Funeral Message for Phil Thomas

16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

First impression of Uncle Phil:

NASCAR

Understanding Grew:

Love for his wife and his boys

Kind demeanor

Gentle soul

Soft spoken

Good Listener

Joker

Resilient: Suffering for as long as he did. Suffering through the loss of Jamie and showing resolve and leadership for his family

Fruit of the Spirit:

Faithfulness, Kindness and gentleness

This is what Phil wanted y’all to know.

Keeping it Real. Keeping it simple:

is our focus because Phil wanted this verse to reverberate during this time.

is our focus because Phil wanted this verse to reverberate during this time.

and Amazing Grace

This is what Phil wanted y’all to know. I’ll try to keep it simple.

God so loved:

God is a God of love that he gave

Defining love: Love= Sacrifice

: This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

This love isn’t sentimental or soft

It’s about sacrifice!

God initiated

God commissioned

God is a God

God of Grace: Gave his most beloved

God of Grace: Gave his most only Son

God gave up his Son- Next Sunday is Father’s Day…

Amazing Grace: Written by

Amazing Grace: Written by

Response of Faith

Amazing Grace, how Sweet the Sound, that saved a wretch like me.

Faith transforms us from wretch to witness!

wrecked to re-born

To be a Christian is to stare your wretchedness in the face and watch it die with Christ on the Cross. Watch your past decisions, your daily temptations, your brokenness and struggles- watch them all die with Christ in order that you will experience re-birth.

Are you among the ‘whoever believes’

Conclusion: Prize of Faith: Whoever believes receives eternal life!

: Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, 5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, 5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

Pastoral Word:

This passage gives us a glimpse as to the hope we have with this eternal life!

This passage reveals the hope we have with this eternal life!

Word of Confidence within Grief

A body that will never perish, spoil or fade. A body that will never feel the impact of emphysema and all the side-effects of that diagnosis.

Phil wants you to know this truth.

Pat, Matthew, Brian: Our condolences to you once again. May the Lord give guide you through this valley of the shadow of death, but may you be comforted with the hope of . May it’s simple truth reverbate. This passage is your husbands and your dad’s legacy, and he leaves you with this Gospel truth.

And may we all find comfort in the simple truth of it.

Simple Response:

More than lip-service