A EULOGY FOR THE KING (11 OF 11)
by Will McGee
Scripture: 1 Kings 2:1-4, 1 Kings 2
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A Eulogy for the King (11 of 11)
Series: Search for a King
Will McGee
1 Kings 2:1-4
SOME WORDS ABOUT PALM SUNDAY
Hosanna = ''Save Now''
Rev 7:9 - After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.
PRAYER FOR SYRIA
Syria - 6th hardest country in the world to be a Xian
21 Egyptian Coptic Xians outside of Cairo a church explosion
INTRODUCTION
I've been in pastoral ministry for a little less than a decade so far. But in that time, I have attended a number of funerals for church members and people connected to the church. I've had the honor of preaching a number of those funerals.
- So I've heard a number of eulogies. I've given a number of eulogies.
- The best eulogies for Christians do two things:
- First, they honor and celebrate the person who has died. How they affected others.
- Secondly, and more importantly, they point the people in attendance beyond the deceased and point them to God.
- This is certainly what I would like for my funeral one day. That people will talk about how my life pointed beyond me to someone greater.
We have been studying the life of David for a few months now... And today we come to the end. I want to set up our time together today as if I am giving a eulogy for King David.
- I want to summarize what we've learned about his life and how his life points us to God.
David's death is recorded in 1 KINGS 2
[1] When David's time to die drew near, he commanded Solomon his son, saying, [2] ''I am about to go the way of all the earth. Be strong, and show yourself a man, [3] and keep the charge of the LORD your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever ...
Series: Search for a King
Will McGee
1 Kings 2:1-4
SOME WORDS ABOUT PALM SUNDAY
Hosanna = ''Save Now''
Rev 7:9 - After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.
PRAYER FOR SYRIA
Syria - 6th hardest country in the world to be a Xian
21 Egyptian Coptic Xians outside of Cairo a church explosion
INTRODUCTION
I've been in pastoral ministry for a little less than a decade so far. But in that time, I have attended a number of funerals for church members and people connected to the church. I've had the honor of preaching a number of those funerals.
- So I've heard a number of eulogies. I've given a number of eulogies.
- The best eulogies for Christians do two things:
- First, they honor and celebrate the person who has died. How they affected others.
- Secondly, and more importantly, they point the people in attendance beyond the deceased and point them to God.
- This is certainly what I would like for my funeral one day. That people will talk about how my life pointed beyond me to someone greater.
We have been studying the life of David for a few months now... And today we come to the end. I want to set up our time together today as if I am giving a eulogy for King David.
- I want to summarize what we've learned about his life and how his life points us to God.
David's death is recorded in 1 KINGS 2
[1] When David's time to die drew near, he commanded Solomon his son, saying, [2] ''I am about to go the way of all the earth. Be strong, and show yourself a man, [3] and keep the charge of the LORD your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever ...
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