“A Memorial Service for a Saint” Genesis 25:7-10

I. The Measure of Our Days – Genesis 25:7
A. Abraham lived 175 years (became a believer at 75).
B. Abraham died 38 years after Sarah was buried.
C. Isaac was 75 when Abraham died.
D. Jacob and Esau were 15 when Abraham died.
II. The Manner of Our Death – Genesis 25:8
A. Life is lived one day at a time.
B. The way you live is the way you will die.
C. You will be “gathered to” who you associate with in this life.
III. The Matter of Our Desires – Genesis 25:9-10
A. Paternal desires – Genesis 25:9
B. Personal desires – Genesis 25:10
C. Prepared desires – Hebrews 11:16, Mark 8:38

This Sunday is Memorial Day Weekend. We will be recognizing our military families and specifically those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. Many of you will probably attend a Memorial service this weekend honoring those men and women, so I thought it might be special to preach on the Memorial Service of Abraham, the great friend of God and make some application to our lives.
Most of you have heard about Wednesday night. It was off the chain. We had a man pray to receive Christ at the prayer meeting, so we may be doing a baptism on Sunday. I am going to talk with him today. God is good.