January 31st

I have officiated dozens of funerals over the years as a pastor, which means I was involved in planning the service, delivering the sermon, and conducting the committal service, whether it involved the burial of the deceased's body or the placement of ashes for those who were cremated. The first funeral I officiated was for my 47-year-old father, and since then, I have been responsible for burying people of all ages, from grade school children to the oldest, who was 101 years old. I have been asked to memorialize people from all walks of life, many of whom loved and walked with Jesus as fellow Christians, and some who were not Christian. The one thing that every funeral and memorial service I officiated had in common was that every family and friend who invited me to help memorialize and honor their loved one, believed and articulated their belief that he/she was in a better place.

How do you know if a person who has died is really in a better place?  What evidence does one have to make such a claim?  And, what if anything, does Revelation 1:12-18 have to say about where a person goes after death?   These are the questions I will be answering this Sunday. 

I look forward to seeing you this Sunday during our 9:00 and 11:00AM worship services.

Grace,

Pastor Keith