Pastor Rick Warren and his wife Kay Warren return to Saddleback Church pulpit after 16 weeks of absence since their youngest son Matthew, who had battled with serious form of mental illness, committed suicide.
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| Pastor Rick said that he wants the Saddleback Church family to go with him to the ”sores of life, where people are dying, bleeding, tormented, depressed, and take up the cross.” | ||
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The pastor couple poured out their hearts to the congregation in their first sermon titled “How To Get Through What You’re Going Through,” explaining three biblical principles that they know, which kept them focused on the right path and enabled them to endure through the pain of extreme loss.
Among those in attendance were Mark Burnett and Roma Downy, producers of History Channel’s “The Bible” Mini-series, pastors from the Southern California churches, friends and families, and the greater-Saddleback church family. Over 11,000 attended the services at the campus, and 2,600 people participated in the online campus. The crowd welcomed the return of their pastors with standing ovations during the first weekend service in Tustin on Saturday, July 27, 2013.
Read More here: https://www.gospelherald.com/article/church/48498/rick-warren-gives-hope-in-first-sermon-at-saddleback-church-since-sons-death.htm#.Ufe8DI3VCSq
