Sermon Notes : Pastor Lisa Harper – The Gift of Grief

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Hi friends! Below you’ll find my notes for Pastor Lisa Harper’s sermon The Gift of Grief. This message was given at Elevation Church on July 7, 2024.

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Please keep in mind that these are not my own thoughts, simply the notes that I took while listening.

Sermon Notes : The Gift of Grief

  • What happens when you trust in God and you don’t get the answer you want right then?
  • God is not disappointed in us if we’re sad. 
  • When we are sad sometimes the veil gets a little thinner. 
  • Usually revivals follow pits. 
  • Genesis 1:26&27
  • To be sad isn’t bad, where you go with that feeling is where we get illegitimate.
  • Hard to be honest about who we are because we are afraid of being judged by other believers. 
  • Self reliance is not a spiritual gift.
  • 1 Kings 18:17-19
  • 1 Kings 19:1-5
  • Don’t ache alone. 
  • Isolation is one of the biggest lies of the enemy. 
  • Sometimes we need a snack and a nap. 
  • We are hesitant to bring us our hurts, and he envelops us and says I know. 
  • The fakeness we put on makes others not want to turn to Jesus. 
  • We are trying to be the hero, and we aren’t. 
  • Psalm 22:1-2;14-18
  • David is just like us. 
  • If we don’t acknowledge the gap then we are lying. 
  • The gap gets bigger when we fake it. 
  • God is near to us, not disappointed in us. 
  • The presence of God in difficult seasons isn’t just a gift, but a cornerstone of our faith. 

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By Renee