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Mike Brandebura's Funeral Service Listen to the Word of grace:
Scripture
Verses I want to offer our most heart felt condolences to Ann, Lula, Debbie and all of the family for their loss and heaven's gain. I would like to share one short scripture verse from I Samuel 20:18 "and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty". These flowers, the cards, and your presence are a testimony that Brother Mike will be missed. When we lose a loved one, it leaves an emptiness that's hard and often impossible to fill. Brother Mike occupied a number of seats in his life, seats that will be difficult and impossible to fill. Brother Mike is receiving the welcome of eternity. Did you know that there are folks on the other side who have been waiting for this moment and their happiness now is as great as our sorrow. He has a new seat, "And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus" (Eph 2:6 KJV) In this life Brother Mike occupied the seat of a Christian. His testimony was great. He was loving, faithful, considerate, understanding, caring, attentive, and compassionate. Brother Mike was greatly loved and respected and his church family will miss him. We weep because of the fond memories and our love but Mike loved Jesus with all his heart. He wasn't afraid to speak about his Savior. Because he knew the Lord as his Savior, it gave him purpose for life. He enjoyed life. Jesus does give meaning to life and the Christian life is a happy, enjoyable life. It wasn't always easy, but knowing Jesus gives purpose and meaning. Brother Mike also occupied the seat of a faithful husband. A wife that Brother Mike honored and respected. His seat is empty; Sister Ann will need her children more than ever Mike kept the faith with his wife. When two people enter the marriage bond, they do so in faith. Neither one knows whether the other will always be true. But they accept each other on faith, taking their vows, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer. Faith is a lovely thing at the marriage altar, but it is far more lovely after many, many wedding anniversaries have been celebrated at which one can say "Now abideth faith, hope, love, these three for the greatest of these is love". Brother Mike occupied the seat of a
faithful father and grandfather. Proverbs 31:10-31. This seat is now
empty. You have the memories, they are wonderful memories of a
father that loved you and cared about you. There will a great
void in you life that only God can fill. He kept the faith
with his children. His children enjoyed the privilege of a
Christian father and his faith will remain a part of both of you.
This love will remain with you for the rest of your lives. No one
can take the memories, they are precious to you. Q1. Tell me of Heaven? Q3. What words would you tell your
wife, children and grandchildren? Q4. What would tell your friends,
enemies if you had them and strangers? Q7. Would there be one more message
from you if you were here? So the question must be, Am I ready to meet Jesus when death does come? And the question we must ask is, do you have that eternal life? HOW CAN I BE SAVED? Words spoken at the gravesite... We have gathered here in God's presence as family and friends to remember the life of Brother Mike Brandebura and to commend his soul into the gracious care of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We come together in grief, acknowledging our human loss. May God grant us grace, that in pain we may find comfort, in sorrow hope, in death resurrection. We dare to celebrate the home going of our brother, friend and loved one because Jesus has promised and we believe his word to be true, "Because I live ye shall live also". In this wonderful passage of scripture we find these words of assurance and hope. Consider death just for a moment. For it is death, that has caused us this loss and grief. But death is an over rated event for the Christian. It is not an enemy but a friend. You see, death delivers the key that lets the Christian out of the sufferings of this life into the presence of the living Savior and into a land where there is no sorrow, no more separation, no sighing. To that place not made with hands, eternal in the heavens where eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God had prepared for those that love Him? - John 11:25 KJV Jesus said unto her,
I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though
he were dead, yet shall he live: If friends so desire, memorial
donations may be made to the Western Slavic Conference (Missions),
#17, 9420-172 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5T 6K1. Condolences:
www.serenity.ca Serenity Funeral Service, Edmonton. |
