Memorial for Julie Butera

For God so loved Julie and for God so loves everyone in this room, Put your name in front of it. For god so loved Mike, for god so loved Paul, Mallory, and Kim, and all you. For god so loved the world that he gave his one and only son that if you would believe if you would believe, you would not perish but have eternal life. [00:42:13] (30 seconds)  #GodSoLovedJulie

And Jesus had a real good way of putting things in the right perspective. He said, what will it profit a man? What will it profit you if you had the whole world? What will it profit you if you had Elon Musk money and Bill Gates? And everyone's like, what would it profit you when you breathe your last? What would it profit a man if he were to gain the whole world and lose his soul? And then he asked, what would it what could a man give in exchange for his soul? Is there anything? [00:41:36] (36 seconds)  #SoulOverStuff

We began with the words of Jesus comparing the kingdom of God with a merchant who found a pearl of great value and gave everything that he had to get that pearl. There is nothing in this world. There is nothing in this world. We're on this planet for a very short time. There is nothing in this world worth trading it for eternity. [00:41:14] (22 seconds)  #EternityIsPriceless

One of most beautiful verses in all the bible from Psalm one sixteen says, precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints. Our heavenly father is rejoicing that his daughter Julie has come home, her eternal home. And I I just imagine there was a huge welcoming party with angelic beings welcoming her into her this moment of her arrival. And there's a rejoicing heaven knowing that she had come to to be in her new home forever and ever and ever and ever and ever. [00:36:30] (35 seconds)  #WelcomeHomeJulie

And on December 31, when Julie breathed her last, she went into the presence of her savior. She went into the presence of that same Jesus who walked this Earth, and I know she heard the words, well done, Julie. You are good. You are faithful. Come and enter in the joy of God's kingdom. [00:27:56] (30 seconds)  #WellDoneJulie

And I love beautiful symphonic music. It sometimes just warms my heart and brings tears to my eyes. But there is no greater sound. There's no greater word that we could ever hear that when we leave this earth and we stand before God that the first thing we ever would hear is well done, good and faithful servant. [00:27:34] (21 seconds)  #HeavenSaysWellDone

One the most difficult times in David who was gonna be king of Israel, He was being chased down, hounded like a dog from king Saul who was trying to kill him, did not want him to come to power. And David was running for years and years and worn out, and he was sorrowful and tired. In Psalm 56, his heartbreaking, but he turns to his god. He says, lord, you keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle, and you've recorded each one in your book. [00:34:44] (41 seconds)  #GodCollectsOurTears

And please understand even as we grieve in sorrow over her passing, we have a God. We have a god who grieves with us and understands our sorrow and grief. Paul the apostle writing to the Corinthian church in his second letter, he said, praise be to the god and father of our lord Jesus Christ. He's the father of compassion. He's the god of all comfort, and he comforts us in our troubles. [00:31:25] (33 seconds)  #GodOfAllComfort