Please click here to learn how you can make a monthly donation to help us in this great work of preaching the Gospel to the whole world. You have a sense, though it doesn't ascribe that statement to God, that God is saying it. . I sought to point out that our comfort (and hers) in the face of death was not based upon her age and physical condition, but rather in Christ. Then when I came back, I would have received it back with interest. That's staggering when you think about it, unjust. Isn't that incredible? She criticized the way funerals were done in America, including cosmetic excrescences and high expenses stemming from the greed . These words are - "Well done, good and faithful servant." Flowers at the graveside might make you feel better, but your spouse could only have enjoyed them in life. The cup of cold-water reward. This was the funeral of a very lovely 94-year-old woman in our church, who was a believer. The tornado watch has just been upgraded to a warning. You may use them without Dr. Hymers
Can we all say that? He says to the sheep, to the righteous, to the redeemed,"Come, you who are blessed by my Father, take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. When Jesus comes to reign. Sorrow and sighing shall flee away! 34 And Jesus said, ''Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.''. I. Two Journeysexists to help Christians make progress in the two journeys of the Christian life, the internal journey of sanctification and the external journey of gospel advancement. I go to prepare a place for you. Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. A sermon preached at the Baptist Tabernacle of Los Angeles
1 "Servant of God, well done! I want to go where there's happiness. Amen. We also want glory and honor. It says in Colossians 1,We pray this in order that youmay live a life worthy of the Lord, may please Him in every good work, bearing fruit in all good works.When God says, "Well done, good and faithful servant", He's saying, I am pleased with you. Dr. John R. Rice said it well in the song Mr. Griffith sang before this sermon. XXV. First is praise from God. Solo Sung Before the Sermon by Mr. Benjamin Kincaid Griffith:
I don't know how that works, but it's an eternal praise from God. That's a doctrine of rewards. Isn't it fantastic? He's going to walk with you and he's going to teach you how to feel joy, and not only that, but he's going to teach you joy in his other children. I'd like 100 cups of cold-water rewards. Therefore, we have no good works apart from Christ. You're storing up rewards. Baptist. He says in Hebrews 11:6 that we must believe in rewards. To nail that in place, Jesus told a troublesome little parable. We swam in it and you couldn't go under the surface of the water. Note: The reward for both the one with 5 and the one with 2 is the same! The Parable of the Talents 22 The servant who had received the two talents also came and said, 'Master, you entrusted me with two talents. He had led armies of over 600,000 men, he had won battles in Egypt and throughout Europe, and at one point controlled most of continental Europe. He will save you for all time, and for all eternity. Actually, God makes three very strong statements about rewards, all of them found in the Book of Hebrews. The healing that has been delayed, has now been realized. By the way, whoever does not have what? While recognizing the brevity of a funeral sermon (15 to 20 minutes), give them Christ. Ever. Every time you go into your room and close the door and pray for a missionary, a brother and sister in Christ, somebody sick, somebody struggling, a marriage is struggling. Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. at www.sermonsfortheworld.com. I preached the funeral that I could preach for a Rahab, or a Ruth, or the thief on the cross. What do you say to the servant when he comes in from the field? 1. To finish strong is to have a concentrated life. He came to find us, to forgive us, and to free us from the power of sin. 7) One of the best things you can do for yourself, pastor, is to drop in on funeral services being conducted by other ministers whom you know and respect. The idea is powerful, the more faithful we were in this world, the more responsibility we're going to have in the next. You have a master who has authority and is the owner of all things. That's after you've done everything you were commanded to do. He speaks of wrestling, boxing, running, winning the race, winning the prize, and winning crowns. Good works cannot pay for our sinfulness, only faith in the blood of Jesus Christ can. At the end of Job 39, He talks about the horse, and He says, Did you give the horse its strength? For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air (I Thessalonians 4:16-17). His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! On this keen ridge What three rewards can you find in here. His soldiers were fanatically loyal to him, were willing to trudge across the bitter snows of Russia to win him an empire. Story #5: Dwight Moody . Jesus said that he stands up and prays about his favorite topic, himself. Is that enough for you friends? This is a man that had thrown the world into turmoil for 20 years. 1. You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. God will withhold the reward if we fail to use the talents He has given. Often, preachers see these funerals as a mere duty every clergyman simply must do. I dont know if I can say "I did everything God wanted me to do today". the funeral sermon? Without faith, he says, it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. You've got to believe in rewards to be pleasing to God. We are to give comfort and uplift and help. First of all, God's happy with what you did, just in the context that He gives the five talents and says, "I want you to know how happy I am with the talents, what you did. Well done, good, and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things; I will make thee ruler over many things. 122 views, 1 likes, 1 loves, 0 comments, 5 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Christ Lutheran Church: Violet Hahn Funeral And we shall reign on the earth (Revelation 5:10). It's a life that's characterized by, as he puts it, "Persistence in doing good, seeking glory, honor, and immortality." Eyes of the blind will be opened then;
As Jesus said in Matthew 12:33, "Make a tree good and its fruit will be good or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit." (My other church will do the same in a fortnight.) These sermon manuscripts and videos now go out to about 1,500,000 computers in over 221 countries every year at www.sermonsfortheworld.com. If God would not leave his Son in the grave, he will not abandon those who trusted in his Son. In Luke 19 we see that the nobleman "called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten minas [one each], and said to them, 'Do business till I come'" ( Luke 19:13. Like Paul, in his vision, Eloise was caught up to the third heavenup into paradise (II Corinthians 12:2, 4). What is heaven going to be like when your Father embraces you and says, I'm pleased with what you did there. I think it would behoove you to have as many moments as possible like that with Him stored up. Story #4: In My Father's House. Speaking at a funeral or memorial service is a somber moment. Do you want to know what true ownership is? The following is a sermon given at a funeral for a 19-year-old who took his own life (see blog post).All names are changed, but all the sad facts are true. As we remember *********, let us remember: worker. So that's the parable. Take that one talent away from him and give it to the one who has the five talents. Friends, we are all stewards, aren't we? Deserts will bloom and the thorns and briars
Matthew 25:14-30 . I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. There will be non-Christians in the crowd, and believers who need comfort and assurance from God. He reflected back over his amazing military career and the immense sacrifices that soldiers had made to win him an empire, and he uttered some famous words, "A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon." Paul says if you do that, you're not really a Jew. "I know that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed, so I was afraid, and I went out and hid in the ground the talent you entrusted me. Through trust in Jesus, Richard had become so united to Jesus that his last breath was like Jesus' last breath on the cross, his body giving way was like Jesus' giving way, and when Richard finally fell asleep to the world early in the morning Sep. 22, he opened his eyes to behold his Lord and Savior saying, "Well done. Good job". (END OF SERMON)
For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Please click here to learn how you can make a monthly donation to help us in this great work of preaching the Gospel to the whole world. But even if I could, I would say, Im only an unworthy servant, I've only done my duty. These rewards are given to us by grace, we should just be staggered by all this. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. The first one came and said, Sir, your mina has earned 10 more. Well done, good servant his master replied, because you have been trustworthy in a small matter, take charge of 10 cities. Well done, you good and faithful servant, you have been faithful over little. That is his praise for the deeds done, for the actual work done, so the character of the servant and the work are both focus of praise. Many sons have expressed that the central desire in their life is to make their father proud of them. The master comes back and settles accounts with these servants. He will make no mistakes, his praise will not puff you up, it will not go to your head, it will not corrupt you. Nuts and Bolts: Things to Know About Your Sermon and the Funeral Process. I saw what you did. Even though it may come after a long season of illness, even though there may be a sense of its closeness, death always catches us off guard, always comes as a surprise. Brother Moore, we love you and will carry on your legacy. This concept of authority structure is taught openly in the Parable of the 10 minas[money] which is a parallel parable here. And after that, and then you may have your dinner.? Where's my father? It is the message of the Parable of the Talents. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, Pastor of Alfred Street Baptist Church, provides a homily entitled, "Well Done" at the Memorial Service of Rev. In John 11, the Bible tells a story about a funeral for a man who had been one of Jesus' close friends. Words fail on a day like this. I felt like I had a big cork tied to my chest, you just couldn't sink, and I just picture a buoyant swim in a sea of joy, friends. Do you know how long you'll have that? It's of the essence of the life that God has implanted in our hearts, in our souls. Would he not rather say, Prepare my supper, get yourself ready and wait on me. 36. 2. Enter into the joy of your lord.' ~ Matthew 25:23. 16. They must be used for the glory of God. Luke 16: Whoever can be trusted with very little can be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will be dishonest with much. If you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, then who would hand you true riches? Some have a limited amount of these things. He always agrees, provided they don't mind that he speaks Christian truth. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. The essence of heavenly life is praise and worship focused on Almighty God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and all of the direction of the heavenly beings up there, all of those mysterious heavenly beings, all the angels and the living creatures and all that, it's totally God God's centered, God-focused, God glorified, that's heaven. Scriptures:
by Ibrahim Smile. So obviously, then, your sermon needs to be shorter than a traditional Sunday sermon. Today, we're going to zero in on the concept of eternal rewards, heavenly rewards for being good stewards of the grace that God has entrusted to us. It says in verse 14, it will be like a man going on a journey who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. So, you have this master and he's the owner. Funeral Sermons For A Good Man. To another he gave 2 sacks of treasure. Thus, by their fruit, you will recognize them." If these sermons bless you send an e-mail to Dr. Hymers and tell him, but always include what country you are writing from. Enter into the joy of your master!' Sermons Pulpit Commentary Homiletics Good And Faithful Servants Matthew 25:21 W.F. Write a script. Preaching a funeral is one of the greatest responsibilities of being a pastor. You too could have this wonderful hope for the future. It's what you get after Judgment Day. Secondly, it's not becoming. Therefore, the famous assessment in Isaiah of good works done by an unbeliever. Most importantly, she loved her Lord and she. 2. Paul then describes the kind of life that leads to eternal life. I think it's going to be detailed praise from God for each good work done, every good work you do, every time you give to the needy, and don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. So, I urge you to flee to Christ. This principle captures our task regardless the kind of funeral we do. I want to talk about the doctrine of Christian rewards. C. It should be positive and uplifting. Turn your life over to Jesus and He will save you, as He saved all of the true Christians here tonight. His father had never gone to any of his major tennis matches. Usually, it's 30 minutes long. We're all enjoying Jesus, just kneeling at His feet. taken her place among the heroes of faith now to cheer us on and to pray for us that we also might follow and finish well . WELL DONE! In all this, she used that which God gave her to multiply Gods gifts to her in order that she might do the will of God! If you know anything about God and His holy perfection and about yourself and the nature of your works, that should stagger you back on your heels, that He would reward anything you ever did. His own Funeral Sermon "For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep." Acts xiii. If Jesus weeps at the loss of a friend, we should, too. What it does, can you do all that? It's like God got carried away, like He's on a horse riding it, says Isn't this awesome? Watch our worship service. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven." As a matter of fact, the rewards can go down to a small deed as in Matthew 10:42, "Giving a cup of cold water to a servant in Lord who's out on mission, and you just help him on his way." We know this because God says He will do it for his servants who's serving by faith, He says it multiple times. The only comfort some funeral sermons bring is when they are over! He was being exiled to the tiny volcanic island of St. Helena, which is in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean, 700 miles from the nearest landfall, several thousand miles from coastlines of Africa or South America, just in the middle of the ocean. We see this principle also in the parable of The Sheep and the Goats. Christ is there in Paradise, seated at the right hand of God the Father (Romans 8:34). The Bible goes way beyond this though, on the issue of good works, not just identifying whether you're going to heaven or hell. Paul and Barnabas had been forced to flee from Antioch and Iconium. If you want a bigger part, then live like it, friends. Have your father put your arm around you after the game and say, "Win or lose, I was proud of what you did today. It says that you will never lose your reward. John 5,"Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him." Galatians 6:9 - And let us not be weary in WELL DOING: for in due season we shall reap, .read more Put oil on your head and wash your face. When Jesus comes to reign. I think the idea for this book was born that day. Sit down and eat. There are six characters we play out in life. I want to learn from God how to do general happiness for the rest of my life, I want to have eternal pleasures at His right hand. You know that I'm a hard man harvesting where I have not sown and gathering where I have not scattered seed. Reign for a thousand years. theological How part? Were all enjoying Jesus, just kneeling at His feet. A monthly gift of $5 helps us reach 400 additional people a year! But for those who are self-seeking, who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger." I. You should be yearning to please Him so that He praises what you've done. (21&23). A key lesson of these parables is that God expects us to gain a measurable increase in our lives. Ironically, though we focus on remembering and celebrating the life of the deceased, the funeral service is ultimately for those who attend. These sermon manuscripts are not copyrighted. Isn't it good?. Learn about the parable that this Bible phrase originates from and the wisdom we can gain from it. That's what it looks like when somebody does good works to be justified by them. You may telephone him at (818)352-0452. Did you know that the New Testament mentions rewards 28 different times? But when they came into the region of Lycaonia, they continued to preach the gospel (14:7). It does to me, but it is true. He's not making a mistake here, He's not forgetting himself and worshipping created beings, not at all. Friends, if you hear me saying, we don't need to be doing that, you have missed it. It is said that when one of his church members was dying, John Watson, the Scottish preacher of Edinburgh, would kneel down and whisper in the person's ear: "In my Father's house are many rooms.". Let's look at the first one: praise from God. In our witness to the watching world. He that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations (Revelation 2:26). If you don't have any increase, what you were entrusted is taken away. Look at the procedure we see in the stories. Perhaps you remember in 1980, after the men's hockey Olympic hockey team had defeated the Russians and went on to win the gold medal. Look at verse 21 again, his master said to him, "Well done, good and faithful servant, you have been faithful over a little. The purpose of this website is to provide free sermon manuscripts and sermon videos to pastors and missionaries throughout the world, especially the Third World, where there are few if any theological seminaries or Bible schools. Is it wrong to yearn for praise from Jesus? People Listen In Different Wayscan You Reach All Of Them? 21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. Eloise was sick with cancer before she died. For we must all [who are true Christians] appear before the judgment seat of Christ (II Corinthians 5:10). The purpose of this website is to provide free sermon manuscripts and sermon videos to pastors and He's going on a journey, the master is going to be away for a key period of time, so the servants are going to be able to function without him visibly right there. It would be this, "To hear these words from Christ, 'Well done, good and faithful servant.'" As soon as the casket is in the hearse, please come upstairs for a wonderful Chinese meal and time of fellowship as we watch a video of the life of Mrs. Eloise Roop. Will we too hear those words, well done my good and faithful servant? There's going to be things to do in Heaven, responsibilities. is absolutely true. Our works, good works apart from faith in Christ are actually corrupt because they're not done for the glory of God, but rather for the glory of man. He only wanted one thing, he didn't even care about Gold Medal at that point, Where is my father? He wanted to hug him and be with his father to share that moment together. "Serve the LORD with gladness!" It says in Ephesians that we should find out what pleases the Lord. Then, with a contented sigh, the person would "slip away" - entirely unafraid. Now, isn't it incredible that God, Almighty God, the one whose eyes are like blazing fire, will actually look at you and praise you? All sickness gone, all sore. This isn't just any joy; this is the happiness that comes from God. missionaries throughout the world, especially the Third World, where there are few if any Edward Smith, we can not help but consider the song that the choir just sung. Sorrow and sighing shall flee away! Dr. Hymers e-mail is rlhymersjr@sbcglobal.net. Funeral Sermon Ecclesiastes 3:11 Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, 11 1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A . Imagine if the factory that made the gold medals for the Beijing games happened to make a few extra and you could buy one at cost, 500 or 600, and then you could probably wear it to work, show all your friends. Or will we hear the other words? I'm pleased with your offering. Our whole lives should go into gaining that honor and glory that God will give to faithful servants. D. It should be as personal as possible. The medal itself means little other than the gold in it. We have good stewardship on display with the one who had received the five talents; he goes at once, no procrastination, focuses on the talents and he gains five more. All their work for the United Way and for UNICEF and Habitat for Humanity and Walk for Hunger and cerebral palsy and all of that, all our righteous acts are like filthy rags in the sight of God. Scriptures: Mark 4:35-41. Thirdly, enter into the joy of your Master, the joy of God. He says later,"As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead." Would he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do? Can you do that? If you look at where they were and where they were headed to, you would see that Jesus and His men took the . So, it will not be obvious to men that you're fasting, but only to your Father who's in heaven, and your Father sees what is done in secret and will reward you. Then He says, generally, about all of this,"Do not store up treasure on Earth where moth and rust destroy and thieves break in and steal but store up treasure in heaven where moth and rust do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal, for where your treasure is there, your heart will be also." A funeral sermon should not exceed 20 minutes and should highlight these three categories, preferably expounded from a text or texts of Scripture: 1) Acknowledge the need to grieve. Rev. Whoever didn't put it to work and gain. Now I know that "celebrating" is not the usual term applied to this day. Look to Christ, not to your own works. All of them, and these works cannot justify us. A JOYFUL FUNERAL SERMON by Dr. R. L. Hymers, Jr. "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. #4. I will do whatever I can to maximize my heavenly happiness. We have two full weeks of Lent ahead of us, followed by Holy Week before we arrive at the full-fledged joy of the Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday. `Well done, good and faithful servant! I mean, that's incredible to me, it's just amazing. Give hope. Including words or songs from others in your funeral sermon can be "meaning-making.". That gold medal is a symbol of a lot of self-sacrifice of some extraordinary skill, and at the key moments when the time came to perform, winning that race or that contest and winning that gold medal. (Matthew Sermon 27 of 151), Christ's Absolute Power Over Demons (Matthew Sermon 28 of 151), Christ's Power on Earth to Forgive Sins (Matthew Sermon 29 of 151), The "Friend of Sinners" Saves a Tax Collector (Matthew Sermon 30 of 151). Every once in a while you meet someone you'll never forget. Clearly, since immortality is not something we seek for God, these are self-referential things. His master notes the character and praises him for what kind of a servant he is. Rarely is it longer than an hour. Is it wrong to yearn for that? Good Christians like Eloise will hear Christ say. This statement is a staggering one. A Funeral SERMON: MAT. Jesus says, when you're not focusing on God, you're going to focus in on another human being and you're going to live to please men and not God. In addition, quoting the deceased loved one's favorite poems or lyrics or your own can help illustrate a life well-lived. Because this is the number one competing religion in the world. The apostle Paul says in 1 Corinthians 4:5, Judge nothing before the appointed time. Worked a large farm on her own in Kentucky. The story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead (John 11) is particularly helpful on this point. 2. You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. We're going to share it together, and I'm going to tell you how I felt when you prayed or gave that money, etcetera." It's a moment in time where the significance of a person's life crystallizes. By the way, only God can make a bad tree good. And concerning fasting, be sure that no one knows that you're fasting. I thank you, God, that I'm not like other men, robbers, evildoers, adulterers, or even like this tax collector over here. Justice Scalia on Funeral Sermons. What are you going to do with the fact that most knowledgeable Christians if you ask them and say, "What is the one thing you'd want on Judgment Day?" Look at what I've made. Come and share your master's happiness" We serve God faithfully week in, week out. For me, John Wilde was one of those people. Goodbye competition. Would you want to spend eternity with a grumpy God? Amen. Even as we rejoice, however, let us not forget that Lent is still not over. Sitting in on a service where I knew no one except the minister is how I came away with one . Then finally, there is accountability. No ones in a hurry, no schedule to keep. What Jesus did was great, it was infinite. I want the cup of cold-water reward. It is natural for us to think about what happens to a Christian like Eloise after they die. A Brief Sermon For A Memorial Service. In 1 Corinthians 4:5, what we get is praise from God. God is not an idolater, He's no flatterer, He only gives his praise wisely and perfectly. Even despite their. He won it seven times, but this one was different because his father was there to see it for the first time.
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