Preaching a funeral sermon for the first time?
Let me guess. No seminary class prepared you to step into the reality of a grieving family that’s lost a loved one.
Nothing prepared you to be the person everyone is looking to as they process their grief and look for someone to help them find hope in the midst of loss.
Preparing a funeral sermon isn’t easy for a number of reasons. But it isn’t a hopeless task, either.
It’s possible to deliver a sermon that balances an honest assessment of someone’s life, the larger implications of death, and the neverending hope that we have in Christ.
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