Category: Funeral Sermons
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Day 351: No Eulogy for Mr. Phillips (Philippians 3:8-9)
What does it mean to live a life so centered on Christ that even your funeral points away from you? A pastor reflects on a faithful church member whose final request—“No eulogy. Keep it about Jesus.”—embodied Paul’s words in Philippians: counting everything as loss compared to knowing Christ.
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Day 322: Six Jolly Cowboys (Acts 8:2)
A meditation on Johnny Cash, funerals, and the stark contrast between Ananias, Sapphira, and Stephen—asking what kind of life we’re living toward our own funeral, and what kind of people will carry us when our time comes.
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Day 032: Addicted to Frogs (Exodus 8:3-7)
The plague of frogs in Exodus sounds almost comical—until you realize how closely it mirrors the way addiction works. What begins as something tolerated or even treasured soon invades every space of life. Pharaoh’s problem was never just the frogs, and ours is never just the addiction. Until we deal with the sin that invited…
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The Sisters and the Savior (John 11)
#7 In “What’s IN A Name? The ‘I Am’ Statements of Jesus” || March 24, 2024 || Glynwood Baptist Church, Prattville, AL || James Jackson, Pastor The Sisters and the Savior John 11: (Pew Bible p. 843) Today we are talking about a story that happened a little bit before Holy Week. About, kinda, if…
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Day 028: Carry Me Up Out of Egypt (a poem): Genesis 47:29-30
“And when the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If now I have found favor in your sight, put your hand under my thigh and promise to deal kindly and truly with me. Do not bury me in Egypt, but let me lie with my…
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Funeral For a Special Needs Adult
On August 14, 2023 we celebrated the life of a precious saint in our church. She and her husband of almost 54 years were both born wirh cerebral palsy. It was an honor to preach her homegoing service. I’d like to begin by reading Psalm 131: 1 Lord, my heart is not proud;my eyes are…