The Service-Part 6

Daddy took great joy in preparing his funeral.  He knew what songs he wanted sung, verses to be used & who to do what.  Even though Daddy & Mother had a couple of months to talk these things out, it all came from him.  He knew what he wanted.  I have never have or I should say I have not seen in a very long time my Daddy go about planning this service with as much joy, confidence, & courage.

One day we were working on the program to be giving out at the service.  I showed it to Daddy for his approval.  All of a sudden he said, "Where did this come from?"  We had accidentally put what the pastor was to preach on 1Pet. 1: 3-9 instead of his
                                                             THEME VERSE: 
                                                             1Thess.5:8-11

But let us, since we are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.  For God appointed us not into wrath, but unto the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.  Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also ye do.

We corrected that very quickly.  :) 

The SERVICE was one of the most anointed worship services that I have ever attended.
SONGS- We had the cream of the crop in music.
                Penelope (my sister-in-luv:  soprano voice) sang "Soon"

                   Frank Christian- "How Great Thou Art"
                           (family friend for about 60 yr; base voice)
                   Ron Hachet- "Because He Lives"
                           (worship leader from First Baptist Church-tenor voice)
                   Congregational songs: "Savior Like A Shepherd Lead Us"
                                                        (This was sung at their wedding)
                                                       Medley: "Amazing Grace"
                                                                     (Daddy sang this to all the grands trying to get them to sleep)
                                                                    "Solid Rock"
                                                                    "When We All Get To Heaven"
                                                                     (We all left during this hymn)
Messages: I gave Daddy's Statement of Faith
                 John (my brother) gave an awesome delivery, sharing
                         from his/my childhood & sharing Daddy's heart.
                 Mac Weaver- (one of the pastors for 45 yr) gave the eulogy
                 Rev Phil West-(main pastor) gave the SERMON using

                                          1 Peter 1:3-9

“Praise be to the God & 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, & into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fad-kept in heaven for you 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.  In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.  These have come so that your faith-of greater worth.


It was a blessed time.
                              ann :)