FUNERAL 3 -
THANKS FROM FAMILY - cards - flowers - gifts - love
My Sympathy
Personal comments:
First, let me encourage you too...
Concentrate on good times and memories; as you think of the wife/husband, the mother/father, daughter/son, sister/brother, neighbor or the friend you have experienced in _NAME
Remember that love is stronger than death
Recall many moments of laughter, love, joy, gladness in her/his life
Relive the little things that she/he used to do, Retain something that you can treasure for the rest of your lives.
PSALMS 23 - The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
Pray (for comfort)
MESSAGE:
Times like these bring us to a sobering look at our...
I. ASSIGNMENT in life -
In our lot or time of service, it is easy to get a glimpse of the:
A. Predictability that is unknown
B. Purpose is often clear -Name, an example for all to see as a mother/father, wife/husband, etc.
C. Predicament (lost without our Shepherd)
Yet as we look at this Psalm we realize,we do have a comfort because of our...
II. Assurance of his care - our Shepherd, the:
A. Provider I shall not want...
B. Peace Giver He restoreth my soul..
C. Protector
Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me...
We really should also take time out to look at the....
III. Anticipation of our helper
Causing us to see Him as :
A. A Planning God - Jn. 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
And as a willing and wanting to be:
B. A Pardoning God - in our sorrow, none better
In His willingness He is certainly:
C. A Preparing God...
2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
...for NAME, ......for us...... He is preparing even now! John 14:2-3
With all the uncertainty of life and death, I also want to look at the important need for our....
IV. ACKNOWLEDGMENT of our need
We so much need
A. The Perfect Sacrifice for our sins...Christ is our rescue from eternal death
We can also know that:
B. Our Passing away can be VICTORY through Him.
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
It is with consolation that we can realize:
C. This Process is part of a Natural step to be with HIM!
In Happiness
Pain free
Eternally
Let me encourage all of you to not forget NAME as SHE/HE was and is today in happiness,
BUT to also...
put your assurance in the Great shepherd., and by all means Accept the great Helper. of Life properly,
and certainly let His Perfect SACRIFICE rescue you from death according to His plan!
Read poem: If You Go First
Prayer