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  • David Owens avatar

    My Struggles Are All About God Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Jan 31, 2022
     | 3,406 views

    Do our struggles and suffering have a reason or a purpose? God can use our struggles and suffering to bring Him glory. But we must make our struggles all about God, and not about us.

    A. As I meditated on suffering and struggles this week, these ideas came forth in my mind: Suffering is paradoxical. Suffering is bad and good. Suffering is painful and helpful. Suffering is confusing and enlightening. Suffering isolates and builds community. Suffering may lead to death or ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How Precious

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 8, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,519 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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    Timeless Truths To Help Your Grief

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Mar 16, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,280 views

    Funeral sermon for a 26-year-old man who had a tragic illness and death.

    Funeral Service for Stuart Morse Kilpatrick Funeral Home / McClendon Baptist Church Sermon by: Rick Crandall March 13, 2006 Outline: *Life can be extremely hard, but there are 3 eternal truths that can help you in the days ahead... 1. The 1st timeless truth is that God is good. (Ps 25:6-7, Ps ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lifting Life's Burdens

    Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Sep 2, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 17,040 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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    The Finishing Touch

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 29, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,725 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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    A Completed Appointment

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 30, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,160 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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    John 14:1-6

    Contributed by Roger Haugen on Sep 4, 2001
    based on 99 ratings
     | 30,871 views

    Funeral Sermon for a faithful man in his eighties after lengthy heart problems

    Funeral Sermon 4 June 2001 John 14:1-6 Rev. Roger Haugen Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And when I go to prepare a place for you, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Charles Jones avatar

    The Promise Of Heaven

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Sep 3, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 20,818 views

    These are words of comfort for a believer that has passed away. i.e. This is a funeral sermon

    I had the privelege to preach this sermon at my dear Grandmother’s funeral who passed away on February 2, 2006. It was an encouragement to my family and our friends who packed out a church to say our last goodbyes. Introduction: As we gather here this morning to remember the dear and precious ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "God Has Come To Help His People."

    Contributed by Paul Johnson on Sep 4, 2015
     | 9,865 views

    Words of Assurance given at a funeral of a young man who I did not know.

    Grace and peace to all who have gathered this morning to remember, reflect and rejoice as we celebrate the life of Mr. J.R. Reid Franklin. This is a time to mourn because the earthly journey of someone so young has come to an end. But this is also a time to rejoice because to depart from the body ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Say Hello To Rufus, And His Mother...

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Oct 4, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,428 views

    a funeral sermon about godly women who serve Christ and his church.

    In a moment I will read a passage from Rom 16 – but before I read allow me to set it up... Paul is writing a post-script to his grand theological discourse known as the book of Romans ... he is signing-off – the so called chapter 16 - is of a completely different tone... filled with greetings, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Suffering

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Sep 7, 2021
     | 3,241 views

    A sermon on suffering after the death of one of our members. Possibly suitable for a funeral

    Suffering - Read 2 Corinthians 4:7-18 As you know, we have been going through Genesis. I was looking forward to the next couple of weeks. I was planning on preaching 4 sermons around the life of Abraham. I dug books out of my library. I ordered one, I thought I had and couldn’t find. I went to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Disappointed With Life Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 6, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,028 views

    The let down of life will get to us sometime, somewhere.

    Disappointed With Life (Ecclesiastes 1:1-18) Note: This is a revision of my 2003 sermon on the same text. Quite a few secondary changes and refinements. 1. A 5-year-old boy who came to his mother & asked, "Where did I come from?" The mother took a deep breath because she had dreaded the moment ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    A Man Of Peace Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Nov 9, 2006
    based on 25 ratings
     | 35,833 views

    This is a funeral message for a godly man who knew God’s peace in the life storm of cancer.

    ISAIAH 26:3-4 WARREN SCOTT- GOD’S MAN OF PEACE There is much that could be said of Warren Scott. Warren Scott was a man of God, a man of great integrity, and a humble man of peace. He possessed a deep abiding peace so uncommon in our hectic stress filled world today. It was not peace ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Richard Tow avatar

    The Life That Matters

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 11, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,821 views

    The Life that Matters is: I. The life that God has designed for you to live. II. The life that produces enduring reward. III. The life of Christ expressed through you.

    The Life That Matters Eph 5:15-18 2-15-09 The title of my message this morning is “The Life That Matters.” Soon you will see signs on this building that not only communicate the name of our church but also our passion. That passion is expressed in the brief statement “Pursuing the Life That ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Reflect The Purposes Of Christmas #1 - "To Preach Good News To The Poor" Series

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 9, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,481 views

    First in a series designed to help us get past the glitter of the holidays by focusing on the "mission statement" of Jesus in Luke 4:18-19.

    Reflect the Purposes of Christmas #1 – “To Preach Good News to the Poor” December 1, 2002 Introduction Are you ready for the wonderful sights and sounds of Christmas? You know, the crowded malls, the friendly sales clerks and not-so friendly clerks, the long drive around the parking lot trying ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan