We have a bit of a personal interlude this week with Revelation 21:4 (and 2:11; 20:6; 22:10) as the basis of our study on facing death and cancer. Pastor Grant first plays RC Sproul Jr's recent message, "God in the Wasteland" (See here for the video message: http://www.ligonier.org/learn/series/suffering-and-the-sovereignty-of-god/god-in-the-wasteland/), which was passed on to him a week ago by a fellow pastor in San Diego (who had been through cancer, as well had his wife) to strengthen Pastor Grant and his wife (who at 35 was recently diagnosed with colon cancer that had spread to her liver). Thankfully, the chemotherapy is going very well, but Pastor felt the message was meant to be shared now as part of this study and for our congregation going through this difficult providence with the Van Leuvens. He heard so many messages within this week on RefNet.fm that dealt with death so profoundly, it seemed to confirm the timing. The section where Dr. Sproul's message was shared is edited out, but thankfully you can view it at the link above (highly recommended).
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Pastor Grant Van Leuven accepted the call to the Puritan Reformed Presbyterian Church (PRPC)in June of 2010, and moved with his family to San Diego at the end of August to begin serving the saints here. He was ordained and installed as pastor by the Session of the PRPC on...