Sermons on Ceremonia Funeral:

The Path To Peace And Comfort

Contributed by Christopher Hill on Apr 12, 2004

A funeral message - Jesus tells of the peace he offers, the place he prepares, and the path to take.

As I talked with Glenda and Janice about their mother, Madge, one theme came up over and over – Madge’s love for people, most especially her family, and her hospitality brought people together. I heard of family gatherings at her house, her cooking, and her unshakeable positive outlook on life and ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Definitely

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 13, 2004

Funeral sermon for Michael Ellis, avid golfer and new believer. God has done definite things in Michael’s life, has provided a definite plan of salvation, and has given the definite gift of eternal life.

I know almost nothing about the game of golf. I do know that Michael Ellis was an avid golfer. Even there in the hospice it seemed to comfort him to watch golf on television. I’m not sure he appreciated it when I compared looking TV golf to watching the grass grow. He laughed, but I’m not sure ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:22-24

Denomination: Baptist

Traveling With God

Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 19, 2004

Funeral Sermon for a Believer

TRAVELING WITH GOD ISAIAH 43:1-3A KEY THOUGHT: God is our traveling Companion I. Life is A Journey With Challenges A. We many times pass through the waters and there are times when we think we’ll drown. Sometimes the worries and things of this life might seem too much. B. We many times pass ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Calming Jesus

Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 19, 2004

Short Funeral Sermon for a Believer

THE CALMING JESUS MARK 4:35-41 I. The Story A. The storm came upon this group of men and they did not know what to do. They feared for their lives and in their great emotional state they cried out to God. B. Jesus calmed the storm. II. The Meaning for Them A. The men in the boat were saved ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Time To Dance

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 8, 2004

Funeral sermon for Vera Byars, court information specialist and amateur dancer. Ballroom, minuet/ballet, tap -- whatever style she used, it all witnessed to a life of joy. This is not any longer a time to mourn.

I agree with the Scripture, where it says that, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” I agree with that, because we know that some things are fine, in their place, but they are not appropriate in other places. There is a time and a season for everything, ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Do We Have A Printout?

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 22, 2004

Funeral service for Kathleen Brown Hardman, adult learner and president of a Sunday School class designed for beginning Bible students. Curiosity is good; curiosity for the Bible is better; a thirst for the life offered in the Bible is best.

The portrait says it all. A triumphant face, not especially youthful, but in a cap and gown, the symbols of academic achievement. The portrait says, “I’ve done it. I’ve learned something.” Whose is this smiling face? Is this some malingerer, who put off, for far too long, getting her basic ...read more

Scripture: John 20:30-31

Denomination: Baptist

Eylogy--Lloyd Simmons

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jan 23, 2004

This is a eulogy for a Christian who died at age 89. He was very active in the life of the church and he loved his family dearly.

Lloyd Dayton Simmons Sr. January 20, 2004 We sometimes see the greatness and love of our God by the kind of people that He sends into our lives. Who would have thought that little black boy, born under the weight of segregation and racism, working in the cotton fields of Mississippi ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-8, Psalm 139:16-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Why

Contributed by Frank Lay on Mar 4, 2005

Oh my Lord, if the Lord be with us, WHY then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of...?" As we reflect upon why bad things happen, I want to make some observations.

WHY? "Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of...?" Judges 6:13 "WHY?" Have you ever asked that question? Of course you have. In fact many of us have been asking that question during the past few days. ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:13

Denomination: Baptist

God Answers To Job

Contributed by Créteur Fabien on Mar 8, 2005

La mort d’un jeune ami chrétien, Fabrice, nous a fait réflèchir sur la mort, comment Dieu parle

Dieu réponds à Job Lecture « L’Eternel répondit à Job du milieu de la tempête et dit:… » Job 38/1. « L’Eternel répondit à Job du milieu de la tempête et dit:… » Job 40/6 Mais pendant 34 chapitres, un certain temps Dieu ne parlera pas… Par contre, tout commence dans le ciel chapitre 1 et 2, il y a ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Crème De La Crème

Contributed by John Bennett on Mar 16, 2005

Funeral message for 86 year old Christian man.

Call to Worship: We have gathered here today to praise God, to celebrate the life of William B. Wilcox Jr. and to bear witness to our faith in the risen Lord. We come together in grief, acknowledging our human loss. May God grant us grace, that in pain we may find comfort…In sorrow hope…in death ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:4

Denomination: Methodist

The Final Frontier

Contributed by Darrell Jones on Apr 14, 2003

I preached this message at the going home celebration of a 92 year old christian man. I took the title from a star trek movie.

Into: the birth of man marks the beginning of a journey. The Bible describes man’s life on earth as a vapour, a passing shadow, as a cloud consumed and vanished away. Life is also described as swifter than the shuttle of a weavers loom. The Word of God, tells us, there is a time to be born: a time ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 1 Corinthians 15:51-55

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Eulogy Fred Issac Fendley

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 23, 2003

This sermon is for a Christian who was married 61 years 4 months and highlights his marriage.

Fred Isaac Fendley April 23,2003 Although Fred Isaac Fendley made his entrance into the world on September 20, 1920 in the deep south in Birmingham, Alabama, God had taken note of his presence in heaven a long time before that. For the Scriputes tell us in Psalm 139:13-16 For you ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

It Would Have Been Enough

Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 3, 2003

Memorial service sermon for Lillie Mae Scales Fontaine, who died on Easter Sunday

Lillie Mae Scales Fontaine went through an open door on Easter Sunday morning. I cannot imagine a better time to die than that day, can you? Just imagine – on the very day when much of the Christian world is focused on an empty tomb and on the promise of life everlasting, Lillie Fontaine ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 11:21-23

Denomination: Baptist

The Gate Of Heaven

Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on May 12, 2003

Death is viewed a lot of ways by different people, but for us as Christians it is nothing less than the Gate of Heaven.

Genesis 28:17 The Gate of Heaven 04/12/03 It wasn’t too long ago I was snooping through some boxes that I had long packed away, and found one of those little electronic games I used to play with when I was a teenager. Maybe you had one – a Mattel hand held football or baseball game – with the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:17

Denomination: Lutheran

Stay With Us

Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on May 12, 2003

In death we rest with the assurance that our Lord will stay with us when we pass and with our loved one’s still on earth.

Luke 24:29 Stay With Us 04/25/03 (Spouse’s name), it was but about 3 weeks ago that I first shared this story of our Lord’s resurrection with you and (name). We sat at your kitchen table and I read from a pamphlet like this one here as it recounted how two disciples of Jesus bid a friend to tarry ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:29

Denomination: Lutheran