The third aspect of joy is he's going to teach you to rejoice in everything he rejoices in, in detail. God will withhold the reward if we fail to use the talents He has given. The one with the two talents reports that he gained two more, and gets the exact same commendation, "Well done, good and faithful servant. They will tag us as believers in Jesus Christ. To know what kind of tree we are, there is a simple principle taught in the Sermon on the Mount. 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. He might say, "Do you realize what this individual did, this Martyr, this missionary, this evangelist, this Pastor, this servant? If you want a bigger part, then live like it, friends. He won it seven times, but this one was different because his father was there to see it for the first time. D. It should be as personal as possible. The property is entrusted to the servant, is given over to the servant to be managed in the absence of the master. It is essentially idolatrous in the non-Christian because it's not connected in any way with the glory of God and faith in Jesus Christ and His kingdom. But for those who are self-seeking, who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger." In the kingdom of Christ, grow it, build it for the glory of God. A JOYFUL FUNERAL SERMON by Dr. R. L. Hymers, Jr. "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. Actually, amazingly, the Scripture says, not only is it not wrong, but we must also yearn for it. Adeney We cannot but be struck with the cheerful tone of these generous words. In other words, I'm willing to fight and claw and struggle and suffer and strive and study and sacrifice and hurt and wear myself out, turn my back on any earthly pleasure to embrace any earthly hardship. Let's look at the first one: praise from God. 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. (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). Those who are Christians in name only do not have this blessed hope. To another 1 sack of treasure. 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. Rest from thy loved employ; The battle fought, the victory won, Enter thy master's joy." 2 The voice at midnight came, He started up to hear; A mortal arrow pierced his frame; He fell, but felt no fear. There's going to be no depression, no discouragement, just happiness. 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. We swam in it and you couldn't go under the surface of the water. Sometimes it may be up to an hour. To nail that in place, Jesus told a troublesome little parable. First is praise from God. And when that happens, you know, the funeral's pretty much over. Many sons have expressed that the central desire in their life is to make their father proud of them. Then finally, there is accountability. Try, Slow Down, Big Fellawhat A Motorcyclist Taught Me About Preaching, Spit-Shine Tomorrow's Sermon Before You Go To Bed Tonight. First, I just want to lay the groundwork, doctrinally, so we understand biblically how to think about rewards. He's going to keep teaching you joy more and more because our God is in heaven. 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? II. Wow. Im going to teach you how to be happy about everything. Forever, you're going to learn joy of the increase of His kingdom, there will be no end. Fourth, Eloise and all good and true Christians will return to this earth to reign with Christ, Revelation 20:6; I John 1:7. Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Sermons Children's Sermons Hymn Lists. You can write to Dr. Hymers in any language, but write in English All of these wonderful things will be experienced by Eloise Roop. WHEN YOU WRITE TO DR. HYMERS YOU MUST TELL HIM WHAT COUNTRY YOU ARE WRITING FROM OR HE CANNOT ANSWER YOUR E-MAIL. "Throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." They will ask you to go out through the back door to the street and to the foyer. Box 15308, Los Angeles, CA 90015. 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. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14, 2 Timothy 4:7-8, Ephesians 2:8-10, Matthew 25:14-30, Revelation 21:4, 52-week preaching calendar to help you plan your sermons, Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching, Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year, [NEW YEAR] 4-Week Series to kick off 2023, [PRODUCTIVITY] Fulfill your full potential, [FOUNDATIONS] Getting back to what matters most. But we also know from the world around us / the struggles and the conflicts / the pre-determined attitudes and fixed mind-sets / which do not uphold those 1 "Servant of God, well done! On this keen ridge Now I know that "celebrating" is not the usual term applied to this day. The one with the five talents comes and he says, "Master, I put your five talents to work and look, I've gained five more, And he hears these beautiful words, "Well done, you good and faithful servant. What kind of world is it we're heading toward? Galatians 6:9 - And let us not be weary in WELL DOING: for in due season we shall reap, .read more Part of that is an instinct, rightly, to make little of the creature, we are just created beings. 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. " They understood that the Lord wants us to work for Him, to "do" His bidding, not just listen to good sermons or read our Bibles merely for knowledge. Do you see it? So on July 27, I did not preach the funeral I dreaded. Actually, God makes three very strong statements about rewards, all of them found in the Book of Hebrews. But you must be converted to have these blessings. First of all, it's not your place. Hundreds of others watch the videos on YouTube, but they soon leave YouTube and come to our website. That's the topic of our sermon here. Sometimes they are the words that they use at their funeral, or put on their headstone, or ask that their funeral sermon speak those words. The apostle Paul says in 1 Corinthians 4:5, Judge nothing before the appointed time. 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. A. Keep your . Thirdly, He says it would actually be unjust for him not to reward us. 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." According to Paul in Romans 2, "This and this alone is the only way to live your whole life. The sermon manuscripts are given in 46 languages to about 120,000 computers each month. Third, Eloise, and all true Christians, will appear before Christ to receive rewards, II Corinthians 5:10; Matthew 25:21; I Corinthians 15:58; Luke 19:12-26, Revelation 2:26; 5:10. Sorrow and sighing shall flee away! Lame men shall leap as an hart, for then My prayers have all been answered, Ive finally arrived. We are here this evening for the joyful funeral of Mrs. Eloise Roop. I saw such strong similarities between the story of Dorcas and Elaine's story. Are you living for yourself when you get money? 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. Because the father's happy with it, that's going to band us together. You don't tell anybody, you weep for somebody that's lost, God sees it, He knows, and He will reward you. Tonight, one of my churches holds an 'All Souls Service', where we invite all the families for whom we have conducted funerals over the past year. 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. I want the cup of cold-water reward. Speaking at a funeral or memorial service is a somber moment. I want to celebrate my joy over your good work together, let's do it together. 21. Of so many things, so many rich blessings. A man is not a Jew if he is only one outwardly. His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! Now by way of review, you've known the reading of the parable of the talents is rich and full. Wait until the Lord comes the Second Coming of Christ, He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men's hearts, and at that time, each will receive his praise from God.. If you find these resources helpful, please prayerfully consider donating as the Lord leads you. He's going to entrust things to you, but He's testing you now to see if you're faithful with somebody else's property, namely God's. Whenever Jesus came to a funeral in the gospels, it stopped being a funeral. I said last week that in Matthew 25:14-15, the greatest single-focused verse or two verses on the essentials of stewardship, all of the basic ingredients of stewardship are there. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also (John 14:1-3). I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. It is to the glory of God for you to be a spiritual athlete and go after joy. Please help Mr. Leslie Hymers and Mr. Kunz keep the center of the foyer open for the pallbearers and the deacons to come through with the casket. seminaries or Bible schools. She criticized the way funerals were done in America, including cosmetic excrescences and high expenses stemming from the greed . But genuine saving faith always results in good works. `Well done, good and faithful servant! Now, let's look at verse 21, and what I'm going to do with verse 21 is tell you what rewards you'll get. I should be giving Him praise and glory and honor. The alert has been sounded. W hen Jessica Mitford first published The American Way of Death in 1963, she unleashed a broadside against the entire funeral industry in this country. Do you see where they live way up high, where the Eries are, way up high up in the rocky crag and how it sees its food from afar. What is God doing? Edward Smith, we can not help but consider the song that the choir just sung. II.Concentrated. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord (I Corinthians 15:58). When you die, all that your spouse will have left of you are memories and pictures. 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. You have a sense, though it doesn't ascribe that statement to God, that God is saying it. I think the idea for this book was born that day. Please stand and turn to John, chapter 14, verse 1. I'm going to break it into three types based on this one statement. IV. "There is no one who does good, not even one,"[Romans 3:12]. You've been weaned off praise from men, and you are focused on one thing, "I want God to praise me". She invested her talents in her love for ***. So, I urge you to flee to Christ. Including words or songs from others in your funeral sermon can be "meaning-making.". Praise from God. 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?" Matthew 25:23New International Version. While recognizing the brevity of a funeral sermon (15 to 20 minutes), give them Christ. Shall end with all its tears. 1) Well DONE James 1:22, KJV But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. How good is Jesus, how good is Jesus Christ for giving us these things? In this time of grief, you must honor the deceased, comfort their family and friends, help people mourn, and ultimately share the good news of the hope we have in Jesus Christ for eternal life after death. Tongues of the dumb shall sing. Here comes the punchline, So you also, after you have done everything you were commanded to do should say, we are unworthy servants, we have only done our duty. You have to earn the right to say that. As soon as he won, he turned and looked right to his father, and he climbs up over and around and through people to get up there and embrace him. His father had never gone to any of his major tennis matches. We know this because God says He will do it for his servants who's serving by faith, He says it multiple times. Preaching a funeral is one of the greatest responsibilities of being a pastor. He says, "I tell you the truth, if you do that, you will never into eternity, lose your reward." XXV. Mrs. ********* was given a certain amount of talents. What are you doing with your money? 1 Timothy 1:15 speaks of the Gospel, the good news of the blessed God, which is the good news that God is happy.