Tag Archives: Funeral Services

Bible Passages for Funeral Sermons for People Who Have Committed Suicide

In an Associated Content article I wrote in September of 2007, I gave some tips for preparing funeral sermons for people who had committed suicide. Because of the shock and intense emotions that inevitably occur in the aftermath of a suicide, the role of the pastor is particularly difficult and important. A suicide raises some […]

Steps in Preparing Funeral Messages

The late Jerry Falwell once joked that the work of the pastor was to hatch, patch, match and dispatch. I would have to agree. As a minister, perform all of those four functions in the life of the church. Hatch: I visit people following the birth of children. Patch: I visit people during and following […]