Henry Lynn's funeral

A lot of things have been said in regards to the things Henry enjoyed and of the character of the person that he was

A person with compassion, and love of his fellow man

Now I want to share

The monkey story with Mama Free

The rappelling story with Salina

The rods and reels in the garage

The lighter fluid following him from

But at the end of the stories, and when ever our lives come to that point where God recalls what He has created, we all face the same day that Henry did. As i understand, he was living life to the fullest, until a couple of weeks ago, putting proof to the fact that we don't know when God will call us, and the only certainty is that day will come. My question is this, are we spiritually ready for that day. The physical death for a Christian in not a true but a moving forward. Death is not leaving home, but going home. Not defeat, but victory.

2 Corinthians 5:1–10 NASB95

1 For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven, 3 inasmuch as we, having put it on, will not be found naked. 4 For indeed while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to be clothed, so that what is mortal will be swallowed up by life. 5 Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge. 6 Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord— 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight— 8 we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord. 9 Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

This earth is not truly home

Scripture makes it clear that in order to be in the presence of our Lord, we must leave this world and these bodies behind

There is no waiting around, when Henry closed his eyes to this world he opened them to see God.

V. 10 tells us “we all must appear before the judgement seat of Christ

We must prepare for that day

John 14:1–6 NASB95

1 “Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 “In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. 3 “If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. 4 “And you know the way where I am going.” 5 Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, how do we know the way?” 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.

The first thing I want us to notice is how Jesus reassures not just the disciples, but all believers

and as the Jewish nation had believed in God, we are to believe in Christ

Jesus tells us that there is a place for us there in Glory with God the Father, and that He has gone ahead to make preparations for us for when it is our time to go there

And when our time comes, He will come for us

And all true believers know that Jesus Christ is the only way to that dwelling place in heaven, there is no other way

Jesus reaffirms that in v. 6 by saying “I am the way,

To the family, the upcoming days will bring about thoughts, feelings and memories that will be an emotional roller coaster. When those times come, seek Christ.

To the family, the upcoming days will bring about

Just as our opening scripture tells us, “Do not be troubled”

Let us pray