Being asked to preach a funeral sermon is daunting. And learning how to preach a funeral sermon can be hard. But if you muster the courage to go through with the sermon, and if you put together a message that glorifies God and honors the family, preaching at a funeral will prove to be tremendously rewarding. Indeed, it’s one of my favorite parts of ministry.
I’ve preached at five funerals in less than three years. I preached my first funeral service within the first month of starting out in full-time pastoral ministry, without really knowing what I was doing. In order to develop as a pastor who ministers well at funerals, I’ve read good resources, asked other pastors for help, learned from trial and error, and tweaked my mistakes. Today, I’d like to think I have a decent idea of how to preach a funeral sermon, although I can always be growing.
In this post, I’m going to show you what I’ve learned over the years ministering at funerals. Stated differently, I’m…
