tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7822251021129585494.post2372992387674344592..comments2023-06-22T07:01:34.013-06:00Comments on Preach the Word: Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today ...Jeff Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658996385948373287noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7822251021129585494.post-33349030000234188522008-02-08T18:47:00.000-06:002008-02-08T18:47:00.000-06:00Chris, thanks for sharing those great insights.I'v...<B>Chris</B>, thanks for sharing those great insights.<BR/><BR/>I've not done all that many funerals, so I'm always open to suggestion.<BR/><BR/><BR/><B>Lance</B>, I really like your "grief calendar" idea as well. Thanks for the tip.GUNNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422524342398284973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7822251021129585494.post-57438072319132008872008-02-08T12:41:00.000-06:002008-02-08T12:41:00.000-06:00I keep a "grief calendar," where I log the date of...I keep a "grief calendar," where I log the date of death, then send a card to the family the next year, when everyone else has forgotten. I sometimes even do this two or three years after, accompanying the cards with prayers<BR/>Families really appreciate this. <BR/><BR/>I use Ecclesiastes 7:1-4 for the sermon part when I don't know the deceased, and especially don't know the spiritual condition Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273969962411317978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7822251021129585494.post-5615350408216732452008-02-05T08:50:00.000-06:002008-02-05T08:50:00.000-06:00It also helps me to make sure I keep good notes/fi...It also helps me to make sure I keep good notes/files on the people in our flock. I make it a goal to hear their stories and then to make notes in a file.<BR/><BR/>It means the world to family members to know that you really knew their loved one and his/her story.<BR/><BR/>This link shows how I wrote down one story I heard:<BR/><BR/>http://gotpreaching.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/Chris Braunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09771419445351378042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7822251021129585494.post-67253087026739973372008-02-05T07:50:00.000-06:002008-02-05T07:50:00.000-06:00Gunny, I am pasting in the areas I cover - - I thi...Gunny, I am pasting in the areas I cover - - I think that it would be great if every aspiring pastor had outlined a funeral sermon from (1) Psalm 23 (2) John 14:1-6 and (3) John 11.<BR/><BR/>I can't tell you how many times I have read those passages to people dying or to the families of someone who has died. It is one of the great privileges of any pastorate to be able to say that Jesus is the Chris Braunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09771419445351378042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7822251021129585494.post-59270261147361640182008-02-04T23:24:00.000-06:002008-02-04T23:24:00.000-06:00Chris,I would LOVE to see that sheet!Chris,<BR/><BR/>I would LOVE to see that sheet!GUNNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422524342398284973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7822251021129585494.post-24379934141549698312008-02-04T13:26:00.000-06:002008-02-04T13:26:00.000-06:00That is great advice.That is great advice.Jonathan Moorheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03687367307942260277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7822251021129585494.post-23446061592979716082008-02-04T09:52:00.000-06:002008-02-04T09:52:00.000-06:00(1) I have a sheet that I fill out when I meet wit...(1) I have a sheet that I fill out when I meet with the family so that I make sure not to miss anything. I begin by confirming details and then ask questions in a number of different areas.<BR/><BR/>I think it is important to make funeral services "personal." I have done many funerals for people I didn't know, but was usually able to include personal information.<BR/><BR/>(2) In terms of funny Chris Braunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09771419445351378042noreply@blogger.com