Sermons from 2024 (Page 14)

Richard Schumacher Funeral May 28, 2011 (died May 21) Note:  Richard Schumacher was a leading layman, and eventually a valued staff member, at First Evangelical Free Church in St. Louis.  Though I had been gone from the church for seven years when he passed away, I was invited to bring the message at his funeral and was delighted to do so. Message:  It is an enormous privilege for me to participate with these other friends of Richard in this memorial service today.  I loved…

A Tribute to my Father I wrote this tribute and it was read by my brother Joel at his funeral service in Siloam Springs, AR. Dr. Roger J. Andrus was born on October 17, 1915 and died on December 13, 2006.  He and my mother celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary one week earlier.  My dad was over 91 years old, which seems like a miracle since he nearly died of a heart attack thirty-three years ago. He had bypass surgery twice, endured countless…

Ruth Scheer Memorial Service January 10, 2022 (death January 4, 2022) Obituary:  Ruth Dieffenbacher Scheer entered her heavenly home on Jan. 4, 2022, after 95 years of glorifying her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, here on this earth.  She was born on Dec. 13, 1926, to Clyde and Edith Dieffenbacher and learned to play her accordion before she was ten.  She graduated from Wichita North High School in 1944 and from Wichita University in 1948 with a major in English and with minors…

Sandy Stout Funeral September 18, 2021 (died September 10, 2021) Note: Sandy Stout and her husband Joe came to our church in the late 1970’s and became dear friends of ours.  Joe owned the Jeep dealership in Wichita and generously provided me with new Jeeps on several occasions to take to Colorado on vacation. Sandy was one of the few in our church family who succumbed to the Covid epidemic.    Obituary:  Sandra K. “Sandy” Stout, 82, loving & devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and…

Stan Nelson Funeral July 16, 2010 (died July 13) Note:  Stan Nelson and his wife Margaret came to First Free Wichita during my first pastorate here during the late 70’s.  He was the owner of Joyland, the lone amusement park in the area, and he gave us free tickets to bring our son Eddie to the park.  Needless to say, Eddie really liked Stan.  He passed away a year before I retired.   Obituary:  Stanley Roger Nelson was born on June 24, 1923 in Mr. Vernon,…

Timothy Meddings Funeral April 29, 1994  Prayer:  Our Father and our God, we come to you today as needy people.  Our hearts have been made very tender this week as a precious child of yours has left us and entered your presence.   Teach us once again that “Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of His saints.”  Help us to say with Job, “The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.  Blessed be the name of the Lord.” Dear Savior and Master, who…

Wink Nolte Service March 7, 2020 (died on March 3)  Note:  Wink Nolte was a very special friend of mine.  He was a member of First Evangelical Free Church of Wichita for nearly 40 years, and his daughter Susan has been a valued staff member for many years.  Obituary:  Winthrop H. Nolte was born on June 8, 1933 at Milwaukee Hospital, Milwaukee Wisconsin, to Clifford Simpson Nolte and Katherine Morton Nolte, he was the middle child of three.  He had two sisters Susan…