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Welcome
Family and friends, we are gathered here today to honor the life and legacy of Michael Giles.
On behalf of his parents and siblings, we would like to thank you all for taking the time and creating the space to be with us today.
My name is Keith Pittman and I had the privilege of being Michael’s cousin.
He and his twin brother Mark are the same age as my daughter.
Our families were so intertwined.
We celebrated holidays, birthdays, and so many special moments together.
Moments like going to the movies after we ate Thanksgiving Dinner together.
With everyone of those moments, I have vivid, memories of Michael.
His smile.
His laugh.
His over the top sense of humor.
Simply put, Michael was quite the character.
To know Mike, is to love Mike so today we are going to honor him the way he lived, with a celebration.
I want to take a brief moment to frame our time together today.
As you came in, hopefully you got a chance to take a look at the “Walk-through of Michael’s Impactive Life
We will read the obituary as well as have a scripture reading along with acknowledgements, resolutions, and cards from countless well wishers
Next, we will hear from family and friends as we share our experiences Michael.
The family would love to hear from you so please consider sharing
In closing, we will have a powerful song and some words of reflection and encouragement, to be followed by a time of food, refreshments, and fellowship at Pace Center for Girls
It is a celebration.
We have on our Jags items.
We are going to laugh, there will be tears, but we are going to have fun.
We want you to laugh, smile, and enjoy.
Prayer
Lord, I ask that you be with us today.
As we celebrate Michael, I ask that you give us strength.
There is much grief because there is much love.
However, we are not alone.
Your word declares that when two or three are gathered in your name, you are amongst them.
I ask that you give us peace in the name of Jesus, Amen!
Reading of the Obituary
At this I want to invite my bride, Maegan, to come and read the obituary.
Scripture: Teddy Thompson
Acknowledgements and Resolutions:
Yessica Cancel
Reflections (Family/Friends)
The life we live is the legacy leave.
Michael lives an amazing life and has left an amazing legacy.
Worship Song (Tawana Wright)
Live Like Mike
The life we live is the legacy we leave.
I have been thinking a great deal about a scripture that encapsulates Mike.
If there ever is a person that personifies living a life of abundance, it is Mike.
That word abundance also translate to mean: complete, out of the ordinary, a life of more, over the top.
In other words, living his best life!
My last interaction with Mike was on social media a few weeks ago.
We went back and forth a bit and I said, you look like you are having fun Biggie and he replied, I am living my best life!
Now that Mike isn’t with us, it is our responsibility to carry him with us.
The life we live is the legacy we leave and Mike left a legacy for all of us.
Joy: Mike had a smile that would literally light up a room.
He had it since I can remember.
That smile was the overflow of joy in his life.
Happiness is circumstantial, but joy transcends the situation.
Mike had a smile like he was the only one in on the joke.
If we want to live like Mike, we have to have joy like Mike
Confidence: You could not tell Mike a single thing.
He was “the package”.
He had a swagger that kept all eyes on him.
Mike was dialed into a frequency that gave him a strong sense of self and refused to let anyone define him.
If we want to live like Mike, we have to the confidence and boldness like Mike.
Love: Scripture describes love as being patient, kind, keeping no record of wrong, believing the best.
Mike loved people.
It didn’t matter your politics, background, color, the list goes on, Mike loved you.
With Mike you felt seen, you felt heard, you felt like you mattered.
The world desperately needs this.
Imagine if we went back to our homes, workplaces, families and friends and truly loved like Mike.
I think we could ignite a movement that could bring lasting change.
The life that we live is the legacy that we leave.
Mike left us a legacy of joy, confidence, and love.
Whatever you are full of, is the overflow you live from.
Mike was full of joy, confidence, and love so it overflowed out of him and we all benefited from it.
Response
Mike had joy, confidence, and love but above all else, Mike had Jesus.
It is comforting to know Mike had Jesus, so Jesus has him!
Mike heard the words that all of us aspire to hear one day, well done my good and faithful servant.
He fought the fight, he finished his assignment and he has been promoted to being in the presence of God.
Encourage the family
We will see Mike again!
His story is just beginning.
He lived his best life on earth, he is living a perfect life in the presence of God.
Absent from the body
Death where is your sting
We will see Mike again!
Mike had joy, confidence, love and Jesus.
Encourage the friends
Mike had Jesus!
Do you?
If you really want to live like Mike: Joy like Mike, confidence like Mike, love like Mike, you need Jesus like Mike.
Water to Wine
I think it is only fitting to talk about Jesus first miracle, turning water to wine, I think Mike would appreciate it.
The text tells us, it was a party, a celebration and they ran out of wine.
Wine represented: joy, abundance, blessing.
So that means, joy was gone.
Blessing was gone.
Peace was gone.
We all feel a measure of that now because those are the characteristics of Mike.
However, Jesus was invited in.
Jesus turns a deficit into overflow.
Jesus turns lack into abundance.
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