Sermon Tone Analysis

Opening Song - Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone)

Welcome

Good afternoon.

On behalf of friends and family I welcome you as we remember and honor the life of Kevin Huddleson.

Over the next few moments we'll remember a great dad, a great husband, a great friend, a hard worker, and so much more.

Prayer & Obituary

Kevin A. Huddleson went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, June 5th, 2018.

He was born on July 10th, 1972 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

He graduated from Ben Davis High School and Ivy Tech Community College.

He worked Berger Hargis Landscape Management for 25 years.

Kevin was the son of Wanda Small, who is since deceased, and Steve Huddleson.

He is survived by his wife, Jennifer, daughters Brooke (13), and Brianna (10), stepfather William Small, brothers Justin Small and Zach Huddleson, Step brothers Corey, Roger, and Stephen Flick, and loving grandmother Norma Webb.

Kevin was an exceptionally devoted husband and father.

He had a deep love and admiration for them and was highly involved in their lives.

Kevin gave his life to Christ and was baptized in 2004.

He became a member of Kingsway Christian Church in 2007..

He was an "Oak Tree" to all he knew.

He was greatly loved by many and will be deeply missed.

Personal thoughts:

I had the pleasure of growing up just down the road from Kevin a couple of miles from here.

Our Summers consisted of baseball in the street, bike ramps, and all manner of mischief and trouble in the woods behind our neighborhood.

After school, motorcycles kept us friends.

Later, hunting took that place.

But anyone that knows Kevin, knows that he is crazy about his family.

He’d say, “Steve, I don’t like it when people just keep talking about their kids, but you ought to hear Brooke play the drums.

Or Brianna…”

Intro Chris Hargis

Song - I Can Only Imagine

Sermon

For the next few moments I’d like to open Scripture to a place where Jesus visits a funeral.

It’s a place where we can find comfort and hope.

It’s found in .

John

The text says there was certain man.

But no one is really just a certain person.

To Mary and Martha, Lazarus was irreplaceable.

Kevin is irreplaceable as well.

I’d like to read you something from Jennifer:

Kevin Honey,

My heart aches so deeply in your passing.

At times I remind myself to breathe.

You were my everything and so much more.

I've become the person I am because of the person YOU are.

I will be thinking of you when our daughters have their first date, they graduate, get married, & have a family of their own one day.

Trust me that WILL NOT be easy.

You continually told me I was a strong woman.

Little did I know I was being prepared for this.

I promise to honor your life by continuing to bring our girls up in Christ.

You are loved by so many and this tragedy has allowed Christ to love us through them.

Not our will but God's will be done.

I rest assured that I will see you again in Heaven.

What a GLORIOUS day that will be!

I LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH,

During Jesus' earthly ministry, he had irreplaceable people too.

Mary, Martha, and Lazarus were some of Jesus’ irreplaceables.

says Jesus “loved” them.

And while at first glance, that may not seem insignificant, these are the only three people who the Bible tells us, by name, Jesus loved.

He loves everybody of course but this family—they held a special place in his heart, which begs the question if Jesus loves this family so much why does he linger for two days after learning Lazarus is sick?

Why does he let them go through so much pain?

Hold onto that question as we look at v. 17.

your princess - that’s how Jennifer was in his phone

Jennifer

During Jesus' earthly ministry, he had irreplaceable people too.

Mary, Martha, and Lazarus were some of Jesus’ irreplaceables.

says Jesus “loved” them.

He loves Kevin as well.

During Jesus' earthly ministry, he had irreplaceable people too.

Mary, Martha, and Lazarus were some of Jesus’ irreplaceables.

says Jesus “loved” them.

And while at first glance, that may not seem insignificant, these are the only three people who the Bible tells us, by name, Jesus loved.

He loves everybody of course but this family—they held a special place in his heart, which begs the question if Jesus loves this family so much why does he linger for two days after learning Lazarus is sick?

Why does he let them go through so much pain?

Hold onto that question as we look at v. 17.

“One thing we know about God from His Word is that He doesn’t judge us by our worst decisions, no matter how terrible, but by our best decision, that is to trust Christ’s lordship and grace.”

Lazarus held a special place in his heart, which begs the question if Jesus loves this family so much why does he linger for two days after learning Lazarus is sick?

Why does he let them go through so much pain?

Hold onto that question as we look at v. 17.

John 11:17:32

Now if you’ve read the Gospels, you know that even though Mary and Martha are sisters, they’re quite different people.

And yet at the death of their brother these two very different women come and say the same thing , "If you had only been here."

Their statements drip with questions "Where were you when things got bad?

Why didn’t you come when we sent for you?

How come you didn’t do something to stop this?"

demonstrates something we all know to be true—pain is no respecter of persons.

Eventually it hits us all and we end up asking the same questions: Why, God?

What am I supposed to do now?

I have questions and I know that I’m not the only one.

I was thankful this week as I came across a statement from a pastor named Crawford Loritts who said, “One thing we know about God from His Word is that He doesn’t judge us by our worst decisions, no matter how terrible, but by our best decision, that is to trust Christ’s lordship and grace.”

Questions come.

I always find it encouraging that Jesus didn't scold them for the questions.

He's big enough to handle their question, and yours.