Reflections On The Death Of A Child - Jeff Peterson

About this sermon

May 29, 2002, was another one of those cold, damp, spring days in Northern Michigan. Overcast, rainy, cool. Nothing out of the ordinary except for one factor. That was the day our 19-year-old son, Jonathan, died. What do you do when your child dies? How do you respond? They don’t prepare you for this when you receive premarital counseling. The prenatal classes don’t prepare you. How do you handle it? 🎧MP3: https://illbehonest.com/download/testimonies/dealing-with-the-death-of-a-child-jeff-peterson.mp3 → View on I'll Be Honest: https://illbehonest.com/reflections-on-the-death-of-a-child → For more resources on the topic of death and dying, go here: https://illbehonest.com/topic/death-dying → Jeff Peterson serves as a pastor @gccsatx Outline: 0:00 - Introduction 1:20 - Leading up to my son's death. 3:05 - Praying for God to break me to use me. 4:11 - Losing a child hurts. 6:23 - Example of being hit with the reality of your child being gone. 7:05 - How do you cope? 9:10 - The damage the prosperity Gospel does. 10:57 - God used my son's death to open doors in the prison ministry. 12:38 - How not to respond when your child dies. 13:41 - Don't focus on the eternal fate of your child after they've died. 15:42 - How to minister to those who lose a child.

Topics

• Parenting
• Heaven & Eternity