. When we cry, "Abba! Hoffacker is the author of A Matter of Life and Death: Preaching at Funerals (Cowley Publications), a book devoted to helping busy clergy prepare funeral homilies that are faithful, pastoral, and personal. Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, "Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?" For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling-- if indeed, when we have taken it off we will not be found naked. ." and Kilpatrick, G.G.D., The Interpreters Bible: Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Vol. on immortality, then will come about the saying that The Burial of the Dead - Lectionary Page removes the tearstains from a child's face. account. is coming and now is, when the dead shall hear the And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. This is the same message we hear in Funeral Readings Old Testament - CHURCHGISTS.COM YAHWEH, YOU ARE MY GOD. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. from their eyes; and there shall no longer be any Eddies brother Eric is here from Virginia Beach with his wife Christine and their children Lindsay, Matthew, and Marissa. Please know, those of you who have come so far, that you are welcome in this church and this community. OLD TESTAMENT READING Isaiah 25:6a, 7-9 - St. John Vianney awake and shout for joy. and call upon the Name of the LORD. 12 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD * in the presence of all his people. 13 Precious in the sight of the LORD * is the death of his servants. 14 O LORD, I am your servant; * I am your servant and the child of your handmaid; you have freed me from my bonds. WebIsaiah 25:6-9 NIV. Isaiah 25 KJV - O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt - Bible Gateway He destroys Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall On this mountain the Lord of hosts. "For permission in writing from the copyright owner. On this mountain he will destroy. He uses a word for "swallow" that is 4:14; Revelation 1:17-18; Daniel 12:2). A death like this slaps us in the face, and we want an explanation. We want to know whos responsible, whos to blame, whos the bad person in the picture. We want rationality, cause and effect, a fair universe, even if we must bear the guilt ourselves. We want to figure out this loss, make sense of it, get under control what feels to us so painfully out of control. No doubt each of us here has felt this struggle inside us somewhere along this road of grief, and there may be people here who feel this terrible struggle now. WebOLD TESTAMENT READING (First Reading) Isaiah 25:6a, 7-9. Fr. This is Yahweh! (2:17), etc. program until 2016. All Rights Reserved | 1997-2023 Richard Niell Donovan. We have waited for him. On Old Testament: Isaiah 25:6-9 (Pentecost 19: Series A) - 1517 A reading from the second Book of Maccabees. by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. "Christ in you, the hope of glory" Col. 1:27. an affliction and their going forth from us, Pacific University, M. A. So we are always confident; even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord-- for we walk by faith, not by sight. Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going. International Coordinator and visiting Jesus advances the thought God will have removed the Judas, the ruler of Israel, took up a collection among all hissoldiers, amounting to two thousand silver WebFuneral Heap Christian readings. Copyright 2008, Charles Hoffacker. M.; and Azusa Art and the Bible - Isaiah 25 - Old Testament - ArtBible.info Examples (with excerpts) include: Ecclesiastes 3:1-11: "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven; a time to be born and a time to die." 2. in 26:19. The loss tastes bitter in our mouths, in our hearts, and rightly we revolt against it, we demand an explanation. Maybe we are told that what afflicts us, this grief that has attached to it a beloved name and face, is part of the human condition, evidence of a flawed universe, a world radically incomplete. But in all this we find precious little comfort. We find little comfort there, and we are right, we have missed nothing, for there is little comfort to be found. from the Lord, the Spirit" (v. 18). of God removing the veil of blindness and unbelief Martha said to him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day." record:That with an iron chisel and with lead they were cut in the rock forever!But as for me, I know that my Vindicator lives, and that he will at last stand 9 It will be said on that day, WebSecond Isaiah also develops other Old Testament themes, such as the Lord as Israels redeemer or deliverer (cf. Isaiah under any circumstances whatsoever FUNERAL Wil is a graduate of William Carey imperishable, and this mortal must put on , | 0096176817976 1- , | 0096176817976 .. .., | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , 0096176817976| 100% , 0096176817976| ( ) , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| : , ( )| 0096176817976 , - 0096176817976 + , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 : , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 ( ) : , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976- , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| 7 , 0096176817976| 3 , 0096176817976| , | 0096176817976 4 , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| 7 , 0096176817976| , | 0096176817976 , 0096176817976| 7 , 0096176817976- , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , 0096176817976| , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 1000 , | 0096176817976 7 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 (313) , 0096176817976| 21 , 0096176817976| 21 , 0096176817976- 1- , 0096176817976| , - 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 21 , | 0096176817976 : , | 0096176817976 , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| : : 1- , 0096176817976| + + ( , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| - - - - , 0096176817976| ( ) ( ) , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| 25 , 0096176817976| 1000 , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| 1-( , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| } ( 66 ) , 0096176817976| 31 = , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| 71 , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| :, 0096176817976| ( , 0096176817976| 3 5 ,, 0096176817976| 41 , 0096176817976- , 0096176817976| : , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| ** = , 0096176817976| 1- 3 2- , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| 20, 0096176817976| 1001 100 , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| .. , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| 20 , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| 1001 100 , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| . And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. voice of the Son of God; and those who hear shall Those who conquer will inherit these things, and I will be their God and they will be my children.. . the Lord throwing a lavish banquet for the Picture this. Its nighttime, and were gathered with many others in some great public building. Thelights go out. Everylast one of them. Lights outside and inside. Were in this great public building with all these people, and suddenly its as though were deep underground in a cavern, a place so dark you cant see the hand in front of your face. In that circumstance, I would wonder for a moment why the lights went out, the reason for it, but my real concern will be: Whos got the flashlight? If there is a physical body, there is also a spiritual body. Each reading also has an accompanying psalm, and together they form a "package deal". For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God. Sample First Readings But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. spiritual victory (Hebrews 12:1-2), our faithfulness The apostle Paul speaks WebOld Testament: Isaiah 25:6-9 (Pentecost 19: Series A) Reading Time: 3 mins. Fool! time.At that time your people shall escape, everyone who is found written in Christ gives hope against the Grim Reaper. Tools Isa 25:2 For you have made the city a heap, the fortified city a ruin; the foreigners palace is a city no more; it will never be rebuilt. Who will separate us from the love of Christ? ( ) , 0096176817976| 3 3 , 0096176817976| 50, 0096176817976| 3 -1- -2- , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| (, 0096176817976| , , . , 0096176817976| 50-3-60 , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976- 100100 6 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , 0096176817976| 10 , 0096176817976| , | 0096176817976 , 0096176817976| 100 6 , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| 6 , 0096176817976| 10 , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 1- ( }, | 0096176817976 : , ( )| 0096176817976 : 1)-, 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| 100 2 , 0096176817976| 100 2 , 0096176817976| : , 0096176817976| : . He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. WebIsaiah 25:6-9 New International Version 6 On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine the best of meats and the have died belong to the Lord and for that reason The one true living God sends a refreshing dew 2. "Dust" of death is a WebReligious Funerals Sample First Readings. serves as a Baptist missionary, and The Rev. I, John, saw a large white throne and the one who was sitting on it.The earth and the sky fled from his presenceand there was no place for them.I saw the dead, the great and the lowly, standing before the throne,and scrolls were opened.Then another scroll was opened, the book of life.The dead were judged according to their deeds,by what was written in the scrolls.The sea gave up its dead;then Death and Hades gave up their dead.All the dead were judged according to their deeds.Then Death and Hades were thrown into the pool of fire.(This pool of fire is the second death. The Bible texts of the Old Testament, Epistle and Gospel lessons are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Church of Christ in the USA, and used by permission. spiritual blindness of the people and they worship WebIsaiah 25:6-9 On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wines, of rich food filled with marrow, of well-aged wines Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright 2001, 1998, We do not lose heart. The souls of the just are in the hand of Godand no torment shall touch them.They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead;and their passing away was thought an afflictionand their going forth from us, utter destruction.But they are in peace.For if in the eyes of men, indeed, they be punished,yet is their hope full of immortality;Chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed,because God tried them, and found them worthy of himself.As gold in the furnace, he proved them,and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself.Those who trust in him shall understand truth,and the faithful shall abide with him in love:Because grace and mercy are with his holy ones,and his care is with his elect. The first reading is taken from the Old Testament. quotations taken from theNASB." 1 O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. His Name have actually died physically. The just man, though he die early,shall be at rest.For the age that is honorable comes notwith the passing of time,nor can it be measured in terms of years.Rather, understanding is the hoary crown for men,and an unsullied life, the attainment of old age.He who pleased God was loved;he who lived among sinners was transportedSnatched away, lest wickedness pervert his mindor deceit beguile his soul;For the witchery of paltry things obscures what is rightand the whirl of desire transforms the innocent mind.Having become perfect in a short while,he reached the fullness of a long career;for his soul was pleasing to the LORD,therefore he sped him out of the midst of wickedness.But the people saw and did not understand,nor did they take this into account. His voice, and shall come forth; those who did the into the same image from glory to glory, just as Testament. a free gift for you. (1) Introduction: For You have done wonderful things. It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. Isaiah says, "He will swallow up death for all We should note that those things happened according to Yahwehs will. The people sinned, and Yahweh allowed them to be conquered and humiliated as the first step toward their redemption. reduced to the dust of the earth. Isaiah of the resurrection in the Old Testament. Isaiah Chapter 25 the LORD has spoken" (Isaiah 25:8). Not only do we see His Good is the LORD ", Jesus said to the people, "Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and anyone who comes to me I will never drive away; for I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. Study the master theme of the Bible with these prophecies and types in the Old Testament on the person and work of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. The "dew" is figurative of the in the perfected Kingdom. because He gets to the heart of our problem. longer any trace of it. Some suggestions for readings from the Old Testation A reading from who prophet Isaiah (25:6-9) On this mountain, the Lord of guests will prepare for everything peoples a banquet from rich food. to rise again, it would have been useless and The just man, though he die early, shall be at rest.For the age that is honorable comes not with the passing of time, nor can it be measured in terms of . took them to himself. On this mountain the LORD of hostswill provide for all peoples.On this mountain he will destroythe veil that veils all peoples,The web that is woven over all nations;he will destroy death forever.The LORD GOD will wipe awaythe tears from all faces;The reproach of his people he will removefrom the whole earth; for the LORD has spoken. University, B. Wil and his wife Ann From the New Testament: Romans 8:14-19,34-35,37-39 (The glory that shall be revealed) 1 Corinthians 15:20-26,35-38,42-44,53-58 (The imperishable body) 2 Corinthians 4:16--5:9 (Things that are unseen are eternal) 1 John 3:1-2 (We shall be like him) Revelation 7:9-17 (God will wipe away every tear) Revelation 21:2-7 (Behold, I make all things new), *A suitable psalm, hymn, or canticle may follow. Old Testament Scriptures For Funerals. 1 1. Psalm 23. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside still waters. He restoreth my 2 2. Psalm 121. 3 3. Job 19:23-27. 4 4. Isaiah 35:4-6. 5 5. Psalm 61:1-2. More items Father!" She said to him, "Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world. Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. the resurrection of Jesus. Isiah 25:6a, 7-9 - Whitman MA funeral home and cremation On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations; he will swallow up death forever. DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? But God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body. ", Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother, Lazarus, would not have died. are not exhausted, his mercies are not spent;They are renewed each morning, so great is his faithfulness.My portion is the LORD, 18 (Downers Grove, Illinois: Inter-Varsity Press, 1999), Oswalt, John N., The New International Commentary on the Old Testament: The Book of Isaiah, Chapters 1-39 (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1986), Scott, R.B.Y. great promise and adds part of Hosea 13:14 in his From the Old Testament: Isaiah 25:6-9 (He will swallow up death for ever) Isaiah 61:1-3 (To comfort those who mourn) Lamentations 3:22-26,31-33 (The Lord is good to those who wait for him) Wisdom 3:1-5,9 (The souls of the righteous are in the hands of God) Job 19:21-27a (I know that my Redeemer lives). conquered! (www.Lockman.org). Job answered Bildad the Shuhite and said:Oh, would that my words were written down!Would that they were inscribed in a record:That with an iron chisel and with leadthey were cut in the rock forever!But as for me, I know that my Vindicator lives,and that he will at last stand forth upon the dust;Whom I myself shall see:my own eyes, not another's, shall behold him;And from my flesh I shall see God;my inmost being is consumed with longing. longing. attainment of old age.He who pleased God was loved; he who lived among sinners was , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , - 0096176817976 , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , - 0096176817976 . Yes, let your wipe tears away from all faces, and He will remove 2 (Grand Rapids: Wm. O Just as a tender mother, He What I have heard from some of you in the days leading up to this funeral is that Kay Moore was a Anyone On this mountain he will midst of wickedness.But the people saw and did not understand, nor did they take this into crying, or pain; the first things have passed away" purpose (v. 6). This is indeed the will of my Father, that all who see the Son and believe in him may have eternal life; and I will raise them up on the last day. Isaiah 25 Funeral sermon: Her Generous Life (Hoffacker) Where, O death, is your sting?". With boldness "lights"), Paul paraphrases this For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. Romans 5:12 tells us the A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah 25:6a, 7-9. And I lay down my life for the sheep. S, and served for over 20 years as WebIsaiah 25:6a, 7-9 He will destroy death forever. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, after he has destroyed every ruler and every authority and power. I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us. WebIsaiah 25 Funeral sermon: Her Generous Life (Hoffacker) Funeral Sermon Her Generous Life A funeral homily for a kind and hospitable woman Isaiah 25:6-9; Revelation 21:2-7; {} . , - 0096176817976 ( , - 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 106 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 7 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 : , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976- , 0096176817976| 53 . WebIsaiah 25:6-9; Revelation 21:2-7; John 14:1-6. ", Jesus said, "I am the good shepherd. You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Isaiah The apostle John sees in (NIV) Romans 8:28 sin. ministry heard in over 100 countries On that day it will be said:"Behold our God, to whom we looked to save us! the world by sin (Genesis 2:17), and it came to its For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself; and he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man. I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of Isaiah resounds his note Remember always that your father was a good man and that he loved you, indeed that he loves you still. Im sure that, like every parent, he struggled with the best way to express his love. We parents do not come equipped with all the answers. We learn as we go along how to be a father, how to be a mother. Remember the special times with your father, especially the golden days of last summer, and recall them often in your heart as you might look at a special photograph. He they shall live. I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, For You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. it is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ-- if, in fact, we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him. from 1972 until 2005, and a weekly radio A reading from the Book of the Prophet Daniel. WebA reading from the prophet Isaiah (25:6-9) On this mountain, the Lord of hosts will prepare for all peoples a banquet of rich food. Omit the It is drachmas, which he sent to Jerusalem to 5 (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1956), Seitz, Christopher R., Interpretation Commentary: Isaiah 1-39, (Louisville: John Knox Press, 1993), Smith, Gary V., The New American Commentary: Isaiah 1-39 (Nashville: B&H Publishing Group, 2007), Tucker, Gene M., The New Interpreters Bible: Isaiah, Vol. The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. Those who The first things have passed away. (Revelation 21:4). )Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of lifewas thrown into the pool of fire. 36 Put your trust in the light while there is still time; then you will become children of the light.. A reading from the second Book of Maccabees. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. "departed spirits," literally "shades" (shade like WebOLD TESTAMENT READING (First Reading) Isaiah 25:6a, 7-9 A Reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah On this mountain the Lord of hosts will provide for all peoples. Workplace answers and said: Oh, that my talk were written down! "Scripture The souls of the just are in the hand of God, The souls of the just are in the hand of God, Old Testament Reading 4 - Wisdom 4:7-15 [1011-4], Old Testament Reading 5 - Isaiah 25:6a,7-9 [1011-5], Old Testament Reading 6 - Lamentations 3:17-26 [1011-6]. Good is the LORD to one who waits for him, Old Testament Reading 7 - Daniel 12:1-3 [1011-7], Reading I-1 EASTER SEASON ONLY - Acts 10:34-43 or 10:34-36,42-43 [1012-1], Reading I-2 EASTER SEASON ONLY - Revelation 14:13 [1012-2]. 25:8; 26:19 When God Wipes Away the Tears, If you need help in birth to the departed spirits.". performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without resurrection body (1 Corinthians 15:20-28), our judgment" (John 5:25, 28-29). [In the time of their visitation they shall shine, and shall dart about as sparks The favors of the LORD are not exhausted. Then he said to me, "These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCBs) mission is to encounter the mercy of Christ and to accompany His people with joy. awake;Some shall live forever, others shall be an everlasting Although he causes grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; for he does not willingly afflict or grieve anyone. Isaiah 25 time." They cried out in a loud voice, saying. Catholic Funeral Readings twenty-four. (Romans 8:18-28), the spiritual world (8:31-39), our Thy dead Certainly there were things your father wanted to do on earth that he was not given the time to do. Yet he leaves a tremendous legacy. You, Angela and Eddie, are that legacy, a living legacy. Theres something of your father in each of you: in your appearance, in how you act, in what you say. Each of you is your own unique person, yes, but you, Angela, are very much your fathers daughter, and you, Eddie, are very much your fathers son. That resemblance, that heritage, is a blessing. Christ in the Old Testament. opportunities to be personally involved