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  • Sean Smuts avatar

    God Is Watching Us

    Contributed by Sean Smuts on Jan 17, 2004
    based on 101 ratings
     | 17,330 views

    A Funeral Sermon

    God Is Watching Us (Ruthann Ineichen) - Read Obit (if available) – Friends and family of Ruthann, you have gathered here today in the midst of your grief and your mourning. May the grace and comfort of Jesus Christ shine forth to you who mourn today, as the Bible promises that those who mourn ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Grieving With Hope

    Contributed by Gerald Du Preez on Aug 27, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,041 views

    How is it possible to grieve with hope? Follow as we examine 1 Thessalonians 4:13

    Memorial Service 1 Thess 4:13 "But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope". Of all the church services we encounter, one of the most difficult is funerals. The family and congregation are ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    How To Beat The Odds

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Aug 14, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 10,801 views

    A Funeral Sermon for a member of the church who died of cancer. When a Christian dies, God would have us understand that there is a right kind of learning, a right kind of grieving, and an right kind of believing.

    Let’s read Paul’s words from 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. Today, God would have us understand three things: 1. There is a right kind of learning A. When we see our loved ones die, we must not be uninformed. The King James Version says we must not be ignorant. WE HAVE HOPE! B. Because Don ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Left Behind Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Nov 2, 2006
    based on 102 ratings
     | 20,819 views

    At the death of a loved one we can feel left behind. God tells us - He will never leave us behind if we trust in Him.

    Left Behind There is no gathering that tugs at our heartstrings the way that a funeral service does. Something about being left behind stirs our emotions and brings a profound sense of loneliness to our hearts. In the twinkling of an eye, a loved one passes from life to death. From the temporal ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A New Body Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Nov 22, 2006
    based on 55 ratings
     | 14,561 views

    A funeral sermon on the hope we have - found in 1 Cor. 15. "A New Body"

    I Corinthians 15 The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable: It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power: It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus Wept Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Nov 22, 2006
    based on 260 ratings
     | 45,170 views

    Jesus shows tears of emotion over the death of a friend.

    Jesus Wept The shortest verse in the Bible deals with the ultimate aspect of life. It deals with the subject of death. Only two words are found within that verse. Only two words which should penetrate our hearts. Those two words are: “Jesus wept.” The situation is that Jesus went to a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Home In Heaven Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Nov 22, 2006
    based on 77 ratings
     | 19,899 views

    This funeral sermon gives hope about our home in heaven.

    A Home In Heaven In times such as this, we turn to the 23rd Psalm perhaps more often than any other part of the Bible. The 23rd Psalm speaks to us of God’s total care. It assures us that life is secure in God, the Maker of Heaven and Earth, who is also our caring Shepherd. The psalm also speaks ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    He Died - He's Alive! Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Nov 22, 2006
    based on 113 ratings
     | 20,345 views

    A funeral sermon of hope. Jesus died - BUT that’s not the end of the story.

    He Died - He’s Alive! What can be said at a time like this? Today we are faced with a multitude of emotions. There is pain and what feels like a emptiness. Some of us are overwhelmed with emotions today: feelings of anger, guilt, disbelief, anxiety; feelings of pain and protest - it is hard to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Earthen Vessels Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Nov 22, 2006
    based on 104 ratings
     | 17,478 views

    This sermon speaks of the fact that outwardly we decay - yet inwardly we can become stronger.

    Earthen Vessels Paul writing to the church at Corinth, speaking about death writes these words in 2 Corinthians 4:16: Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. Wouldn’t it be great if things could last forever? Clothes ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why? Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Nov 22, 2006
    based on 139 ratings
     | 23,700 views

    This is a funeral sermon that points to Jesus - He too asked "Why?"

    Why? Today we are faced with a tragedy in our lives. We have felt disappointment and discouragement because we have come face to face with death - and we don’t like it. When these things happen we often ask the question, “Why?” Why has something like this happened? The problem is that we want ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Walking With The Good Shepherd Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Nov 22, 2006
    based on 68 ratings
     | 17,450 views

    Psalm 23 is one of the best known passages in the scripture. We can find hope and comfort by knowing that the Good Shepherd walks with us.

    Walking With The Good Shepherd For centuries the Twenty-third Psalm has been one of the most treasured passages in all the Bible. It has become so familiar that people of many religions recognize these words. The words are comforting and are often read at times such as this. Who does not know ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God's Word - God's Hope Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Dec 14, 2006
    based on 201 ratings
     | 47,699 views

    This is a funeral sermon that uses a variety of verses to bring hope to families who have lost a loved one.

    God’s Word – God’s Hope I would take nothing away from the grief you feel today. I would not say everything is all right. Because it is not. We hurt. And we know we will hurt for a long time. When someone close to us dies we feel pain – we feel loss. Those are natural feelings. God made us ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Folding Up The Tent

    Contributed by Larry Turner on May 16, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 43,213 views

    A Funeral message

    A funeral service Corinthians 5:1-4 "For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands. We grow weary in our present bodies, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Ellowene Joins The White Robed Multitude

    Contributed by Christopher Martin on May 27, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,061 views

    A funeral sermon for one of my shut ins preached 5/27/2009 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. She requested this text and the hymn "Who Is This Host Arrayed in White" at her funeral, and what a comfort it was!

    This morning, we’re here in God’s House because in His great wisdom, God saw fit to call Ellowene Dorothy Christensen to her eternal home on Saturday afternoon. We’re here today to find comfort and strength due to the fact that a mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, (sister), neighbor, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Goodnight, My Angel

    Contributed by Sean Smuts on Dec 8, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 16,147 views

    A funeral sermon written about my niece who died at 17 days.

    Goodnight, My Angel Allena Michelle Perry 2-21-05 - Play "The Dance" & "When I'm Gone" Friends and family of Allena Perry let us pray: Heavenly Father, your will is sovereign. May we be able to look back at Allena and think fondly of the time that we shared together. Lord, may we not be bitter ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite