Meaning of FUNERALS

When someone died, the house was filled with friends, especially women who cried with great scandal (Mark 5:38).

When someone died, the house was filled with friends, especially women who cried with great scandal (Mark 5:38).

They washed the body (Acts 9:37); They wrapped him in a sheet or bandages (Mt. 17:59; Jn. 11:44).

The rich anointed the corpse with perfumes and aromatic spices (John 12:7; 19:39). Sometimes they burned perfume (Jer. 34:5).

The corpse was carried in a coffin or litter (2 Sam. 3:31; Luke 7:14).

Burial was always done in a cave or in a tomb carved in rock, and unlike what was done in Egypt, coffins were not used in Israel (Gen. 25:9, 10; Mt. 27:60).

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Charles R. Swindoll

The great apostle Paul was just like you and me. He had a love for God blended with feet of clay. Great passion . . . and great weakness. The longer I thought about this blend, the more evidence emerged from Scripture to support it.

Faith isn’t passive. It’s active. If you don’t believe me, read Hebrews 11.

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Shut Up and Get Moving

Steven Furtick

When we’re looking for God to do something big. When we’re waiting to see God bring something new and greater into our lives. Be still. Let the Lord fight the battle for you. Let go and let God.

Trust in Him No matter what you are going through in life, you can trust God to be with you.

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Some Positive Thing We Can Look at or Talk

Joyce Meyer

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Gary Chapman

Many couples earnestly love each other but do not communicate their love in an effective way. If you don’t speak your spouse’s primary love language, he or she may not feel loved, even when you are showing love in other ways.

Why is it important to understand the distinction of the Spirit? Because He’s the one to whom we relate.

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Chris Tiegreen

We don’t understand the mysteries of the relationship between Father, Son, and Spirit, but we do know each has a distinct role in our lives. When Jesus tells His disciples about the work of the Spirit, He explains that the Spirit will hear from Jesus Himself, who in turn has heard from the Father.