Memorializing a Mighty Man
Donald Cantrell
2 Samuel 3:38
Memorial Day Sermon
Theme: Abner lived his life to honor his king
I - The Mentioned Family of Abner (1 Samuel 14: 50 - 52)
II - The Military Fervor of Abner (2 Samuel 2: 8 - 12)
III - The Main Focus of Abner (2 Samuel 3: 9 - 10)
IV - The Maddening Fall of Abner (2 Samuel 3: 26 - 30)
V - The Memorial Fame of Abner (2 Samuel 3: 31 - 39)
‘‘A Great Man Has Fallen’’
Here are excerpts from the Rev. Billy Graham’s sermon at the funeral of Richard Nixon:
The great king of ancient Israel, David, said on the death of Saul, who had been a bitter enemy, ‘‘Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?’’
Today we remember that, with the death of Richard Nixon, a great man has fallen. We’ve heard that the world has lost a great citizen and America has lost a great statesman, and those of us that knew him have lost a personal friend.
You know, few events touch the heart of every American as profoundly as the death of a president. For the president is our leader, and every American feels that he knows him in a very special way, because he hears his voice so often, sees him on television, reads about him in the press. And so we all mourn his loss and feel that our world is a bit lonelier without him. . . .
Since 1990, he had had a brilliant young cardiologist as his doctor by the name of Jeffrey Borer, and last Tuesday, the day after the president suffered his stroke, the doctor came by the New York hospital to examine him.
He was partially paralyzed and could not speak, but he was still alert. And as the doctor talked, the president reached out and grabbed his arm with an unusual strength.
Then as the doctor turned to leave, something made him turn around and look back to the bed where Richard Nixon was lying. And just at that moment, the president waved and gave his trademark thumbs up signal and smiled.
That took determination, it was an example of ...
Donald Cantrell
2 Samuel 3:38
Memorial Day Sermon
Theme: Abner lived his life to honor his king
I - The Mentioned Family of Abner (1 Samuel 14: 50 - 52)
II - The Military Fervor of Abner (2 Samuel 2: 8 - 12)
III - The Main Focus of Abner (2 Samuel 3: 9 - 10)
IV - The Maddening Fall of Abner (2 Samuel 3: 26 - 30)
V - The Memorial Fame of Abner (2 Samuel 3: 31 - 39)
‘‘A Great Man Has Fallen’’
Here are excerpts from the Rev. Billy Graham’s sermon at the funeral of Richard Nixon:
The great king of ancient Israel, David, said on the death of Saul, who had been a bitter enemy, ‘‘Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?’’
Today we remember that, with the death of Richard Nixon, a great man has fallen. We’ve heard that the world has lost a great citizen and America has lost a great statesman, and those of us that knew him have lost a personal friend.
You know, few events touch the heart of every American as profoundly as the death of a president. For the president is our leader, and every American feels that he knows him in a very special way, because he hears his voice so often, sees him on television, reads about him in the press. And so we all mourn his loss and feel that our world is a bit lonelier without him. . . .
Since 1990, he had had a brilliant young cardiologist as his doctor by the name of Jeffrey Borer, and last Tuesday, the day after the president suffered his stroke, the doctor came by the New York hospital to examine him.
He was partially paralyzed and could not speak, but he was still alert. And as the doctor talked, the president reached out and grabbed his arm with an unusual strength.
Then as the doctor turned to leave, something made him turn around and look back to the bed where Richard Nixon was lying. And just at that moment, the president waved and gave his trademark thumbs up signal and smiled.
That took determination, it was an example of ...
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