A Father’s Day Memorial Me and Dad from 2017 Introduction On February 9, 2019 my father passed away at age 83; Mom died in January, 2015. I made the trip home to Ohio both times to attend funerals. For my father’s funeral, though, I took the opportunity to preach a short sermon in the hopes that everyone present might appreciate the gravity of the situation. I’ve tried a few times to get my parents to listen to me preach; even sent home tracts and articles, but to no avail. I used my father’s funeral as an appeal to those present to do what I was unable to do for my parents. Below is the sermon that I preached that morning. Funeral Sermon for Richard D. Mentzer I want to share with you some things I’ve studied in the bible over the last ten years or so; on the subject of death, and perhaps get you to understand the importance of why we are here today. In Eccl. 7:1-4, King Solomon had this to say… A good name is better than precious ointment, A...

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 (from 2008)             Ever since the popularity of 30-minute sitcoms on television, people of America have adjusted their lives to sit still no longer than that length of time.  When it comes to Sunday Services, and listening to the preacher, they don’t want the sermon to go past 25-30 minutes.  Once the 30-minute mark hits the credits should be rolling (or the Invitation given) and they can gather up their stuff and go home.  Anything longer and people get antsy in their seats; they look at their watch every two minutes, check to see if someone has stolen their car out of the parking lot, etc.             This creates the question: ‘How long is a Gospel Sermon?’  Right away people will respond but their answers will be how long  they  think the sermon should be.  It’s the ...