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jn 14:1-3
It is said that, “God never sees His children die; He simply sees them coming home.”
If we could see, only for a moment, just how glorious Brother Brown’s homecoming was, no one here would call him back to the limits of his aged body.
Even though Brother Brown will be missed, there is something very appropriate about his departure, even as the human instrument of Ecclesiastes indicated,
“There is a time to be born, and a time to die (see ).
It is appropriate because…
…he had lived out a full, complete, life.
…he had accepted obeyed and known the love of God and of family.
…his house was in order
…he was prepared to die
…he was a Christian and he loved God
One person said: “There is nothing more certain than death, and nothing more unsure than life.”
Life in these bodies, and life on this earth is temporal!
The Bible refers to our bodies as tents, and for a little while, a tent can be a wonderful home.
When a hiker is in the mountains, enjoying the wonderful outdoors, a tent can be exactly what he needs when he becomes weary and needs a place to rest and be refreshed.
While tents are wonderful for their intended purpose, a person doesn’t expect to live in a tent forever.
Before long, a person longs “to go home” and live in a house, a structure that is much more permanent and sturdy than a tent.
You remember the scripture we read earlier.
Jesus said: “Do not let your hearts be troubled.
In my Father’s house are many mansions (or dwelling places).
I go to prepare a place for you, so that where I am, there you may be also.”
Tents are good for a purpose and helpful for a season, but they can wear out.
The fabric can become weak and torn and the poles can collapse.
The Apostle Paul, speaking of the confidence possessed by a believer, said…
2 cor 5:1, 6-8
2 cor 5:6-8
Probably if you had ran into Brother Brown in his elderly mature stage of life and asked him how he was doing, perhaps you would heard something like...
Old brother Brown is doing fine, just fine!
But this old body of mine is falling apart.
I’m under all kinds of medication, these old eyes of mine have failed me, knees and legs hurt.
Getting old has taken it’s toll on my physical well being.
But as far for me, in my mind I think I can do the same things I did when i was younger, in my mind I’ve never been better.
Then he would try to get you to sneak him in some Popeye’s Chicken or a Beef Sand-which from Johnnie’s.
The older we get if we are to wise up we realize that the body without a doubt is not the real Henry Brown.
You cannot enclose the real Henry Brown in a casket or bury him in a grave.
We ought to come to recognize that beyond the temporary physical man on the outside, there is a spiritual and eternal man on the inside.
The flesh dies and is buried, but the spirit lives forever with God.
When someone we love passes on, there is naturally an element of sorrow.
When you’ve been around someone for many years, or for however long you’ve been alive, that person can become an important part of your life, and you miss them when they’re gone.
When someone we love passes on, there is naturally an element of sorrow.
When you’ve been around someone for many years, or for however long you’ve been alive, that person can become an important part of your life, and you miss them when they’re gone.
He recognized
When someone we love passes on, there is naturally an element of sorrow.
When you’ve been around someone for many years, or for however long you’ve been alive, that person can become an important part of your life, and you miss them when they’re gone.
But today, beyond our natural sorrow, there is a supernatural joy that comes from knowing:
…the reality of Jesus as Savior and Lord
…the reality of God’s love
…the reality of the forgiveness sin
…the reality of the new birth
…the reality of Heaven as home
…the reality of eternity
…the reality of future reunion
In far too many funerals man laments death with wailing of despair; fear and hopelessness.
We show out with cries of guilt and pain because we have not redeemed the time to develop the appropriate relationships that God has blessed us with.
A lack of spiritual understanding and faith skews our perception of death.
Today we ought not to be crying but singing and praising God.
We ought not respond with sadness and regret.
We ought to sing a song of Christ’s Victory of death, a hymn of confidence.
Brother Brown knew Jesus for the pardoning of his sins and Heaven is his home!
Weeping may endure for the night.
Our human emotions sometimes need a release.
But joy comes in the morning!
Weeping may endure for the night.
Our human emotions sometimes need a release.
But joy comes in the morning!
An earthly light has gone out, but where Brother Brown is, no earthly light is needed.
The glory of God, shining brighter than the sun, is his radiance, and his face is now glistening in that glorious light!
So we come to the end of a journey; this is a good day.
An earthly journey has ended.
A heavenly residence has been established.
If you want to join Brother Brown in a heavenly reunion then you too need to know Jesus for the pardoning of your sins.
God has a plan for your salvation just like he had for Henry C. Brown.
That plan begins by first Hearing God’s word...
After hearing that word God’s Plan is that you Believe it...
Faith requires action, it requires obedience.
Your obedience and action you take toward God’s Plan of Salvation is that you Repent...
Your obedience continues by Confessing that Jesus Christ is God’s Son...
Your obedience includes being Baptized for the remission of your sins Peter revealed
The church grew on the obedience of thousands who asked for a remedy for their sins understanding that their sins alienated them from God...
Your continued obedience is required where we are encouraged through scripture to remain faithful
What is our hope?
What is our confidence?
What is our expectation?
For Brother Henry Brown the sting of death has been removed
It stings us a little bit with His home going but only for a night
We look forward to the time when we can rejoice with him at the banquet feast of the lamb...
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