Memorial Service Veteran Series

Memorial Service – veteran

Greetings and opening prayer – thank the people for all their prayers. Cards and gifts in memory of ______.

Favorite Scripture John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Songs:

1. Way maker

2. I Can Only Imagine

Obituary – See it read it

Scriptures:

Psalm 34:1-10

1 I will extol the LORD at all times;

his praise will always be on my lips.

2 My soul will boast in the LORD;

let the afflicted hear and rejoice.

3 Glorify the LORD with me;

let us exalt his name together.

4 I sought the LORD, and he answered me;

he delivered me from all my fears.

5 Those who look to him are radiant;

their faces are never covered with shame.

6 This poor man called, and the LORD heard him;

he saved him out of all his troubles.

7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him,

and he delivers them.

8 Taste and see that the LORD is good;

blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

9 Fear the LORD, you his saints,

for those who fear him lack nothing.

10 The lions may grow weak and hungry,

but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

Psalm 34:17-19:

17 For I am about to fall,

and my pain is ever with me.

18 I confess my iniquity;

I am troubled by my sin.

19 Many are those who are my vigorous enemies;

those who hate me without reason are numerous.

Psalm 34:22:

22 Come quickly to help me,

O Lord my Savior.

Song:

Great is They faithfulness

Special Memories of Tom

Message: Military Veteran, Lover of Jesus - funeral message – John 3:16

By Robert Leroe and adapted and changed for this memorial service by Michael McCartney

2 Corinthians 5:1-10:

Our Heavenly Dwelling

5 Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2 Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, 3 because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. 4 For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now it is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. 6 Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. 7 We live by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9 So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.

The Holy Bible: New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1984), 2 Co 5:1–10.

Observation: Paul compares our earthly bodies to tents, (temporary – flawed – not everlasting) – tents are a familiar image for soldiers who yearn for homecoming while on the battlefield. They long for the day to come home from the battle!

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Funeral message for a Military Veteran, follower of Jesus – John 3:16

John 3:16-21

16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God.”

The Holy Bible: New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1984), Jn 3:16–21.

Unknown people of significance (the soldiers of many wars for our country) are the real heroes for many kings, kingdoms and presidents. The sacrifice of the nobodies is critical to the victorious wins in battles, their selfless sacrifice of their lives, their precious time, their loyal hearts, and the courage to face their fears on the battlefield of life and death have bestowed on us more than we could ever imagine. Really the freedom we enjoy today is because countless lives were sacrificed for us.