A Celebration of Love and Kindness: A Eulogy for a Loving Man

Theme: A Man of Love and Kindness

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Sermon: A FUNERAL SERMON FOR A GREAT SAINT

By: Reverend Kenneth E. Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church.

______ did a lot of reading—especially of the Bible and other books on Christianity.

And his mind was so sharp…

His wife told me that ______ could stand up and teach the Bible as if he had been there himself…

…and I witnessed this my first Sunday as Pastor of this church.

For on that first Sunday, I sat in on ______’s Sunday school class.

My goodness he was good.

I knew right from the start that I had been appointed to a very biblically literate congregation—and I was excited!

______ shared the responsibilities of teaching one of our Adult Sunday school classes.

I am told that Sunday nights, ______ would begin working on his Sunday school lesson for the following Sunday…reading his Bible and the Lesson Book.

______ was a Bulwark of this congregation, and he will be greatly missed.

One of our newer members has told me on several occasions that ______ was the first person to welcome her when she walked through these doors…

…and I would imagine that over the many, many years that ______ has been a member of Parkview United Methodist Church…

…there are countless folks who could say the same thing.

______ was very supportive of all the pastors who have served this church.

______ was a very courageous man, in that when he married his wife, he moved into a ready-made family with three girls.

But this is what the girls wanted.

Then ______ and his wife were blessed to have a son.

______ loved talking with his dad about car racing.

______ was a big race fan.

And your dad also taught you a lot about cars, and how to work on them…

______ enjoyed cars so much that after retiring from NASA after 31 years…

…he went to work for Suttle Motors…

…right before ______ learned that he had cancer, he was driving dealer exchange cars.

______ was doing all that driving at 89 years of age…

…of course as you all know…

______ didn’t look 89…

______ never said anything to hurt his wife’s feelings, nor the children’s.

But, being a good engineer, ______ did take his time deciding on an answer to a question.

______ was a very loving person.

After ______’s father died, he took care of his brothers and sisters and mother.

______ even let them have the house he lived in bef... keep reading with free account

A Celebration of Love and Kindness: A Eulogy for a Loving Man

Theme: A Man of Love and Kindness

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Sermon: A FUNERAL SERMON FOR A GREAT SAINT

By: Reverend Kenneth E. Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church.

______ did a lot of reading—especially of the Bible and other books on Christianity.

And his mind was so sharp…

His wife told me that ______ could stand up and teach the Bible as if he had been there himself…

…and I witnessed this my first Sunday as Pastor of this church.

For on that first Sunday, I sat in on ______’s Sunday school class.

My goodness he was good.

I knew right from the start that I had been appointed to a very biblically literate congregation—and I was excited!

______ shared the responsibilities of teaching one of our Adult Sunday school classes.

I am told that Sunday nights, ______ would begin working on his Sunday school lesson for the following Sunday…reading his Bible and the Lesson Book.

______ was a Bulwark of this congregation, and he will be greatly missed.

One of our newer members has told me on several occasions that ______ was the first person to welcome her when she walked through these doors…

…and I would imagine that over the many, many years that ______ has been a member of Parkview United Methodist Church…

…there are countless folks who could say the same thing.

______ was very supportive of all the pastors who have served this church.

______ was a very courageous man, in that when he married his wife, he moved into a ready-made family with three girls.

But this is what the girls wanted.

Then ______ and his wife were blessed to have a son.

______ loved talking with his dad about car racing.

______ was a big race fan.

And your dad also taught you a lot about cars, and how to work on them…

______ enjoyed cars so much that after retiring from NASA after 31 years…

…he went to work for Suttle Motors…

…right before ______ learned that he had cancer, he was driving dealer exchange cars.

______ was doing all that driving at 89 years of age…

…of course as you all know…

______ didn’t look 89…

______ never said anything to hurt his wife’s feelings, nor the children’s.

But, being a good engineer, ______ did take his time deciding on an answer to a question.

______ was a very loving person.

After ______’s father died, he took care of his brothers and sisters and mother.

______ even let them have the house he lived in before he and his wife were married.

______ certainly had the gift of love.

______ loved his wife so much.

______ loved everyone.

Yes, God loved ______, and ______ knew it…

…so, being a good disciple, ______ loved back.

That’s what Jesus told us the greatest Commandment is…

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength”…and… “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

When thinking of ______, and what I would say about him…a certain passage of Scripture entered my mind.

It comes from Paul’s letter to the Galatians…

…and the topic is what happens to a person who has accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior…

…and has decided to follow the leading of God’s Holy Spirit.

When a person does this, the outcome is “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.”

Makes me think of ______, how about you?

______’s life describes his life quite well.

May his witness continue to live on in all of our lives.

Amen.