Funeral to Birthday

Amen, Amen as we gather today
In memory of Chris Johnson
I ask that you remain standing for the
Reading of the Word of God

2 Corinthians Chapter 1 verses
3 and 4 begins
"blessed be the God and Father
Of our Lord Jesus Christ the Father of
Mercies and God of all comfort
Who comforts us in all of our affliction
So that we may be able to
Comfort those who are in any affliction
With which the comfort we ourselves
Are comforted by God"

Now at this time we have someone
From the family who will
Give words of condolences thank God
For you young man yes, Go right ahead

I can't believe that he gone
When he left he took apart of me
Forgive me, It's so hard to speak
See we went from the days
Of playing hide and seek
To being faced with the day I
Had to watch him leave
And though memories fade his face
Is on my arm
So he'll live on after the grave
Ya'll remember him for acting thug
I see highwaters, loafers and a Jackson glove
We were so young nothing could get us apart
Not even death
He'll always live in my heart and Auntie
You know there was nothing that I
Wouldn't have did for him
I was willing to die for him
Now I want to live for him
With every breath that I'm breathing tonight
If you hear me
I promise your death will lead me to life
It's time for a change start living it right
I'm ready to make a decision for Christ/
I want to give Him my life
Thank – You – Lord
I've been running away from you too long
But I'm coming, I hear you calling me
Saying come back home
Spoken Amen Amen praise the
Lord Jesus Christ, That even
In the midst of such an untimely tragedy
The glory of God is revealed
In this young man giving
His life to Christ and right now we have a
Special request from the family -
That a young man share his heart receive at
This time Marcus Gray

My heart goes out to the family first of all
Ya'll need help don't hesitate to call
I'll be right here
If it's just for a prayer to God or just to
Talk I'm right here even just to wipe tears
But what I wanna say
There's gonna come a day
For each person to die and then to face God
None of us know when it's our time to go
So while we all still alive/Just
Repent and embrace God
Not these lie's these guys telling
All on the block
The same lies in disguise that's
Got this man shot
It's hard ya'll when we at
This type of funeral
Cause usually the eulogy is
Where we talk nice
And when we leave you sell
Weed and chop bricks
And turn tricks until something like this
Flip on the lights
Guess what I'm saying it's
The same old song
He loves you so much so come - back - home

Now according to our text
In 2 Corinthians Chapter
1 - we have the promise of God
That He is a comforter in not just
Some, but all of our afflictions yes
And those of us who have
Experienced the abundant comfort
Through our relationship with Christ
Are equip by the grace of
God to assist in comforting
This family and, yes, Church
We want to wrap our arms
Around them and serve them
At this time of bereavement not just in word
But indeed also
Now as I look over all of these
Young faces in this Sanctuary there
Is no doubt you have been touched
By the life of this young
Man and gripped by his death yes
We are forced to hold our
Attention at death today - though in
Our generation, life, pleasures, pursuit's
Having big things and living big
Dreams are more appealing topics of
Conversation and thought but today
We face with one undisputed absolute
Truth of our own
Mortality but in 2 Corinthians
Chapter 1 verse
9, God gives us two reasons for us
To face death and our powerlessness against
It number 1, that we should not
Trust in ourselves and number 2
That we should trust in God
Who raises the dead

Now understand, we are not victims of death
But death according to James is
The result of our
Sin and rebellion against God but we are
Not left without hope - for God sent His
Son Jesus Christ who took up all
Our sins and died on the
Cross and according to Hebrews
Defeated death through His resurrection for
All who would believe
Chris Johnson has not died in
Vain there are some
In this room, who through
The glory of Christ
This day will be redeemed

Thank – You – Lord
I've been running away from you too long
But I'm coming, I hear you calling me
Saying come back home
(You ought to come back home
You ought to come back)