How to handle tragedy

Luke 13:1–5

It seems that barely a week goes by without us being hit with news of tragic deaths. Inevitably it raises big questions. In this talk, we see Jesus’ answer to facing tragedies as Paul speaks on Luke 13:1–5.

Luke 13:1–5

Repent or Perish

There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And he answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”

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