However, God is not an idolater, is he? If you've not been trustworthy with someone else's property now, who would give you property of your own? 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. The tornado watch has just been upgraded to a warning. Thanks be to God, if He couldn't do that, this sermon would be a waste of everyone's time. 5. The rewards Christ will give at this time will determine the position the Christian will have in Christs earthly kingdom (Luke 19:12-26). The gospel must be preached clearly in the sermon. I don't know how that works, but it's an eternal praise from God. Shall end with all its tears. So obviously, then, your sermon needs to be shorter than a traditional Sunday sermon. Rev. The Pharisee stands up and prays about himself. 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). If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven." It's what you get after Judgment Day. Sermons and Outlines - Sermon Notebook Well done, good and faithful servant - Sermons and Studies 22 He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. The idea is powerful, the more faithful we were in this world, the more responsibility we're going to have in the next. But you must be converted to have these blessings. In Luke 19 says, The king sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, each person getting the same one mina, to find out what they had gained with it. We came to this strange mountain lake that was incredibly salty. Words like, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant." (Matthew 25:21) Or Revelation 2:10, "Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life." They do it, says Paul, to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. I want to celebrate my joy over your good work together, let's do it together. I will now receive my crown of righteousness which my Lord will give to me. Our righteous judge is going to look at the fruit of our lives, and He'll know whether we believed in Jesus or not. Sorrow and sighing shall flee away, "Well Done Good and Faithful Servant" - In Memoriam Brother Earl Moore They will tag us as believers in Jesus Christ. 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. She was a real Christian for many years. 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. Isn't it beautiful? Come and share your master's happiness!'. 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. YouTube feeds people to our website. One moment let us drink the blue Transcendent air together Then down where the same old work's to do In the same dull daily weather. You know that I'm a hard man harvesting where I have not sown and gathering where I have not scattered seed. How to Preach a Funeral Sermon: A Step-by-Step Guide - Gospel Relevance 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." To start saving items to a SermonFolder, please create an account. Yet, even in the context of a funeral, we remember what Ezekiel learned: God's breath suffocates death. Even if there were a system whereby, we could pay for our good works through our sins, through our good works, you would empty out your pockets on Judgment Day and find you didn't have a single one. I dont know if I can say "I did everything God wanted me to do today". She was married to James Roop on New Years Eve, December 31, 1994. And he said unto me, It is done. Christ shed His blood to cover our sins, but that's not all, He also gives us a fruitful life of service that's going to count for eternity. Our lives here on Earth are an extended interview for our heavenly position. An unregenerate person cannot improve his or her status in God's sight one fraction of an inch by his good works. 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. "Let Not Your Hearts Be Troubled" (Funeral sermon on John 14:1-6, 27 2. B. That's after you've done everything you were commanded to do. Lame men shall leap as an hart, for then Come on in, you who are on the outside, you lived on the outside of my joy, I want you to come inside to my joy now. This is going to be full immersion joy, like diving into an endless sea of joy to have joy underneath you and all around you buoying you up. Again, works identified. Actually, amazingly, the Scripture says, not only is it not wrong, but we must also yearn for it. Or what about the hawk or the eagle? You've been weaned off praise from men, and you are focused on one thing, "I want God to praise me". Those who are Christians in name only do not have this blessed hope. His father had never gone to any of his major tennis matches. Intro: The passage opens with Jesus leaving the Gentile cities of Tyre and Sidon headed back to Galilee. I want to go where there's happiness. Emotions ride high, and one must be careful and compassionate when delivering the message. Secondly, He says, we must desire the rewards that God has in store for us. In John 11, the Bible tells a story about a funeral for a man who had been one of Jesus' close friends. Tonight I will give you a brief outline of the main events that happen to a Christian like Eloise after they die. 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. You've been faithful with a few things, I'm going to put you in charge of many things, enter into the joy of your master." Where's my father? 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. 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. Secondly, it's not becoming. A funeral service is an event unlike any other. Why is that? I mean, that's incredible to me, it's just amazing. His name was Lazarus. It's the story of redemption, of God's love extended to one whom many thought beyond his reach. Notice the master's assessment, it was just a little. Edward Smith, we can not help but consider the song that the choir just sung. XXV. 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. Praise from God is an immensely valuable reward. You can write to Dr. Hymers in any language, but write in English Jonathan Edwards, in his 22nd resolution said, Resolved to endeavor to obtain for myself as much happiness in the other world as I possibly can, with all the power, might, vigor and vehemence, yea, even violence, I am capable of or can bring myself to exert in any way that can be thought of. Okay, and if that's not plain, I just rephrase it a bit. It says in Romans 14:23, "Everything that does not come from faith is sin." They shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years (Revelation 20:6). She invested her talents in her community. When I began my preparation I found almost no funeral sermons in print. Scripture says, You've made known to me the path of life, you'll fill me with joy in your presence with eternal pleasures at your right hand. How about spending eternity sitting at the feet of the Joy Master? All of it taken away. First, I just want to lay the groundwork, doctrinally, so we understand biblically how to think about rewards. They will ask you to go out through the back door to the street and to the foyer. How good is Jesus, how good is Jesus Christ for giving us these things? I want the cup of cold-water reward. I thank you, God, that I'm not like other men, robbers, evildoers, adulterers, or even like this tax collector over here. The first thing we must know, and we can't say it too often, we must know that we can never be justified by our good works. Sitting in on a service where I knew no one except the minister is how I came away with one . It does to me, but it is true. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, Pastor of Alfred Street Baptist Church, provides a homily entitled, "Well Done" at the Memorial Service of Rev. Sit in the back and see what they do. A tornado watch is in effect, so to speak. Come along now. Funeral of an Aged Minister | Hymnary.org What is man that you're mindful of him? Christ will descend to the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. If you're here today and you're lost, if you don't know Jesus, and the rest of the sermon is going to be about rewards, just know this, if you stand before God on Judgment Day without Christ as your Savior, you will have no rewards, there will be none, nothing but wrath and anger for sin. Preaching at the Funeral of Someone You Don't Know - PREACHERS INSTITUTE Justice Scalia on Funeral Sermons. Kingdoms shall fall, and old Satans rule The apostle Paul says in 1 Corinthians 4:5, Judge nothing before the appointed time. There would be no rewards, but thanks be to God by his sovereign grace, He can make bad trees like you and me good and get some good fruit out of us. James says, "Show me your faith without deeds, I'll show you my faith by what I do." Story #5: Dwight Moody . How can you believe, Jesus said, If you accept praise from one another and yet you make no effort to obtain the praise that comes from the only God? Back at the beginning of the sermon, I said that Napoleon said people are motivated by a yearning for praise and honor, God made that. FUNERAL HOMILY DOROTHY THOMPSON It is a basic tenant of our faith / that human life is sacred, / that the human person is respected, / that we are made / in the image and likeness of God. He can celebrate the attributes and the actions of a created being without worshipping that created being. By the way, only God can make a bad tree good. "Serve the LORD with gladness!" Here are some things to know: A funeral service is a short service. IT is remarkable that David should say, in the sixteenth Psalm, "Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption," and yet that Paul should say concerning him, when preaching at Antioch, that he "saw corruption . It's profound happiness, a delight that's very difficult to capture in words, and notice the invitation: Enter into the joy of your Master. I fast twice a week and I give a tenth of all I get." Enter into the joy of your master!' Sermons Pulpit Commentary Homiletics Good And Faithful Servants Matthew 25:21 W.F.