When Your Seat Becomes Empty
Donald Cantrell
1 Samuel 20:18
Theme: ‘‘One day your seat will be empty, how will you leave it?’’
1Sa 20:18 KJV - Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow [is] the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.
Personal Reflection Sermon
I - The Truthful Story
II - The Thoughtful Supposition
III - The Tearful Suspicion
IV - The Timeful Speculation
He Made a Difference
Long before I became a Dad, I had strong opinions about fathering. Perhaps it’s because I came along quite late in my father’s life. He was 47 years old.
To say I was a surprise would be an understatement! But, my Dad rose to the challenge! Like my sister and brother before me, I became his pride and joy.
None of us ever doubted that for a minute.
That didn’t mean it was easy on my Dad. He worked long hours as a telephone company executive. He opened a business on the side just six months before I arrived on the scene. So, he often worked 18 hour days just to ensure that our family had all we needed.
Somehow, my Dad found time to spend together as a family. Trips in the car became full-on adventures. I can still hear my Dad’s off-key voice singing above the sound of the big V-8 engine: ‘‘You are my sunshine. My only sunshine...’’
I wish it could have lasted a lifetime. But this story is about real life, not some fairytale. My Dad was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer when I was 11.
He fought long and hard to do whatever he could to stay with us.
The year he died, my Dad went in to work 90 days when he should have been in the hospital just to secure the pension he would leave my mother.
He fought for life itself, but didn’t forget to share in ours. No matter how he felt, he made time to hear about the small events in our everyday lives.
Eventually, the aggressive cancer became too much. His body was wasting away, but his spirit remained strong. My Dad died soon after I turned 13. I sto ...
Donald Cantrell
1 Samuel 20:18
Theme: ‘‘One day your seat will be empty, how will you leave it?’’
1Sa 20:18 KJV - Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow [is] the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.
Personal Reflection Sermon
I - The Truthful Story
II - The Thoughtful Supposition
III - The Tearful Suspicion
IV - The Timeful Speculation
He Made a Difference
Long before I became a Dad, I had strong opinions about fathering. Perhaps it’s because I came along quite late in my father’s life. He was 47 years old.
To say I was a surprise would be an understatement! But, my Dad rose to the challenge! Like my sister and brother before me, I became his pride and joy.
None of us ever doubted that for a minute.
That didn’t mean it was easy on my Dad. He worked long hours as a telephone company executive. He opened a business on the side just six months before I arrived on the scene. So, he often worked 18 hour days just to ensure that our family had all we needed.
Somehow, my Dad found time to spend together as a family. Trips in the car became full-on adventures. I can still hear my Dad’s off-key voice singing above the sound of the big V-8 engine: ‘‘You are my sunshine. My only sunshine...’’
I wish it could have lasted a lifetime. But this story is about real life, not some fairytale. My Dad was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer when I was 11.
He fought long and hard to do whatever he could to stay with us.
The year he died, my Dad went in to work 90 days when he should have been in the hospital just to secure the pension he would leave my mother.
He fought for life itself, but didn’t forget to share in ours. No matter how he felt, he made time to hear about the small events in our everyday lives.
Eventually, the aggressive cancer became too much. His body was wasting away, but his spirit remained strong. My Dad died soon after I turned 13. I sto ...
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