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  • Pat Cook avatar

    A Win-Win Situation

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 15, 2003
    based on 842 ratings
     | 110,627 views

    A funeral message from Philippians 1:21 ("to live is Christ"), with opening remarks from 2 Timothy 4:6-7 ("departure".)

    Funeral for June Amos – April 16, 2003 Opening remarks: 2 Timothy 4:6-7 For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time has come for my departure. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Now there is in store for me the crown of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    So You Think You Have It Bad?

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on May 25, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,406 views

    Rather than observe this service on All Saints Sunday in November, we always hold a Memorial Service honoring the memory of all the saints from our Church Family on Memorial Day Sunday in May each year. This sermon was for this occasion in May 2008.

    So You Think You Have It Bad? --Job 19:25-27 Today we honor the memory of those who were part of our Church family or recipients of the ministry of our Church that God has called home within the past year. It is a time to remember and honor those who were loyal to God and His Kingdom, but are ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Graveside Service For Lee Daniel

    Contributed by Bobby Daniel on Feb 18, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 21,206 views

    This was a brief message i shared at the graveside of my father in Jan. 2009, my family is mostly Catholic and i used this as an opportunity to share the Gospel with them.

    Today we gather to remember and celebrate the life of Lee Daniel. Each of us referred to him as one of the following: * Father * Family * Friend He was my Dad and i was proud to have him call me "son". I have so many great memories of my Dad, i would like to share a few: * After my pewee ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    A Completed Appointment

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 30, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,005 views

    Funeral sermon for Alfred Bailey, long-term chair of the church Building and Grounds Committee, civic activist, and Martin Luther King Memorial founder. His unfinished tasks and his missed appointments are completed by a God who gave him many assignments

    It’s tough to be on time. And it’s tough to get things finished. In fact, those two items are closely connected. It’s tough to be on time precisely because it is so tough to get things finished. And if you are involved in a great many things, chances are you will never complete them all, nor ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hurry Up And Wait

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 25, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,097 views

    Funeral message for Thelma Harper Brown, who exhibited extraordinary patience during a long decline.

    What must it feel like to spend every day waiting? Just waiting. Not going anywhere, not keeping appointments, not concerned about a schedule, but just waiting. Waiting through interminable days and dark nights; waiting to be fed, to be turned, to be spoken to. What must it feel like just to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Seeing Through The Window

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Nov 7, 2011
     | 3,729 views

    The church nurtures us as we grow in Christian maturity.

    First Presbyterian Church Wichita Falls, Texas November 7, 2011 Witness to the Resurrection Joe W. Thompson (September 1, 1923 – November 3, 2011) SEEING THROUGH THE WINDOW Ephesians 4:7, 11-16 (NLT) 7 …He has given each one of us a special gift through the generosity of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Death Is Only A Sleep

    Contributed by Bishop Perry Newton Sr on Apr 2, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,787 views

    A Sermon Preached for a beloved deceased. All rights to be used by all who desire to do so.

    Death is only a Sleep This evening, let me first extend my deepest condolences to the family and in particular the children of our late brother Wilfred Kelly who was affectionately called “will” by all who knew him. I also would like to express my deepest sympathy to ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The Finishing Touch

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 29, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,630 views

    This is a funeral sermon, outlining God's grace in the beginning, the middle, and the end of a woman's life story.

    First Presbyterian Church Wichita Falls, Texas June 29, 2011 Witness to the Resurrection Betty Patricia Newman (March 2, 1925 - June 23, 2011) THE FINISHING TOUCH Isaac Butterworth Philippians 1:3-6 (NIV) 3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Lifting Life's Burdens

    Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Sep 2, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 16,827 views

    Jesus is the one who can lift your life’s burden and give you peace and an inner rest.

    LIFTING LIFE’S BURDENS—Matt. 11:25-30 Propositions: Jesus is the one who can lift your life’s burden and give you peace and an inner rest. Objective: My purpose is to challenge anyone with a heavy life’s burden to fully trust Jesus with their all their burdens. INTRODUCTION: Illus: In the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Death Of A Loved One

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 8, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 20,124 views

    A lesson that can be learned even in death!

    Isaiah 41:10 Prayer Song Job 19:25-27 Things that Job cared about were now gone his childern,livestock,land, servants, crops and his health and yet he is able to make this statement. He was certain about three things: 1-That there is a God! 2-And that he would stand before Him! 3-And he was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Precious

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 8, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,315 views

    How the death of a loved one can be precious in the sight of the Lord!

    Opening Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, Your Word teaches us to “rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.” Today as we come together as family and friends to weep and to grieve our loss We are gathered here today to honor the life of .... and to offer comfort to the family. And ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Eulogy April P. Malone

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Sep 16, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,634 views

    This is a eulogy for a 23 year old single Mom who grew up in the church, drifted from the Lord, but came back to the Lord about9 months before she died.

    April Malone 9-13-09 If someone were to ask you, how much longer do you have to live, what would be your answer? What would you use to try and figure it out? Who would you use as your comparison? The real answer to the question is “I honestly don’t know.” We all live with ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Wings Of Refuge

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 11, 2010
     | 4,884 views

    Funeral message, for Ekerete Akpaete, Nigerian, who died suddenly in the arms of his infant daughter.

    Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, Dc, March 25, 2000 To experience great loss is difficult enough. To experience that loss in a far country, with few who understand, few who are close, is even more difficult. And when that loss means that those who depend on you will need you even more, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Bartol avatar

    Jesus Wept! Why? Series

    Contributed by John Bartol on Aug 8, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,733 views

    An attempt to show how Christ can identify with us in time of need. He took our sins and sorrows and made them his very own.

    Jesus Wept! Why? As we look to the word of God for comfort and instruction, I want to turn your attention to the shortest and one of the most beautiful verses in the Bible. “Jesus wept” ( John 11:35). Why those tears on the face of one who is the resurrection and the life and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Finishing Well Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Mar 19, 2013
    based on 14 ratings
     | 21,056 views

    A short grave-side message for a godly person who fought a long hard battle to overcome sickness. He fought the good fight, finished his race, & he kept the faith.

    GRAVE-SIDE Service 2 TIMOTHY 4:6-8 FINISHING WELL “For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. (7) I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; (8) in the future there is laid up for me the crown of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist