Ralph Payne Funeral
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Ralph Payne
Romans 8:18-30
Scripture Reading
A Psalm of David.
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.
3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
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Ralph Payne
Loved rockets, airplanes and cars.
Lost his leg in an airplane accident while attending Baylor.
Baptized at FBC Roswell.
Played trumpet and sang in the choir.
He was a very private man. Probably wouldn’t appreciate all the attention he is getting today.
Ralph worked in communications. He climbed the towers at the peak.
his boss never new he was an amputee.
One day he was on the top of the tower when his prosthetic got loose.
He was able to get pants down and get it secured before it fell on his coworker below him.
Romans 8:18-30
Look at Scripture.
4 Truths
4 Truths
1. We Suffer in this World (18)
1. We Suffer in this World (18)
18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
Amputee
Very difficult last few years.
13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!”
Perfect glory is where he is.
2. We Have Hope (19-25)
2. We Have Hope (19-25)
19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God.
20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope
21 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now.
23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
24 For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees?
25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.
3. God Provides Help (26-28)
3. God Provides Help (26-28)
26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
27 And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Spirit of God helps us and gives us the confidence we need.
5 He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.
6 So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord,
4. We Will Be Glorified (29-30)
4. We Will Be Glorified (29-30)
29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.
Justification/ sanctification/ glorification.
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
CONCLUSION
Good bye is temporary.
55 “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”
56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
There will be a hello for those who are in Christ.
Sing: In the Sweet By and By Sanford Fillmore Bennett
Verse:
There’s a land that is fairer than day,
And by faith we can see it afar;
For the Father waits over the way
To prepare us a dwelling place there.
Refrain:
In the sweet by and by,
We shall meet on that beautiful shore;
In the sweet by and by,
We shall meet on that beautiful shore.