Funeral Help

A friend recently asked me for helping in finding good passages from the Bible for a funeral or memorial service. Being involved with a service like this can be very challenging. But I have found, the more I let God speak, through His Word, the better the service will be in glorifying Him and encouraging those who have lost a loved one. So today I thought I would share a good list of the different passages that could speak into a funeral service. I have listed each passage under different topics that would be included in a service like this.

Shortness of Life
-Job 8:9
-Psalms 39:4-5; 90:1-17; 103:15-18
-James 4:13-15

Death or loss of life
-Job 9:23-26
-Ecclesiastes 5:15; 12:1-8
-Hebrews 9:27
-Revelation 1:18

Heaven
-John 14:1-3
-1 Corinthians 2:9
-2 Corinthians 4:13-18; 5:1-5
-1 John 3:2-3
-Revelations 14:13; 21:1-4, 9-27; 22:1-5

Protection
-Psalms 23; 27:1-5; 46:1-11; 91:1-16; 121:1-8
-Romans 8:26-39; 14:8-9

Resurrection
-Daniel 12:2-3
-Matthew 28:1-15
-Mark 16:1-13
-Luke 24:1-49
-John 5:25-29; 11:21-27; 20:1-23
-1 Corinthians 15:12-20
-Philippians 3:20-21
-1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
-1 Peter 1:3-5

Suffering or hardship
-Romans 8:18
-2 Corinthians 4:16-18
-Philippians 1:29; 3:10

I pray this list of God's Word and passages that would help in a funeral service, encourage you and help in having the right focus and perspective during a challenging time like loss and death.