My oldest brother died suddenly this week and I was asked by his wife to preach his funeral. He was a Christian, but there are members of his family and many cousins and friends that are not. Please pray for me that God may speak through me. The funeral is Saturday morning.
Clint
Brother Clint,
I will be praying for you and your family that the Lord would have His way, and that you all would be comforted in this time of sorrow.
Mike
My prayers brother.
Thank God that he was right with the Lord. I pray that the Lord will use his funeral as a moment to bring his family members and friends to the realization that eternity awaits them all.
Danielle
Dear brother Clint
I will pray that the Holy Spirit shall go before you. That each heart that attends the funeral, will be comforted, but that they will also be open to whatever words the Lord gives you. Dear Father in heaven, may hard hearts be tilled, may clods be broken down, and may the hearers understand the finality of this life in the context of their own eternal souls. May those who already know you Lord be comforted at this time Lord. Your grace and mercy and love are sweet and your comfort is a beautiful thing......In the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus.
May God help you, Brother Clint.
So sorry about your Brother.
He's with my Brother now, but mainly He's with the Lord.
God Bless
Nellie
Will be praying.
Prayed for you, brother.
Nellie wrote: "He's with my Brother now, but mainly He's with the Lord."
Along with my dad!
Brother Clint, my heart goes out to you and your family at this difficult time, and I will be praying for you as the Spirit leads.
May the comfort and the peace of our Wonderful Counsellor bring healing to your heart and rest to your mind~
Your sister in Christ,
Joy
I am praying also Brother Clint.
Your post was the first post I saw after the featured sermon "A Grain of Wheat" was posted and thoughts about that phrase continue to inform my prayer both for his unsaved family members and those that knew him when he came earlier to an end of "his" life.
Hearts will be open. No one goes to a funeral without considering their own death. May you share with the heart your brother would if he could speak to those that come.
I will be praying also Brother Clint.
My uncle passed away on Christmas morning. At the funeral, as the family walked into the sanctuary, they played the Hallelujah Chorus on the huge pipe organ and my heart rejoiced - and then I saw all of the woeful faces and I wanted to cry. It is like being caught between two worlds.
At the funeral, as the family walked into the sanctuary, they played the Hallelujah Chorus on the huge pipe organ and my heart rejoiced
HeartSong, I love this! I think this is so appropriate! The "Hallelujah Chorus" is in my opinion the most beautiful piece of music ever written...
Grief is normal and natural: it means you have loved. You can have joy, pleasure and sorrow...with no sorrow you would have no concept of pleasure or joy.
Blessings,
ginnyrose
God bless you, Clint. The worst thing you can do is to ignore the promptings of the Holy Spirit, especially during a time like this. I just pray that the greatest fear you will have is that of not obeying the Holy Spirit.
God bless you and may His face shine upon you and give you grace...
ginnyrose
Thank you each and every one of you for your prayers and your posts. And yes Ginny, my greatest fear is that of missing the mind of Christ in this and failing Him.
I just got back from the viewing a couple of hours ago and saw so many that have no hope. And yet the sad reality is that many have never taken the time to consider the only thing worth considering in this short life.
Thank you again for your prayers.
Clint
Praying for you and your family.
Dear Clint,
My heart goes out to you and my prayers. May the Lord grant you words.
Thank you again, all of you for your prayers.
God did indeed give me words, and I am so grateful... a few words of comfort for the saved, and many words of challenge for the unsaved. I spoke on the subject of the fanaticism of those who have seen eternity... the rich man in hell, and Paul who was left for dead and caught up into the third heaven.
May God continue to convict my lost loved ones.
Clint
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