So I started reading a new book this week, Comforting Those Who Mourn by Kenn Filkins. This book is about how to develop personal and powerful sermons. I read the first couple chapters. The first chapter was basically an introduction of the topics that will be covered in the book. The second chapter what about how to interview the families and what questions to ask.
As I am heading into the ministry, I know that I will be called on to do funerals. In my homiletics class, we discussed this, but the book goes into greater detail. One of the first things that I did during this internship was to attend a funeral with Frank. That funeral was for a lady that had no association to the church. The funeral home called Frank to see if he would do it and he agreed. I know that Frank struggled with this funeral, he wanted to make it personal and powerful, but he couldn’t get the personal information that he wanted. In the end, he did what he could with the information that he had. Those who attended the funeral commented on how wonderful it was and that he had really captured the deceased. Which as Frank pointed, God can use anything to touch the heart.
