ever felt to the presence of God. This is a raw, honest conversation about grief, faith, and finding God's strength in the worst moment of your life. Timestamps: 0:00 – The hardest thing they've been through 0:24 – Christopher's story 1:19 – The morning of the accident 1:48 – Receiving the news 2:11 – "It's going to be okay” 2:51 – Taking time to grieve 3:10 – The prayer on the floor 3:30 – Feeling God's presence in weakness #GregLaurie #Grief #Faith #ChristianTestimony #Loss 🌐 Sign up for Pastor Chuck's daily devotional and explore our various resources at https://www.insight.org ❔ Have questions about following Jesus or about the Bible? We'd love to help you. Please visit https://www.insight.org/connect/faqs/biblical-counseling 📲 Take Pastor Chuck's resources with you on our Insight for Living app! - Apple App Store: https://bit.ly/IFLappleapp - Google Play: https://bit.ly/IFLPlay 🎧 Listen to Pastor Chuck Swindoll on . . . YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLteVs-tVfPH8ffZKyrqgAJVXNbutlHyOd&feature=shared Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/IFLapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/IFLspotify TuneIn: https://bit.ly/IFLTuneIn PodBean: https://bit.ly/IFLpodbean Podbay: https://bit.ly/IFLpodbay 📻 You can also find the radio stations that are airing our Insight for Living broadcast at the bottom of this page: https://insight.org/broadcasts/station-finder 📱 Pastor Chuck Swindoll's social media: Facebook: https://bit.ly/SwindollFB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chuckrswindoll/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/chuckswindoll 📱 Insight for Living, the Swindoll's international Bible-teaching ministry, social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/insightforlivingministries Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insightforlivingministries/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/IFL_USA 🤝 Insight for Living operates only on generous gifts and donations. We would be honored to have your support in providing this practical and accurate Bible teaching to those around the world. If you feel led to partner with us, you can visit https://give.insight.org/ or you can watch this video to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga9nwCtp5bU Copyright © 2025 Charles R. Swindoll, Inc. (CRS, Inc.) All rights are reserved worldwide. Duplication of copyrighted material for commercial use is strictly prohibited.

Topics

• Faith
• Suffering & Trials
• Strength in Hard Times
• Victory Over Fear