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First, we’re going to remember Sheryll and celebrate who God created her to be. Second, it’s a time for us to begin the process of saying good-bye. Third, we want to give God the glory for the gift of His Son Jesus as we seek the comfort which He alone can give us.
My heart goes out to you with having to preach what had to be a profoundly difficult sermon for your friend. This is the best funeral sermon I’ve ever read/heard for a tragic death. Thank you for sharing it.
John 14:1-6. “What God creates God loves, and what God loves God loves everlastingly.”. I hope you will listen closely to those words, cling to them, and let them sink deeply into your life and into your heart. Let them echo through this day and carry you into the next.
We may end up dying in some lonely place despite our best plans. We don’t have to worry about our loved ones who died in Christ. What is the current condition of believers who die before Jesus returns?
After a long illness and much suffering, [First Name] has died. Her (His) hard days are over, now and forever. For her (him), the promises of Christ at the end of John’s Gospel have been fulfilled: “I go to prepare a place for you ... I will not abandon you ... I will not leave you desolate.”.
A comforting sermon should aim to both acknowledge our grief, and yet comfort our hearts with the truth of God’s ever-present kindness, even in the midst of pain and death (Lam 3:22–24; 2 Cor 1:3–4).
What should we be mindful of if called on to preach a very public funeral sermon? One pastor shares both the sermon and the reflections on preaching in the public square that guided him through this challenge.