How to Get Through What You're Going Through

This life we've been given can be amazing... but there's no guarantee it will be that way all the time.

There will be seasons where one minute everything is going fine and the next thing you know the rug gets pulled right out from under you.

Even as you're reading this, you or your members might be going through something terrible that you never saw coming.

In this eight-part series, Pastor Rick and Kay Warren return to Saddleback after processing the tragic death of their son, who struggled with mental illness. They share their journey through the stages of grief with honesty and transparency, teaching us how to get through life's challenges by leaning on those around us and on the bottomless strength of God.

These hopeful messages will point you and your congregation toward God's everlasting presence and comfort in seasons where life takes an unexpected turn.

Sermons included:

1. Introduction: How We're Getting Through reminds us that although we live in a broken place, God is with us every step of the way and has a bigger, better plan for our pain.
2. Shock: When Your World Collapses encourages us to lean on others when our world falls apart and help them in their hard times.
3. Sorrow: Getting Through Life's Losses teaches us about healthy ways to grieve. God doesn't want us to hold it in—he wants us to cry out to him!
4. Struggle: When Life Makes No Sense shows us that God actually wants to hear our complaints and tells us what to say to him when we practice lamenting.
5. Surrender: The Path to Peace looks at the three ways we can use the pain in our lives for good.
6. Sanctification: Transformed by Trouble shares how the purpose of our troubles is to come out on the other side with values that help us become more like Christ.
7. Sanctification: Finding Treasure in Darkness explores three essential truths we need to know that will help us get through the darkness of loss and grief.
8. Service: Never Waste Your Pain teaches us how God uses our pain to move us toward fulfilling his purposes for our lives.

This resource includes:

• MP3 audio of each message for easy listening on an iPhone, Android, or any other MP3 player.
• Transcripts to read while listening to each audio and to highlight passages that stood out.
• Outlines (blank and with fill-ins) to understand the structure of each message and give to your members to take notes on.
• Message slides (.jpeg and PowerPoint) that can be used as a visual display for each message you preach.
• Talk It Over Discussion Questions to give to your small groups to discuss what they learned from your messages.

NOTE: The DVD set includes only the video for each sermon, not the additional resources listed above.