0:00:01.259,0:00:04.377 We welcome you to this special occasion, 0:00:04.377,0:00:06.188 this special moment, 0:00:06.188,0:00:09.163 as we come to give thanks to God 0:00:09.163,0:00:14.348 for the life of Herbert Conrad Murrell 0:00:14.348,0:00:16.455 of Bentley, Louisiana. 0:00:16.455,0:00:22.287 He was born December 15th, 1928 in Bentley 0:00:22.287,0:00:24.235 and went to be with his Lord 0:00:24.235,0:00:27.222 February 23rd, 2018 0:00:27.222,0:00:32.434 at the age of 89 years, [br]2 months, and 8 days. 0:00:32.434,0:00:35.034 He's survived by his children 0:00:35.034,0:00:38.544 Timothy Murrell and his wife Shirley, 0:00:38.544,0:00:41.876 James Murrell and Cherry, 0:00:41.876,0:00:44.158 Kenneth Murrell and Sylvia, 0:00:44.158,0:00:46.095 William Murrell and Brenda, 0:00:46.095,0:00:48.905 and Pamela Johnson and Dale. 0:00:48.905,0:00:51.483 Step-children, Gary Gatch and Lynn, 0:00:51.483,0:00:53.521 David Gatch and Melissa, 0:00:53.521,0:00:55.894 Julia Cogan and Christopher, 0:00:55.894,0:00:57.923 and Stephanie Holliday; 0:00:57.923,0:01:00.229 17 grandchildren, 0:01:00.229,0:01:02.507 17 great-grandchildren, 0:01:02.507,0:01:04.284 a sister Glenda Landry 0:01:04.284,0:01:08.146 and a host of other family [br]members and friends. 0:01:08.146,0:01:11.721 He was preceded in death [br]by his first wife Eunice, 0:01:11.721,0:01:15.742 his second wife, [br]Grace Owens Gatch Murrell, 0:01:15.742,0:01:18.665 his daughter-in-law,[br]Kay Malone Murrell; 0:01:18.665,0:01:22.623 his parents Alvin and [br]Era Thompson Murrell, 0:01:22.623,0:01:26.957 brothers Kerwin, Fred, [br]and Waynon Murrell, 0:01:26.957,0:01:33.383 and a sister, Lila Gayle Willingham. 0:01:33.383,0:01:36.761 "Forever with the Lord." 0:01:36.761,0:01:39.840 Those were Conrad's words [br]about his father Alvin 0:01:39.840,0:01:42.992 when he passed in 1971. 0:01:42.992,0:01:44.629 I heard him say it in a sermon 0:01:44.629,0:01:47.285 joyfully, powerfully - 0:01:47.285,0:01:49.316 "forever with the Lord." 0:01:49.316,0:01:52.333 And now it applies to him. 0:01:52.333,0:01:54.312 To his father and his mother 0:01:54.312,0:01:55.580 and his first wife Eunice 0:01:55.580,0:01:57.351 and his second wife Grace, 0:01:57.351,0:01:58.711 and now Conrad himself, 0:01:58.711,0:02:00.261 forever with the Lord. 0:02:00.261,0:02:02.279 "And I heard a voice from heaven saying, 0:02:02.279,0:02:04.517 'write this: Blessed are the dead 0:02:04.517,0:02:06.945 who die in the Lord. 0:02:06.945,0:02:09.936 From now on, blessed [br]indeed, says the Lord, 0:02:09.936,0:02:12.298 that they may rest from their labors 0:02:12.298,0:02:15.692 and their works do follow them.'" 0:02:15.692,0:02:18.608 "A good name is to be chosen 0:02:18.608,0:02:20.721 as better than precious ointment." 0:02:20.721,0:02:23.743 So how can one describe Conrad Murrell? 0:02:23.743,0:02:27.624 How would you describe what he was to you? 0:02:27.624,0:02:31.541 Perhaps a beloved father or grandfather? 0:02:31.541,0:02:34.595 A father in the faith? 0:02:34.595,0:02:38.078 The greatest influence in your life? 0:02:38.078,0:02:41.812 The deepest thinker and [br]preacher you ever heard? 0:02:41.812,0:02:44.856 A faithful brother and a true friend? 0:02:44.856,0:02:48.335 Or, just a godly, humble man? 0:02:48.335,0:02:50.733 He was one who carried the mark 0:02:50.733,0:02:53.212 and fragrance of Christlikeness 0:02:53.212,0:02:57.438 for over 65 years as a Christian. 0:02:57.438,0:03:00.361 Mark LaCour, on his first trip to Bentley 0:03:00.361,0:03:03.200 to meet his preacher he had heard of, 0:03:03.200,0:03:05.848 said this, "I drove to nowhere 0:03:05.848,0:03:09.514 to meet a man no one knew, 0:03:09.514,0:03:12.796 who would become my father in the faith. 0:03:12.796,0:03:15.452 That day changed everything. 0:03:15.452,0:03:17.428 Who I would marry, 0:03:17.428,0:03:18.751 what work I would do, 0:03:18.751,0:03:20.501 the brethren I would come to love, 0:03:20.501,0:03:22.178 how I would minister, 0:03:22.178,0:03:24.752 and who this great God is 0:03:24.752,0:03:27.026 that I would come to know more fully 0:03:27.026,0:03:30.086 because of Conrad Murrell." 0:03:30.086,0:03:34.005 (Incomplete thought) 0:03:34.005,0:03:37.103 We could stay here till the end of March 0:03:37.103,0:03:39.323 sharing memories. 0:03:39.323,0:03:41.313 What single greatest memory do you have 0:03:41.313,0:03:43.000 of Conrad's life or ministry? 0:03:43.000,0:03:44.922 Well, the first time I heard him preach 0:03:44.922,0:03:47.720 was 1977 on a cassette tape. 0:03:47.720,0:03:50.069 A friend gave me a cassette series 0:03:50.069,0:03:53.175 called "Faith Cometh." 0:03:53.175,0:03:55.268 I was forever changed. 0:03:55.268,0:03:57.208 First time I heard him in person 0:03:57.208,0:03:59.892 was in Weatherford, Texas, in 1980. 0:03:59.892,0:04:02.075 And then the last time I heard him preach 0:04:02.075,0:04:04.959 was in St. Louis at his beloved friend 0:04:04.959,0:04:11.191 Holmes Morris' conference in April 2013. 0:04:11.191,0:04:13.264 I, like many of you, remember 0:04:13.264,0:04:16.248 many particular sermons [br]that were life-changing. 0:04:16.248,0:04:18.495 The Ruth series; 0:04:18.495,0:04:22.583 the Sin of Jeroboam; 0:04:22.583,0:04:26.092 the Passover series on [br]redemption from Exodus; 0:04:26.092,0:04:29.721 "Paul, a Pattern of Conversion," Acts 26; 0:04:29.721,0:04:34.372 the Mysteries of the [br]Kingdom on the parables. 0:04:34.372,0:04:36.808 Don Johnson said God gave His church 0:04:36.808,0:04:39.917 a great gift when He [br]gave us Conrad Murrell, 0:04:39.917,0:04:42.114 with his unique ability to show us 0:04:42.114,0:04:46.698 the difference between [br]truth and popular error. 0:04:46.698,0:04:49.733 I remember personal times in our home 0:04:49.733,0:04:52.492 and his kindness and [br]prayers for our children. 0:04:52.492,0:04:54.979 And I remember him distinctly saying 0:04:54.979,0:04:56.910 how children grow up too quickly 0:04:56.910,0:04:59.329 and are soon gone. 0:04:59.329,0:05:01.342 I remember a two-mile walk with him 0:05:01.342,0:05:04.977 one morning when he was 84 0:05:04.977,0:05:06.214 over here at his house. 0:05:06.214,0:05:07.679 He was walking so briskly, 0:05:07.679,0:05:10.810 I could hardly keep up with him. 0:05:10.810,0:05:13.263 I remember conversations on theology 0:05:13.263,0:05:15.120 and sharing some of my views, 0:05:15.120,0:05:17.320 hoping he would be impressed, 0:05:17.320,0:05:19.369 or at least that he might agree. 0:05:19.369,0:05:23.322 He wasn't impressed. 0:05:23.322,0:05:27.047 But he would begin graciously sharing 0:05:27.047,0:05:29.410 the truth with me more, 0:05:29.410,0:05:31.255 and insight and wisdom would flow, 0:05:31.255,0:05:33.316 and I realized I had not seen as much 0:05:33.316,0:05:35.985 as I had thought I'd seen. 0:05:35.985,0:05:38.805 I remember his love for all his churches. 0:05:38.805,0:05:40.278 Your churches. 0:05:40.278,0:05:42.305 And many others he loved over the years. 0:05:42.305,0:05:45.544 He always had his churches on his heart, 0:05:45.544,0:05:47.935 and in his mind, and in his prayers. 0:05:47.935,0:05:51.095 We all remember how wonderfully 0:05:51.095,0:05:53.230 he led the Bentley camps, 0:05:53.230,0:05:55.632 and those afternoon Q&A's. 0:05:55.632,0:05:59.049 He would try to get you to ask questions 0:05:59.049,0:06:02.006 and very few would ask questions, 0:06:02.006,0:06:05.539 because they knew he was going to sum up 0:06:05.539,0:06:08.496 at the end the things that we had said 0:06:08.496,0:06:11.453 that were incorrect. 0:06:11.453,0:06:17.009 In two sentences, he could just distill 0:06:17.009,0:06:22.489 the gold from the moment. 0:06:22.489,0:06:24.352 I, like so many many, 0:06:24.352,0:06:26.595 greatly benefitted from his great wisdom 0:06:26.595,0:06:27.865 and discernment, 0:06:27.865,0:06:30.615 and his ability in giving out counsel. 0:06:30.615,0:06:34.837 I once sought his counsel on [br]a major decision in 2017. 0:06:34.837,0:06:37.085 Several people affirmed 0:06:37.085,0:06:40.882 my considering this choice. 0:06:40.882,0:06:42.691 He alone said to me, 0:06:42.691,0:06:46.149 'Don't do it. I don't think God's in it.' 0:06:46.149,0:06:49.723 And he was right. 0:06:49.723,0:06:52.946 I was spared a great mistake. 0:06:52.946,0:06:55.791 I remember his humility. 0:06:55.791,0:06:58.473 His simplicity of life. His honesty. 0:06:58.473,0:07:01.804 His no sense of self-importance. 0:07:01.804,0:07:03.505 His godliness, his sense of humor, 0:07:03.505,0:07:05.881 his love for his wife, 0:07:05.881,0:07:08.357 his children, his grandchildren. 0:07:08.357,0:07:10.799 And, of course, I remember 0:07:10.799,0:07:12.738 the power and the authority 0:07:12.738,0:07:15.204 of his preaching. 0:07:15.204,0:07:16.580 Gary Gatch said this: 0:07:16.580,0:07:18.761 "I remember vividly how his messages 0:07:18.761,0:07:20.500 fed my soul. 0:07:20.500,0:07:22.441 I had never experienced that before, 0:07:22.441,0:07:23.804 but I had longed for it. 0:07:23.804,0:07:25.375 I remember thinking 0:07:25.375,0:07:28.962 that is what preaching should be - 0:07:28.962,0:07:30.590 the heavenly power, 0:07:30.590,0:07:33.264 the solid doctrinal content, 0:07:33.264,0:07:35.562 the experiential reality, 0:07:35.562,0:07:38.490 the accurate, deep [br]theological understanding, 0:07:38.490,0:07:41.568 coming under the anointing [br]of the Holy Spirit 0:07:41.568,0:07:45.273 like an irresistible force [br]of awesome truth. 0:07:45.273,0:07:47.512 When you heard Conrad preach regularly, 0:07:47.514,0:07:49.365 it would hit you, it would slap you, 0:07:49.365,0:07:51.471 it would startle you, surprise you, 0:07:51.471,0:07:52.734 rattle you, 0:07:52.734,0:07:54.336 even confuse you for awhile. 0:07:54.336,0:07:55.831 You'd go away saying 0:07:55.831,0:07:56.786 now wait a minute. 0:07:56.786,0:07:58.369 I thought I knew. 0:07:58.369,0:08:00.777 I thought that... 0:08:00.777,0:08:03.198 I've always believed... 0:08:03.198,0:08:06.165 I've never heard such things before. 0:08:06.165,0:08:08.176 That's what his ministry would do to you. 0:08:08.176,0:08:10.802 But in the coming days, 0:08:10.802,0:08:13.908 a metamorphosis happened [br]supernaturally in your life. 0:08:13.908,0:08:17.185 You start being changed by the truth. 0:08:17.185,0:08:19.116 You're freed. You're transformed. 0:08:19.116,0:08:20.816 You begin to love the Bible more. 0:08:20.816,0:08:22.751 You begin to have clarity on doctrines 0:08:22.751,0:08:24.870 that you never were clear on before. 0:08:24.870,0:08:27.369 You begin to love God's people more. 0:08:27.369,0:08:30.037 You begin to see salvation in a way 0:08:30.037,0:08:31.402 never seen before. 0:08:31.402,0:08:34.017 You begin to see this is a much bigger 0:08:34.017,0:08:37.879 and bigger God and more glorious Christ 0:08:37.879,0:08:40.379 than you've ever realized. 0:08:40.379,0:08:42.232 And you even joyfully begin to realize 0:08:42.232,0:08:45.595 the Holy Spirit is real and wonderful. 0:08:45.595,0:08:47.767 Conrad's ministry did that 0:08:47.767,0:08:49.542 to hundreds, perhaps thousands. 0:08:49.542,0:08:52.458 The force of truths by the Spirit 0:08:52.458,0:08:55.534 through a man from Bentley. 0:08:55.534,0:08:59.710 Unknown and yet well known. 0:08:59.710,0:09:01.668 Conrad and his friend Leonard Ravenhill 0:09:01.668,0:09:06.653 stood alone in power in preaching 0:09:06.653,0:09:09.213 above all others, in my opinion. 0:09:09.213,0:09:11.031 And time fails us to share 0:09:11.031,0:09:13.611 all that we remember and treasure, 0:09:13.611,0:09:16.144 but an old Christian said [br]of a godly friend of his 0:09:16.144,0:09:19.977 who passed away, whose example and life 0:09:19.977,0:09:22.204 was powerful. He said this. 0:09:22.204,0:09:26.227 And I thought this [br]applies to Conrad Murrell. 0:09:26.227,0:09:27.751 "In a day of hustle and bustle 0:09:27.751,0:09:29.188 and busy activity, 0:09:29.188,0:09:32.302 it would do us well to study the life 0:09:32.302,0:09:35.910 of one who stood in [br]the midst of this world, 0:09:35.910,0:09:38.236 but was not of this world, 0:09:38.236,0:09:40.400 was never drawn into it 0:09:40.400,0:09:44.395 and spent his life [br]drawing others out of it 0:09:44.395,0:09:48.086 into the joy which [br]he himself so fully knew. 0:09:48.086,0:09:49.917 In an age of false ideas 0:09:49.917,0:09:51.489 and shallow hero worship, 0:09:51.489,0:09:53.279 it is good to have seen one 0:09:53.279,0:09:56.320 who took at his model the Son of God, 0:09:56.320,0:09:58.309 and he knew above most 0:09:58.309,0:10:00.376 what intimacy with God means 0:10:00.376,0:10:06.112 in producing a true and fragrant life." 0:10:06.112,0:10:07.734 His dear friend Holmes Morris 0:10:07.734,0:10:10.901 said of Brother Murrell, 0:10:10.901,0:10:14.044 "Conrad saw and felt deeply 0:10:14.044,0:10:16.483 that which was wrong with modern churches, 0:10:16.483,0:10:18.947 and was not afraid to [br]take a stand against error." 0:10:18.947,0:10:21.239 Well, that's kind of an understatement. 0:10:21.239,0:10:25.813 He writes a tract: [br]"Mourn. God may hate you." 0:10:25.813,0:10:28.501 Or I could mention others. 0:10:28.501,0:10:31.329 "He was not afraid to [br]take a stand against error. 0:10:31.329,0:10:33.644 A man has to have the [br]power of the Spirit of God 0:10:33.644,0:10:36.812 upon him to have such [br]a ministry for years." 0:10:36.812,0:10:38.897 Holmes Morris says, 0:10:38.897,0:10:41.454 "I believe he had special [br]gifts and anointing 0:10:41.454,0:10:45.742 which became the key [br]to his entire ministry. 0:10:45.742,0:10:48.998 It has been said when [br]a giant tree finally falls, 0:10:48.998,0:10:51.662 it leaves an empty space in the sky. 0:10:51.662,0:10:53.967 When God finally takes Conrad Murrell 0:10:53.967,0:10:56.261 home to glory, it will certainly leave 0:10:56.261,0:11:01.455 a huge empty space in our sky." 0:11:01.455,0:11:03.736 In the early years of his ministry, 0:11:03.736,0:11:05.786 Conrad wrote a weekly column 0:11:05.786,0:11:07.628 in the Colfax Chronicle 0:11:07.628,0:11:09.733 called "Bread from the Book." 0:11:09.733,0:11:12.194 It was just devotional commentary 0:11:12.194,0:11:15.099 on Psalms. 0:11:15.099,0:11:18.179 And on Psalm 42, Conrad said this: 0:11:18.179,0:11:21.391 "It is a terrifying experience [br]to look around you 0:11:21.391,0:11:23.654 and find yourself alone 0:11:23.654,0:11:26.831 without anyone on earth 0:11:26.831,0:11:28.468 to rescue you from peril, 0:11:28.468,0:11:29.962 but it is a most wonderful 0:11:29.962,0:11:33.651 and blessed reality when [br]you lift your eyes 0:11:33.651,0:11:36.825 above the land of the living, 0:11:36.825,0:11:41.064 all of whom shall very soon die. 0:11:41.064,0:11:43.421 It's a blessed thing to lift your eyes 0:11:43.421,0:11:46.300 to the eternal God who ever lives 0:11:46.300,0:11:48.179 and to find Him to be 0:11:48.179,0:11:52.128 your everlasting refuge." 0:11:52.128,0:12:01.703 Praise God for our dear brother. 0:12:01.703,0:12:03.849 To the children: 0:12:03.849,0:12:05.262 Herbert Conrad Murrell. 0:12:05.262,0:12:07.017 Do you know him? 0:12:07.017,0:12:08.067 Tell me. 0:12:08.067,0:12:10.476 His name they did mention. 0:12:10.476,0:12:13.861 Among the saints he did labor. 0:12:13.861,0:12:17.632 With boisterous voice, he spoke His favor. 0:12:17.632,0:12:19.356 I am crucified with Christ, 0:12:19.356,0:12:22.897 nevertheless I live. 0:12:22.897,0:12:24.325 He stood firm. 0:12:24.325,0:12:27.603 His life the Lord did sieve. 0:12:27.603,0:12:31.064 You've heard the power [br]in which he did speak. 0:12:31.064,0:12:35.957 Christ in His glory, [br]and yet this man weak. 0:12:35.957,0:12:39.610 No great man in his own stature. 0:12:39.610,0:12:42.800 His Lord, his only pasture. 0:12:42.800,0:12:44.112 Tell me you've heard. 0:12:44.112,0:12:46.921 He didn't speak his own name. 0:12:46.921,0:12:52.264 The faith of the Son of God his only fame. 0:12:52.264,0:12:55.923 A man remembered for his God. 0:12:55.923,0:12:59.876 A testimony of where our Savior trod. 0:12:59.876,0:13:03.376 Tell me they've told you [br]about his great King. 0:13:03.376,0:13:07.913 Tell me they've told [br]you His praise to sing. 0:13:07.913,0:13:09.225 Tell me they've told you 0:13:09.225,0:13:11.761 about the kingdom he'll inherit. 0:13:11.761,0:13:13.182 Tell me they've told you, 0:13:13.182,0:13:16.136 it's not by his merit. 0:13:16.136,0:13:19.223 Tell me they've told you, [br]it should be yours. 0:13:19.223,0:13:21.259 Tell me they've told you, 0:13:21.259,0:13:24.522 Christ would open the doors. 0:13:24.522,0:13:27.842 Tell me they've told you [br]why he did preach. 0:13:27.842,0:13:32.489 He could not contain the [br]love he had for each. 0:13:32.489,0:13:33.989 Tell me you've heard 0:13:33.989,0:13:37.555 of the great God he should soon behold. 0:13:37.555,0:13:41.404 Tell me you've heard [br]of the riches he's told. 0:13:41.404,0:13:43.778 For his telling is past, 0:13:43.778,0:13:45.782 but yours is not. 0:13:45.782,0:13:48.796 Abound in what you've heard. 0:13:48.796,0:13:51.683 Let it not rot. 0:13:51.683,0:13:54.473 Children, speak. 0:13:54.473,0:13:57.028 Love others to the end. 0:13:57.028,0:14:01.370 For our great God a Savior did send. 0:14:01.370,0:14:03.155 Tell me they've told you 0:14:03.155,0:14:07.233 the power of obedience and humility. 0:14:07.233,0:14:09.436 Tell me they've told you 0:14:09.436,0:14:23.466 his peace and victory. 0:14:23.466,0:14:27.151 I am the youngest of five children. 0:14:27.151,0:14:28.236 I was the baby. 0:14:28.236,0:14:30.508 I was kind of apart 0:14:30.508,0:14:34.161 from my brothers and sisters growing up. 0:14:34.161,0:14:35.649 And I just wanted to share 0:14:35.649,0:14:37.772 some of the things that I observed 0:14:37.772,0:14:38.841 of my dad. 0:14:38.841,0:14:40.223 You may not know. 0:14:40.223,0:14:43.715 These are little things; small things. 0:14:43.715,0:14:47.978 My dad had a little room. 0:14:47.978,0:14:51.078 It was no larger than a small closet. 0:14:51.078,0:14:53.895 He could barely fit the little desk in it. 0:14:53.895,0:14:56.447 He had some homemade bookshelves. 0:14:56.447,0:14:58.398 His library was in that bookshelf. 0:14:58.398,0:15:00.999 Spurgeon. 0:15:00.999,0:15:03.047 Wesley. 0:15:03.047,0:15:05.306 Brainard. 0:15:05.306,0:15:06.434 Josephus. 0:15:06.434,0:15:08.230 See, those of are some of the books 0:15:08.230,0:15:09.297 I remember reading. 0:15:09.297,0:15:11.012 Some of the scholarly, 0:15:11.012,0:15:13.904 some of the sermons - Spurgeon's sermons, 0:15:13.904,0:15:19.664 he studied those very, very deeply. 0:15:19.664,0:15:22.773 He was a big fan of the Reformation. 0:15:22.773,0:15:30.162 That was the strongest part of his drive; 0:15:30.162,0:15:33.124 formed in what occurred 0:15:33.124,0:15:35.268 during the Reformation. 0:15:35.268,0:15:38.770 A lot of the truths that he discovered, 0:15:38.770,0:15:40.065 that God showed him, 0:15:40.065,0:15:41.690 came from the teachings 0:15:41.690,0:15:43.189 of these great preachers 0:15:43.189,0:15:45.279 that taught during these times. 0:15:45.279,0:15:47.757 But he would get up in the morning, 0:15:47.757,0:15:49.592 and you wouldn't see him. 0:15:49.592,0:15:51.622 He would go to that room. 0:15:51.622,0:15:53.725 He would not come out. 0:15:53.725,0:15:59.991 You could hear him pray. 0:15:59.991,0:16:02.051 You could hear him talk to God. 0:16:02.051,0:16:03.494 That's how he started his day 0:16:03.494,0:16:08.478 every single day. 0:16:08.478,0:16:11.164 On Monday's, he didn't eat. 0:16:11.164,0:16:14.181 Monday was his fast day. 0:16:14.181,0:16:18.212 For most ministers that I've seen, 0:16:18.212,0:16:23.267 their focus is on Sunday [br]and Wednesday night, 0:16:23.267,0:16:25.736 and maybe some business [br]meetings in the church, 0:16:25.736,0:16:32.887 but dad's - what I saw was daily. 0:16:32.887,0:16:37.974 I never saw him get mad at something 0:16:37.974,0:16:40.046 that he shouldn't have gotten mad at. 0:16:40.046,0:16:41.432 He's gotten mad at me. 0:16:41.432,0:16:44.990 He got mad at a lot of things. 0:16:44.990,0:16:46.624 But I never saw him get mad 0:16:46.624,0:16:50.232 at a lot of things that we [br]would have gotten mad at. 0:16:50.232,0:16:52.597 Case in point: 0:16:52.597,0:16:55.304 We lived on Hanley Loop. 0:16:55.304,0:16:57.830 He stuck his hand [br]underneath the lawn mower. 0:16:57.830,0:17:04.409 And it split his fingers. 0:17:04.409,0:17:09.223 And his vernacular was not extreme. 0:17:09.223,0:17:11.708 What he said was not extreme. 0:17:11.708,0:17:14.483 He very calmly called me over. 0:17:14.483,0:17:16.780 I was seven years old. 0:17:16.780,0:17:18.026 Called me over and said, 0:17:18.026,0:17:21.043 "Billy, go get your mama." 0:17:21.043,0:17:22.756 That was it. Go get your mama. 0:17:22.756,0:17:24.320 He knew he needed help. 0:17:24.320,0:17:28.785 There was no point in [br]saying anything else. 0:17:28.785,0:17:35.422 His humor - he was a pragmatist. 0:17:35.422,0:17:38.699 He was a sneaky, sneaky pragmatist 0:17:38.699,0:17:40.470 when it came to work. 0:17:40.470,0:17:43.336 Now, as a young man, I didn't [br]like to work too much. 0:17:43.336,0:17:45.801 I worked very hard because [br]my dad made me work, 0:17:45.801,0:17:48.960 and I learned to work.[br]He taught me to work. 0:17:48.960,0:17:51.979 I remember this one particular time 0:17:51.979,0:17:58.227 that I had discovered [br]a few games at school, 0:17:58.227,0:18:00.392 and one of them was pick-up-sticks. 0:18:00.392,0:18:02.428 You remember pick-up-sticks? 0:18:02.428,0:18:04.750 He said, "you want [br]to play pick-up-sticks?" 0:18:04.750,0:18:09.790 Yeah! 0:18:09.790,0:18:11.744 We all know what happened next. 0:18:11.744,0:18:13.730 I'm in the backyard or in the pasture 0:18:13.730,0:18:15.983 picking up sticks. 0:18:15.983,0:18:20.525 So, his humor was amazing. 0:18:20.525,0:18:22.077 He made up words. 0:18:22.077,0:18:24.212 He made up words. 0:18:24.212,0:18:26.797 But the one word that sticks with me 0:18:26.797,0:18:29.252 is "stickability." 0:18:29.252,0:18:31.908 Stickability is your ability 0:18:31.908,0:18:34.696 to finish whatever you start. 0:18:34.696,0:18:38.103 That's meant a lot to me in my life. 0:18:38.103,0:18:40.387 I'd like to close with this one thing 0:18:40.387,0:18:43.712 that I remember from one of his sermons. 0:18:43.712,0:18:45.933 He said as an analogy 0:18:45.933,0:18:51.777 to make people realize how small 0:18:51.777,0:18:54.382 and insignificant we are in this world; 0:18:54.382,0:18:56.552 he said the next time you start thinking 0:18:56.552,0:18:57.955 yourself high and mighty; 0:18:57.955,0:19:00.341 next time you start thinking [br]well about yourself, 0:19:00.341,0:19:02.516 go get a bucket. Fill it with water. 0:19:02.516,0:19:05.453 Stick your arm in the bucket. 0:19:05.453,0:19:09.503 Slosh that water around [br]as much as you want to 0:19:09.503,0:19:11.082 for as long as you want to. 0:19:11.082,0:19:13.495 And when you pull your [br]arm out of that bucket, 0:19:13.495,0:19:15.447 the hole that you leave in that bucket 0:19:15.447,0:19:18.273 is the impact that you left on this world 0:19:18.273,0:19:21.195 when you leave. 0:19:21.195,0:19:23.869 That's the truth. 0:19:23.869,0:19:29.021 My dad's impact was not of his own doing. 0:19:29.021,0:19:31.883 It was because he made himself 0:19:31.883,0:19:35.533 an instrument. 0:19:35.533,0:19:38.622 That's all. 0:19:38.622,0:19:42.676 Thank you. 0:19:42.676,0:19:50.132 (Incomplete thought) 0:19:50.132,0:19:52.553 I haven't had the honor of sitting under 0:19:52.553,0:19:55.173 as many of my papa's sermons 0:19:55.173,0:19:59.995 as many of you have. 0:19:59.995,0:20:02.208 I've sat through some. 0:20:02.208,0:20:04.051 But, that is an honor. 0:20:04.051,0:20:06.113 Because of papa, 0:20:06.113,0:20:10.614 my dad was always a pastor. 0:20:10.614,0:20:12.752 I do remember when I was young 0:20:12.752,0:20:15.229 going to some of his revivals 0:20:15.229,0:20:17.248 and camp meetings from time to time. 0:20:17.248,0:20:19.145 Dad would bring us. 0:20:19.145,0:20:20.973 When I was four years old, 0:20:20.973,0:20:24.228 the very first song I ever sang in church 0:20:24.228,0:20:26.940 was "He's Still Working On Me." 0:20:26.940,0:20:29.146 And I know that I never went 0:20:29.146,0:20:32.914 to any of my Papa's camp meetings 0:20:32.914,0:20:36.813 or revivals that he didn't request 0:20:36.813,0:20:39.376 that I sing that song. 0:20:39.376,0:20:43.376 And at the time, it was [br]just a childhood song. 0:20:43.376,0:20:46.832 I'm not going to say it didn't [br]mean anything to me. It did. 0:20:46.832,0:20:49.094 But, you know, you [br]think of it kind of like, 0:20:49.094,0:20:50.781 "This Little Light of Mine," 0:20:50.781,0:20:53.230 or just a childhood song. 0:20:53.230,0:20:56.270 But through the years, it has grown 0:20:56.270,0:20:58.497 to mean more and more to me. 0:20:58.497,0:21:01.227 And I find that the lyrics are applicable 0:21:01.227,0:21:07.880 to any age no matter how young or old. 0:21:07.880,0:21:11.122 Because we are a work in progress always. 0:21:11.122,0:21:12.570 There's always more growing 0:21:12.570,0:21:14.503 that we can do in the Lord. 0:21:14.503,0:21:18.076 And I know that that was [br]part of my Papa's message 0:21:18.076,0:21:22.230 to all that he shared Jesus with. 0:21:22.230,0:21:24.868 And there was never a time - not one - 0:21:24.868,0:21:27.037 even as recent as Christmas day 0:21:27.037,0:21:30.087 when we sat at the dinner table 0:21:30.087,0:21:32.076 and Papa sat to my left 0:21:32.076,0:21:35.445 at the head of the table. 0:21:35.445,0:21:37.939 He would always say, 0:21:37.939,0:21:39.451 "He's still working on me, 0:21:39.451,0:21:41.672 is He still working on you?" 0:21:41.672,0:21:43.775 Always. Always. 0:21:43.775,0:21:47.915 And that was the last [br]time that he said it to me. 0:21:47.915,0:21:50.058 And today, the song, 0:21:50.058,0:21:52.601 though it began as just a childhood song 0:21:52.601,0:21:55.749 means more to me than it ever has before, 0:21:55.749,0:22:00.770 and I know that it always will. 0:22:00.770,0:22:02.215 I'm not sure of the date, 0:22:02.215,0:22:05.265 but it was the day after Christmas 0:22:05.265,0:22:08.672 when he was put into the hospital. 0:22:08.672,0:22:10.607 In the weeks following, 0:22:10.607,0:22:13.562 we went to visit him in the hospital, 0:22:13.562,0:22:15.377 and he slept the whole time. 0:22:15.377,0:22:18.556 He didn't wake up to visit. 0:22:18.556,0:22:20.118 And we were getting ready to go. 0:22:20.118,0:22:23.060 Pam was there. My dad was there. 0:22:23.060,0:22:25.562 My husband, Kevin, and myself were there. 0:22:25.562,0:22:27.962 And we stayed and [br]visited for a little while, 0:22:27.962,0:22:30.042 and before we left, 0:22:30.042,0:22:32.480 I just felt led to lean over 0:22:32.480,0:22:34.343 and to sing it into his ear. 0:22:34.343,0:22:36.993 And I asked which was his good ear 0:22:36.993,0:22:40.540 and I leaned over [br]and I sang it in his ear. 0:22:40.540,0:22:45.239 And he started kind of [br]moving around in the bed. 0:22:45.239,0:22:46.534 And he opened his eyes 0:22:46.534,0:22:48.143 and they filled up with tears. 0:22:48.143,0:22:49.861 Because I think we were questioning 0:22:49.861,0:22:52.528 if he was responsive or hearing us. 0:22:52.528,0:22:54.371 But he definitely heard it 0:22:54.371,0:22:55.923 and he opened his eyes 0:22:55.923,0:22:57.965 and they welled up with tears. 0:22:57.965,0:23:00.827 And he started moaning as if to say it. 0:23:00.827,0:23:02.268 He couldn't get the words out, 0:23:02.268,0:23:04.404 but I know that they were there. 0:23:04.404,0:23:06.832 So, Kaylee and I are [br]going to sing it today. 0:23:06.832,0:23:11.814 If you know it, sing along with us. 0:23:11.814,0:23:15.449 I wanted to read a Scripture. 0:23:15.449,0:23:17.844 Philippians 1:6 0:23:17.844,0:23:20.866 "Being confident of this very thing, 0:23:20.866,0:23:25.324 that He which hath [br]begun a good work in you 0:23:25.324,0:23:30.338 will perform it until [br]the day of Jesus Christ." 0:23:30.338,0:23:36.225 Praise the Lord. 0:23:36.225,0:23:40.573 On February 23rd, [br]Papa drew his last breath. 0:23:40.573,0:23:42.622 And he was complete. 0:23:42.622,0:23:44.515 But up until that moment, 0:23:44.515,0:23:47.816 he chose to allow Jesus to continue 0:23:47.816,0:23:50.391 to work on him throughout his whole life. 0:23:50.391,0:23:53.292 And so I challenge all of us, 0:23:53.292,0:23:54.470 I know if he was here 0:23:54.470,0:23:56.544 and could say one more thing to me, 0:23:56.544,0:23:57.967 he would say, 0:23:57.967,0:23:59.869 "He's finished with me, 0:23:59.869,0:24:07.334 but is He still working on you?" 0:24:07.334,0:24:14.175 Let's join our hearts in prayer. 0:24:14.175,0:24:18.695 Our gracious God and Father in heaven, 0:24:18.695,0:24:21.195 we praise Thy holy name. 0:24:21.195,0:24:23.705 And we are very thankful today 0:24:23.705,0:24:26.912 for the grace of God 0:24:26.912,0:24:29.296 that came to Conrad Murrell 0:24:29.296,0:24:32.479 in saving him as a young adult, 0:24:32.479,0:24:34.638 so suddenly, so powerfully; 0:24:34.638,0:24:37.533 and for calling him into the ministry 0:24:37.533,0:24:40.380 of the gospel of the grace of God. 0:24:40.380,0:24:42.826 Lord, thank You for the grace that's come 0:24:42.826,0:24:44.825 to him and through him, 0:24:44.825,0:24:48.780 to his family and to so many. 0:24:48.780,0:24:50.406 We're grateful for the life and ministry 0:24:50.406,0:24:53.792 of your servant. 0:24:53.794,0:24:55.544 Lord, many of us could say 0:24:55.544,0:24:56.446 in our own lives, 0:24:56.446,0:24:58.171 there's not arisen in all our lives 0:24:58.171,0:24:59.795 a prophet like this Moses, 0:24:59.795,0:25:02.571 whom the Lord knew so closely. 0:25:02.571,0:25:04.244 Or like Elisha, 0:25:04.244,0:25:09.005 a holy man who passed [br]by our lives continually. 0:25:09.005,0:25:12.009 Like a David who served his own generation 0:25:12.009,0:25:13.901 in the will of God. 0:25:13.901,0:25:15.985 And now has died in a good old age, 0:25:15.985,0:25:18.231 full of days, riches, and honor. 0:25:18.231,0:25:21.019 Full of faith and the Holy Spirit. 0:25:21.019,0:25:24.715 And like Simeon has now departed 0:25:24.715,0:25:27.471 in peace. 0:25:27.471,0:25:29.470 Father, Your Word says the day of death 0:25:29.470,0:25:33.417 is better than the day of one's birth. 0:25:33.417,0:25:35.333 Better to go to the house of mourning 0:25:35.333,0:25:36.882 than the house of feasting. 0:25:36.882,0:25:40.223 And the living take it to heart. 0:25:40.223,0:25:42.432 Far better, said Paul, 0:25:42.432,0:25:44.010 to depart and be with Christ, 0:25:44.010,0:25:47.463 because that is gain. 0:25:47.463,0:25:52.039 So, Lord, today comfort every heart here. 0:25:52.039,0:25:54.553 We feel like there will be a deep hole 0:25:54.553,0:25:57.303 in our water bucket for a long time. 0:25:57.303,0:26:00.896 It's there. A big space in our sky. 0:26:00.896,0:26:08.470 This one who's now with You. 0:26:08.470,0:26:10.595 Thank You for the fruit that abides. 0:26:10.595,0:26:13.125 Thank You for the [br]legacy, for the memories. 0:26:13.125,0:26:14.131 Lord, Your Word says 0:26:14.131,0:26:15.686 the name of the wicked will rot, 0:26:15.686,0:26:18.756 but the memory of [br]the righteous is blessed. 0:26:18.756,0:26:20.899 So comfort every heart. 0:26:20.899,0:26:22.710 Strengthen every soul. 0:26:22.710,0:26:25.228 Touch every tear. 0:26:25.228,0:26:28.159 Make us all more faithful Christians, 0:26:28.159,0:26:30.141 not only because we had Conrad 0:26:30.141,0:26:32.125 touch us in our journey. 0:26:32.125,0:26:35.440 Make us more faithful now in his death, 0:26:35.440,0:26:37.891 more like him, 0:26:37.891,0:26:39.513 and ultimately, Lord, 0:26:39.513,0:26:42.896 more like our Savior. 0:26:42.896,0:26:44.679 We thank You, Lord, 0:26:44.679,0:26:48.142 for that pure river of the water of life, 0:26:48.142,0:26:49.861 clear as crystal, proceeding out of 0:26:49.861,0:26:52.159 the throne of God and of the Lamb. 0:26:52.159,0:26:54.236 Lord, in the midst of the street 0:26:54.236,0:26:56.722 on either side of the tree of life. 0:26:56.722,0:26:59.131 And Lord, we thank You there, 0:26:59.131,0:27:00.967 there will be no more curse, 0:27:00.967,0:27:02.658 but the throne of God and the Lamb 0:27:02.658,0:27:03.788 shall be in it, 0:27:03.788,0:27:07.010 and Your servants will serve You. 0:27:07.010,0:27:09.845 And they shall see Your face. 0:27:09.845,0:27:14.299 And Your name will be on their foreheads. 0:27:14.299,0:27:15.674 And there's no night there. 0:27:15.674,0:27:18.435 No need for candle or light of the sun, 0:27:18.435,0:27:21.100 for the Lord God giveth them light, 0:27:21.100,0:27:24.378 and they shall reign forever and ever. 0:27:24.378,0:27:26.090 And He said these sayings 0:27:26.090,0:27:27.347 are faithful and true. 0:27:27.347,0:27:28.955 Behold, I come quickly.[br] 0:27:28.955,0:27:32.908 Blessed is he who keeps the sayings 0:27:32.908,0:27:36.016 of the prophecy of this book. 0:27:36.016,0:27:38.942 Lord, we bless Your name this day. 0:27:38.942,0:27:42.520 We worship You in this hour. 0:27:42.520,0:27:45.121 And we're very, very grateful 0:27:45.121,0:27:47.797 from our hearts for all Your mercies 0:27:47.797,0:27:49.556 that You've shed abroad 0:27:49.556,0:27:51.757 through such a life. 0:27:51.757,0:27:54.982 In the sure and mighty name 0:27:54.982,0:27:56.710 of our Lord Jesus Christ, 0:27:56.710,0:28:02.811 we pray. Amen. 0:28:02.811,0:28:04.618 There's an old saying 0:28:04.618,0:28:06.736 that God buries His workers, 0:28:06.736,0:28:09.597 but doesn't bury His work. 0:28:09.597,0:28:12.265 But a work that is never buried 0:28:12.265,0:28:13.766 works off of the memory 0:28:13.766,0:28:16.957 of the workers that are. 0:28:16.957,0:28:18.536 And one of those such workers 0:28:18.536,0:28:21.110 is H. Conrad Murrell. 0:28:21.110,0:28:22.921 In Ecclesiastes 7, 0:28:22.921,0:28:25.347 we've referred to it a few times already, 0:28:25.347,0:28:27.538 it says in v. 1, "A good name is better 0:28:27.538,0:28:29.301 than a good ointment, 0:28:29.301,0:28:31.198 and the day of one's death is better 0:28:31.198,0:28:34.138 than the day of one's birth. 0:28:34.138,0:28:36.148 It is better to go to a house of mourning, 0:28:36.148,0:28:37.326 (here) 0:28:37.326,0:28:39.037 than to go to a house of feasting 0:28:39.037,0:28:41.042 because that is the end of every man 0:28:41.042,0:28:44.448 and the living takes it to heart. 0:28:44.448,0:28:45.931 Sorrow is better than laughter, 0:28:45.931,0:28:47.372 for when a face is sad, 0:28:47.372,0:28:49.437 a heart may be happy. 0:28:49.437,0:28:53.461 The mind of the wise is in [br]the house of mourning, 0:28:53.461,0:28:55.245 while the mind of fools 0:28:55.245,0:29:00.504 is in the house of pleasure." 0:29:00.504,0:29:02.297 Verse 1 of Ecclesiastes 7 0:29:02.297,0:29:04.118 talks about a good name, 0:29:04.118,0:29:05.698 and how a good name is better 0:29:05.698,0:29:07.853 than a precious ointment. 0:29:07.853,0:29:09.687 And of course, you kind of wonder why 0:29:09.687,0:29:11.983 there's a comparison between an ointment 0:29:11.983,0:29:14.425 and a good name. 0:29:14.425,0:29:16.212 And of course, back in the day, 0:29:16.212,0:29:17.856 when a baby was born, 0:29:17.856,0:29:19.888 depending on the wealth of the family, 0:29:19.888,0:29:22.837 they would anoint the baby with ointment. 0:29:22.837,0:29:25.608 And so, as he's making this comparison - 0:29:25.608,0:29:27.458 Solomon here writing Ecclesiastes - 0:29:27.458,0:29:28.935 he's drawing these contrasts 0:29:28.935,0:29:30.191 when it comes to wisdom 0:29:30.191,0:29:32.939 it isn't always found in the [br]conventional kind of way. 0:29:32.939,0:29:34.952 Many times, it's found in contrasts 0:29:34.952,0:29:36.759 where you have a good name - 0:29:36.759,0:29:38.491 a good name - 0:29:38.491,0:29:40.347 not just a name you're given at birth, 0:29:40.347,0:29:42.364 but a good name. 0:29:42.364,0:29:44.016 And it's better than that ointment 0:29:44.016,0:29:45.658 that you were given at birth. 0:29:45.658,0:29:48.343 And that's why he says a [br]little bit later on in v. 1 0:29:48.343,0:29:52.180 that a good name translates also 0:29:52.180,0:29:56.081 into pleasant expiration dates. 0:29:56.081,0:29:58.461 They go together. 0:29:58.461,0:30:02.659 So December 15th, 1928 0:30:02.659,0:30:05.989 was the day Conrad was born. 0:30:05.989,0:30:09.991 According to Ecclesiastes 7, 0:30:09.991,0:30:15.143 February 23rd, 2018 is a better day. 0:30:15.143,0:30:19.502 In fact, he celebrated [br]that birthday 89 times 0:30:19.502,0:30:21.480 and that one day in February 0:30:21.480,0:30:28.625 is worth all the more than that [br]one day in December combined. 0:30:28.625,0:30:31.259 Because that's what the text says. 0:30:31.259,0:30:32.947 They don't compare in value. 0:30:32.947,0:30:35.536 So what makes the day of one's death 0:30:35.536,0:30:37.485 a better day? 0:30:37.485,0:30:39.595 You've got to be asking the question 0:30:39.595,0:30:41.030 to yourself as you sit here 0:30:41.030,0:30:43.286 in the classroom, God says, 0:30:43.286,0:30:44.503 in Ecclesiastes 7, 0:30:44.503,0:30:49.014 which is the house of mourning. 0:30:49.014,0:30:54.649 Will my day of death be [br]better than my birthday? 0:30:54.649,0:30:57.459 Really, the only way you [br]can answer that question 0:30:57.459,0:30:59.109 is the first part of the verse: 0:30:59.109,0:31:01.414 Do I have a good name? 0:31:01.414,0:31:03.391 We don't really care about the ointment 0:31:03.391,0:31:05.618 you might be having in [br]your storage pantry. 0:31:05.618,0:31:07.906 It's the good name. 0:31:07.906,0:31:11.881 So what makes February 23rd, 2018 0:31:11.881,0:31:18.679 a better day than December 15th, 1928? 0:31:18.679,0:31:20.240 Well, there's a few things 0:31:20.240,0:31:24.124 according to the text. 0:31:24.124,0:31:25.988 For starters, not everybody has 0:31:25.988,0:31:28.094 a better day on the day of their death. 0:31:28.094,0:31:31.107 I think you know that. 0:31:31.107,0:31:32.288 On that day in December, 0:31:32.288,0:31:33.753 when Conrad was given his name 0:31:33.753,0:31:36.567 by his mom and dad, 0:31:36.567,0:31:38.080 Adolf Hitler was given a name 0:31:38.080,0:31:39.995 on the day of his birth. 0:31:39.995,0:31:43.611 Everything being equal, 0:31:43.611,0:31:46.697 on the day of their deaths, 0:31:46.697,0:31:49.071 something has taken a shift, hasn't it? 0:31:49.071,0:31:52.081 Because your name identifies you 0:31:52.081,0:31:53.989 with your character 0:31:53.989,0:31:56.519 and what you have done 0:31:56.519,0:31:59.289 or what you haven't done. 0:31:59.289,0:32:03.376 A good name isn't a catchy name. 0:32:03.376,0:32:04.560 You've got people today 0:32:04.560,0:32:06.567 that try to name their [br]kids in such a way 0:32:06.567,0:32:07.979 that they stand out. 0:32:07.979,0:32:12.163 Like Mr. and Mrs. Aire who [br]named their son "Billion." 0:32:12.163,0:32:14.175 We want our son to stand out. 0:32:14.175,0:32:15.988 We're going to name him Billion. 0:32:15.988,0:32:19.028 Oh, he'll stand out all right. 0:32:19.028,0:32:21.077 So it's not just a catchy name. 0:32:21.077,0:32:22.807 But it's not even a great name. 0:32:22.807,0:32:24.292 He doesn't say "a great name." 0:32:24.292,0:32:25.946 He says, "a good name." 0:32:25.946,0:32:28.010 You've got a lot of great names out there 0:32:28.010,0:32:32.827 that won't be found in [br]the Lamb's Book of Life. 0:32:32.827,0:32:36.292 Thomas Edison had a great name. 0:32:36.292,0:32:39.145 In fact, he was called [br]"America's inventor." 0:32:39.145,0:32:41.674 The greatest inventor America had. 0:32:41.674,0:32:45.845 But he was a naturalist. 0:32:45.845,0:32:50.175 Einstein. Everybody knows who Einstein is. 0:32:50.175,0:32:53.171 And he worshiped the god [br]of Spinosa the philosopher. 0:32:53.171,0:32:56.066 He doesn't have a good name. 0:32:56.066,0:32:58.435 A great one among men. 0:32:58.435,0:33:00.419 Among scientists. 0:33:00.419,0:33:03.289 Among philosophers. 0:33:03.289,0:33:07.756 But the day of his death is not better 0:33:07.756,0:33:10.214 than the day of his birth. 0:33:10.214,0:33:15.145 Because it's not a good name. 0:33:15.145,0:33:17.913 Proverbs 10:7 says, 0:33:17.913,0:33:22.886 "The memory of the [br]righteous is a blessing." 0:33:22.886,0:33:26.394 It's a blessing to us. 0:33:26.394,0:33:27.973 Knowing who Conrad was, 0:33:27.973,0:33:29.459 reading his books, 0:33:29.459,0:33:31.910 listening to his sermons, 0:33:31.910,0:33:35.152 seeing pictures, telling stories - 0:33:35.152,0:33:36.749 they're meant to encourage us. 0:33:36.749,0:33:39.041 And they do. 0:33:39.041,0:33:43.334 As they all focus toward that [br]name above every name, 0:33:43.334,0:33:45.024 Jesus Christ. 0:33:45.024,0:33:47.090 See, if your name doesn't dovetail 0:33:47.090,0:33:49.726 into that direction, 0:33:49.726,0:33:52.868 you don't have a good name. 0:33:52.868,0:33:55.768 And it's not going to be a good day 0:33:55.768,0:33:58.497 when the expiration date comes for you. 0:33:58.497,0:34:00.609 Now, this is just what the text says. 0:34:00.609,0:34:02.362 Do you ever wonder why you're even 0:34:02.362,0:34:04.031 given a name in the first place? 0:34:04.031,0:34:05.348 A name identifies you. 0:34:05.348,0:34:06.921 It makes you part of a society. 0:34:06.921,0:34:08.714 It tells the community around you 0:34:08.714,0:34:13.887 that you exist and you're an individual. 0:34:13.887,0:34:16.205 You give babies names. 0:34:16.205,0:34:18.169 They don't want you naming fetuses, 0:34:18.169,0:34:22.010 because that would make them valuable. 0:34:22.010,0:34:23.685 That would make them a person. 0:34:23.685,0:34:25.255 That would give them rights. 0:34:25.255,0:34:27.149 That would somehow elevate them 0:34:27.149,0:34:32.661 into the community. 0:34:32.661,0:34:34.971 But we're all given names. 0:34:34.971,0:34:36.818 We're given names for a reason. 0:34:36.818,0:34:40.079 And God calls us by name. 0:34:40.079,0:34:43.181 The very essence of what [br]it means to be human 0:34:43.181,0:34:45.427 means that we have this naming function 0:34:45.427,0:34:48.220 that we see in Adam in [br]the garden, for example. 0:34:48.220,0:34:50.193 He names the animals. 0:34:50.193,0:34:53.415 He names them because that's what they are 0:34:53.415,0:34:55.453 and God says, "name the animals." 0:34:55.453,0:34:57.402 Because God's given him a name. 0:34:57.402,0:34:58.784 That's how he can name Eve 0:34:58.784,0:34:59.816 and say who she is. 0:34:59.816,0:35:01.441 Not just a proper name, "Eve," 0:35:01.441,0:35:03.785 but her function and her identity. 0:35:03.785,0:35:04.750 We do that. 0:35:04.750,0:35:06.129 It's called dominion. 0:35:06.129,0:35:08.416 And you have a name. 0:35:08.416,0:35:10.111 But the question this morning 0:35:10.111,0:35:12.328 is will it be a good name? 0:35:12.328,0:35:13.904 We celebrate Conrad's life 0:35:13.904,0:35:16.961 because he had a good name. 0:35:16.961,0:35:20.727 His name's found in the [br]Lamb's Book of Life. 0:35:20.727,0:35:21.908 There are many names, 0:35:21.908,0:35:23.392 names that you know, 0:35:23.392,0:35:27.865 that will not be found in [br]the Lamb's Book of Life. 0:35:27.865,0:35:29.423 Well, if you need an example, 0:35:29.423,0:35:32.991 Caitlin Jenner will not be found [br]in the Lamb's Book of Life. 0:35:32.991,0:35:36.440 Bruce Jenner might be. 0:35:36.440,0:35:39.929 That's just an example. [br]It's not a good name. 0:35:39.929,0:35:41.691 You can change it. 0:35:41.691,0:35:44.200 You can nickname it. 0:35:44.200,0:35:46.122 You can make it catchy. 0:35:46.122,0:35:47.827 You can do something among men 0:35:47.827,0:35:52.831 and be great, but if it isn't good, 0:35:52.831,0:35:56.651 and the righteous are blessed by it, 0:35:56.651,0:36:01.887 and Christ is glorified in it, 0:36:01.887,0:36:03.737 it's not a good name. 0:36:03.737,0:36:05.463 And the day of one's death is not 0:36:05.463,0:36:08.572 going to be better than [br]the day of one's birth. 0:36:08.572,0:36:12.268 So how is this day, February 23rd, 0:36:12.268,0:36:17.049 a better day than the [br]day of Conrad's birth 0:36:17.049,0:36:18.566 celebrated 89 times? 0:36:18.566,0:36:20.831 Well, the most obvious way it's better - 0:36:20.831,0:36:24.439 it's better for Conrad. 0:36:24.439,0:36:26.696 Think about what that day meant for him. 0:36:26.696,0:36:28.341 It wasn't like a birthday party 0:36:28.341,0:36:30.345 and celebrating and blowing out candles 0:36:30.345,0:36:34.954 and opening up a few presents. 0:36:34.954,0:36:38.861 Think about how Conrad entered the world 0:36:38.861,0:36:40.002 on the day of his birth. 0:36:40.002,0:36:41.577 Let's compare the two days. 0:36:41.577,0:36:43.806 On December 15th, he entered the world 0:36:43.806,0:36:45.431 under the wrath of God 0:36:45.431,0:36:47.507 according to Ephesians 2. 0:36:47.507,0:36:49.566 He entered heaven under the grace of God 0:36:49.566,0:36:52.790 in nothing but praise [br]and worship to the Lamb. 0:36:52.790,0:36:56.887 I think that's a better day. 0:36:56.887,0:37:02.728 He comes in crying. He goes out praising. 0:37:02.728,0:37:04.557 Surrounded by sinners 0:37:04.557,0:37:06.484 and a world of demons and depravity, 0:37:06.484,0:37:10.240 and according to Romans 8, futility. 0:37:10.240,0:37:12.974 And he enters a world of completion, 0:37:12.974,0:37:16.640 inheritance. 0:37:16.640,0:37:21.288 That work, we heard sung, [br]in Philippians 1:6 is done. 0:37:21.288,0:37:24.554 It's completed. 0:37:24.554,0:37:25.378 He's complete. 0:37:25.378,0:37:27.041 He's entered into his inheritance. 0:37:27.041,0:37:31.340 That's a good day. 0:37:31.340,0:37:33.780 The book he writes, "Faith Cometh," 0:37:33.780,0:37:36.727 it's sight cometh. 0:37:36.727,0:37:38.305 There's no more salvation when, 0:37:38.305,0:37:41.217 it's salvation now. 0:37:41.217,0:37:43.231 These are realities that our brother 0:37:43.231,0:37:45.116 not just has experienced on that day, 0:37:45.116,0:37:46.945 but that's for all of us 0:37:46.945,0:37:50.982 who have a good name. 0:37:50.982,0:37:52.544 His fight ended. 0:37:52.544,0:37:54.453 His race concluded. 0:37:54.453,0:37:59.052 His cross exchanged. 0:37:59.052,0:38:00.881 A name that was written 0:38:00.881,0:38:03.702 on the Savior's hand - 0:38:03.702,0:38:06.297 Isaiah 49:16. 0:38:06.297,0:38:10.800 Inscribed in the palm of His hand it says. 0:38:10.800,0:38:14.542 Inscribed in the Lamb's Book of Life. 0:38:14.542,0:38:17.783 He's now one with the [br]name above all names. 0:38:17.783,0:38:20.247 He's one with his Savior. 0:38:20.247,0:38:22.173 So it's not only better for Conrad, 0:38:22.173,0:38:23.769 it's also better for us. 0:38:23.769,0:38:24.583 Better for us. 0:38:24.583,0:38:26.884 Wait a minute. That doesn't [br]make a lot of sense. 0:38:26.884,0:38:29.742 I mean, I thought we were [br]praying that he would live on. 0:38:29.742,0:38:32.492 You pray for your loved ones.[br]You don't want to see them die 0:38:32.492,0:38:35.000 and leave and depart [br]from you, but it's better. 0:38:35.000,0:38:36.824 Even for us left behind. 0:38:36.824,0:38:39.563 How is it better for us? 0:38:39.563,0:38:44.205 Being sad isn't the same [br]thing as being worse off. 0:38:44.205,0:38:46.418 The heart can be sad, it says, 0:38:46.418,0:38:49.694 and there can be laughter in the heart. 0:38:49.694,0:38:51.093 We don't mourn like the world 0:38:51.093,0:38:54.174 who has no hope. 0:38:54.174,0:38:55.794 It's better for us because, 0:38:55.794,0:38:57.676 as it says in Hebrews 13, 0:38:57.676,0:39:00.792 we can follow his conduct, 0:39:00.792,0:39:03.444 imitate his faith - leaders among us, 0:39:03.444,0:39:04.689 the writer tells us. 0:39:04.689,0:39:06.642 Observe their conduct. 0:39:06.642,0:39:09.076 Imitate their faith. 0:39:09.076,0:39:11.315 Well, his conduct all the way 0:39:11.315,0:39:13.610 till the day he died was faithfulness. 0:39:13.610,0:39:16.021 You need to imitate that kind of faith. 0:39:16.021,0:39:18.152 That's better for us. 0:39:18.152,0:39:19.665 He didn't back out at the last 0:39:19.665,0:39:22.814 hundred yards of the marathon. 0:39:22.814,0:39:25.315 That's a testimony for us. 0:39:25.315,0:39:27.105 It's a testimony knowing that God 0:39:27.105,0:39:30.194 can take a man made out of clay like us, 0:39:30.194,0:39:32.388 same frailties and weakness, 0:39:32.388,0:39:34.480 and bring him across Jordan. 0:39:34.480,0:39:36.396 That's a good thing. 0:39:36.396,0:39:38.838 He can turn around and [br]say I'm about to die. 0:39:38.838,0:39:40.163 You watch me die 0:39:40.163,0:39:42.777 and you follow my example. 0:39:42.777,0:39:45.345 You need me to die, 0:39:45.345,0:39:48.105 so you can follow my example. 0:39:48.105,0:39:51.061 Now that's a leader. 0:39:51.061,0:39:52.623 Reminds me of Bob Jennings 0:39:52.623,0:39:56.313 making his own coffin. 0:39:56.313,0:39:58.660 Constructing it. Who does that? 0:39:58.660,0:40:01.103 Leaders saying I'm ready to go. 0:40:01.103,0:40:03.472 You watch me make this. 0:40:03.472,0:40:05.539 You learn from me. 0:40:05.539,0:40:08.601 Like Paul would say, "follow my example." 0:40:08.601,0:40:10.433 We need leaders like that 0:40:10.433,0:40:11.567 who can face death; 0:40:11.567,0:40:13.919 that have no fear of death, as it says. 0:40:13.919,0:40:17.153 We're not enslaved as it says in Romans 8. 0:40:17.153,0:40:18.347 You cry, "Abba, Father;" 0:40:18.347,0:40:23.134 you can't cry "scary, scary" [br]when it comes to death. 0:40:23.134,0:40:26.066 No. That's the testimony. 0:40:26.066,0:40:29.058 So it's better for us 0:40:29.058,0:40:30.913 that Conrad leaves us richer 0:40:30.913,0:40:33.539 because of these things. 0:40:33.539,0:40:36.330 Remember his legacy of how he freely gave. 0:40:36.330,0:40:39.070 How he judiciously spoke. 0:40:39.070,0:40:41.363 Sometimes you couldn't [br]pry a word out of him. 0:40:41.363,0:40:42.960 Sometimes. 0:40:42.960,0:40:46.509 But that's a testimony [br]that he leaves behind. 0:40:46.509,0:40:49.000 He passionately preached, 0:40:49.000,0:40:51.857 and he unconditionally loved. 0:40:51.857,0:40:55.399 But lastly, it's not only a [br]better day for Conrad, 0:40:55.399,0:40:56.831 and a better day for us, 0:40:56.831,0:40:59.994 ironically, it's a better day for God. 0:40:59.994,0:41:02.399 Wait, how can it be a better day for God? 0:41:02.399,0:41:04.793 There's no better and worse for God. 0:41:04.793,0:41:06.561 He's perfect, right? 0:41:06.561,0:41:08.374 Exactly. We know that. 0:41:08.374,0:41:12.124 But God says in Psalm 116:15, 0:41:12.124,0:41:15.987 "Precious in the sight of the Lord [br]is the death of His godly ones." 0:41:15.987,0:41:18.418 God says last Friday, 0:41:18.418,0:41:22.323 He had a precious moment. 0:41:22.323,0:41:23.837 Friday. 0:41:23.837,0:41:26.570 That was God's precious moment. 0:41:26.570,0:41:27.532 He says that. 0:41:27.532,0:41:31.205 Precious in the sight of the Lord [br]is the death of His godly ones. 0:41:31.205,0:41:35.460 Something changed on the [br]part of God and Conrad 0:41:35.460,0:41:37.666 last Friday, 0:41:37.666,0:41:40.560 that will change with you [br]on the day of your death. 0:41:40.560,0:41:44.181 The intercession of Christ is complete 0:41:44.181,0:41:47.389 for our brother in the earthly body. 0:41:47.389,0:41:50.260 He enters into the joy of his Master. 0:41:50.260,0:41:52.231 Our sympathetic High Priest - 0:41:52.231,0:41:55.295 there's no sympathy anymore [br]with Conrad there. 0:41:55.295,0:41:57.967 He's perfect and complete. 0:41:57.967,0:42:01.267 He's not entering into that type 0:42:01.267,0:42:03.582 of necessity from the High Priest 0:42:03.582,0:42:08.850 in the earthly body. 0:42:08.850,0:42:10.723 It was the testimony 0:42:10.723,0:42:13.012 of what Christ did on the cross 0:42:13.012,0:42:15.902 with Conrad's sins in taking them away 0:42:15.902,0:42:17.765 and taking away in propitiation 0:42:17.765,0:42:19.136 the wrath of God, 0:42:19.136,0:42:21.183 and God making those promises 0:42:21.183,0:42:23.090 to be faithful to the end, 0:42:23.090,0:42:25.387 God was vindicated on that day. 0:42:25.387,0:42:27.568 I was faithful to the end with My own. 0:42:27.568,0:42:29.370 I kept My own to the end, 0:42:29.370,0:42:31.346 as Christ prays in John 17. 0:42:31.346,0:42:33.386 I kept this one till the end. 0:42:33.386,0:42:35.737 And I am testifying to all the world 0:42:35.737,0:42:37.532 that I kept him till the end. 0:42:37.532,0:42:39.423 That was a better day for God. 0:42:39.423,0:42:41.655 He certifies He's faithful 0:42:41.655,0:42:44.317 to His own people for His own purposes 0:42:44.317,0:42:46.047 and for His own cause. 0:42:46.047,0:42:49.196 Better for Conrad, better for us, 0:42:49.196,0:42:52.896 better for God. 0:42:52.896,0:42:55.922 If you don't have a good name, 0:42:55.922,0:42:58.514 I guess you better hope [br]you had a good ointment. 0:42:58.514,0:43:00.260 Which isn't going to prove effectual 0:43:00.260,0:43:05.350 on that day. 0:43:05.350,0:43:08.251 Jesus had a name at birth. 0:43:08.251,0:43:09.997 "You shall call His name Jesus 0:43:09.997,0:43:12.926 for He will save His [br]people from their sins." 0:43:12.926,0:43:16.125 The baby in the manger [br]didn't save anybody. 0:43:16.125,0:43:18.192 Not yet. 0:43:18.192,0:43:20.148 You know how many Jesus's there were 0:43:20.148,0:43:22.274 running around in Israel in those days? 0:43:22.274,0:43:23.472 It was a common name. 0:43:23.472,0:43:26.885 It's a derivative of Joshua. 0:43:26.885,0:43:29.912 Hundreds of Jewish children named Jesus. 0:43:29.912,0:43:34.567 But at the end of His life, 0:43:34.567,0:43:38.008 He had a name no one else had: 0:43:38.008,0:43:40.526 Jesus Christ. 0:43:40.526,0:43:42.815 The Messiah. 0:43:42.815,0:43:44.506 He had to learn to become 0:43:44.506,0:43:47.396 that faithful High Priest. 0:43:47.396,0:43:49.311 You don't become that in the manger. 0:43:49.311,0:43:51.971 You do earn those stripes when you say, 0:43:51.971,0:43:54.132 "It is finished," at the cross. 0:43:54.132,0:43:55.916 That's a good name. 0:43:55.916,0:43:57.954 The name above all names. 0:43:57.954,0:44:01.994 At the name of Jesus [br]Christ, men are saved. 0:44:01.994,0:44:05.274 They call upon the name [br]of the Lord and are saved. 0:44:05.274,0:44:07.978 What kind of power does [br]a name like that have? 0:44:07.978,0:44:10.586 The name of Jesus Christ. 0:44:10.586,0:44:12.753 That's a good name. 0:44:12.753,0:44:16.196 A name that demons fear. 0:44:16.196,0:44:18.306 A name above every name. 0:44:18.306,0:44:19.887 So, I close with this. 0:44:19.887,0:44:23.564 Do you have a good name? 0:44:23.564,0:44:26.024 Good names also have 0:44:26.024,0:44:29.545 good reservations in heaven already made. 0:44:29.545,0:44:31.788 Made in the Lamb's Book of Life. 0:44:31.788,0:44:34.331 If the only place your name is recorded 0:44:34.331,0:44:39.357 is on your birth certificate, 0:44:39.357,0:44:42.089 your name will not be found on that day. 0:44:42.089,0:44:43.634 Because on that day as it says 0:44:43.634,0:44:45.345 in Revelation 20, "And they looked, 0:44:45.345,0:44:48.075 and his name was not recorded 0:44:48.075,0:44:49.756 in the Lamb's Book of Life." 0:44:49.756,0:44:51.407 Or, his name was recorded 0:44:51.407,0:44:52.783 in the Lamb's Book of Life. 0:44:52.783,0:44:56.520 Your name. It identifies who you are. 0:44:56.520,0:44:58.195 It doesn't have to be catchy, 0:44:58.195,0:44:59.897 and it doesn't have to be great. 0:44:59.897,0:45:02.003 But it has to be tied and surrounded 0:45:02.003,0:45:05.363 and dovetailed into the [br]name above all names - 0:45:05.363,0:45:06.782 Jesus Christ - 0:45:06.782,0:45:08.113 for it to be a good name. 0:45:08.113,0:45:11.160 And you know when it's a good name, 0:45:11.160,0:45:13.589 it says in Revelation 2, 0:45:13.589,0:45:16.714 He'll give you a new name. 0:45:16.714,0:45:17.952 Imagine that. 0:45:17.952,0:45:19.896 A new name. 0:45:19.896,0:45:21.753 And it won't have a last name 0:45:21.753,0:45:24.629 that identifies me with [br]the tribe of LaCour, 0:45:24.629,0:45:27.463 and identifies me specifically [br]out of the tribe of LeCour - Mark. 0:45:27.463,0:45:29.069 And I've got a middle [br]name to make sure 0:45:29.069,0:45:30.560 in case there's two Mark's, 0:45:30.560,0:45:31.837 I'm Mark Keith LaCour. 0:45:31.837,0:45:33.250 No, it won't be like that. 0:45:33.250,0:45:34.381 It will be a new name. 0:45:34.381,0:45:37.077 A new name that He gives to His own. 0:45:37.077,0:45:39.426 His own children. 0:45:39.426,0:45:43.228 A name that incorporates His name with it. 0:45:43.228,0:45:46.462 Abram wasn't always going [br]to stay Abram, right? 0:45:46.462,0:45:48.785 He was going to be called "Abraham." 0:45:48.785,0:45:51.574 And the "-ham" part is part of Yahweh 0:45:51.574,0:45:53.478 when you pronounce it in the Hebrew. 0:45:53.478,0:45:56.202 And God says you're going [br]to take in part of My name. 0:45:56.202,0:45:58.517 And you're going to walk [br]the rest of your life - 0:45:58.517,0:46:00.131 this is what you're going to be called. 0:46:00.131,0:46:03.201 No, you're not going to be called Saul.[br]You're going to be called Paul. 0:46:03.201,0:46:05.607 No, Cephas, you're going [br]to be called Peter. 0:46:05.607,0:46:07.197 What are they going to call you? 0:46:07.197,0:46:09.810 What is that new name going to be? 0:46:09.810,0:46:10.919 Do you have one? 0:46:10.919,0:46:12.069 You can't get a new one, 0:46:12.069,0:46:13.831 unless you have a good one. 0:46:13.831,0:46:15.521 And good ones are found recorded 0:46:15.521,0:46:17.519 in the Lamb's Book of Life by the Lamb. 0:46:17.519,0:46:21.298 Conrad Murrell had a good name. 0:46:21.298,0:46:25.060 He wore many hats, but it's that name. 0:46:25.060,0:46:26.964 Will that name be remembered? 0:46:26.964,0:46:30.176 Of course. Will yours be remembered? 0:46:30.176,0:46:31.883 Let's ask the Lord and pray. 0:46:31.883,0:46:34.644 Father, we ask, help us in this, Lord, 0:46:34.644,0:46:38.880 in Your Word. 0:46:38.880,0:46:43.466 We seek to lift up Jesus Christ. 0:46:43.466,0:46:45.702 We ask Father, that You would 0:46:45.702,0:46:49.095 bring Your Word to bear. 0:46:49.095,0:46:53.989 Cause us, Father, to have a good name. 0:46:53.989,0:46:55.335 Not just simply the names 0:46:55.335,0:46:56.961 our parents gave us, 0:46:56.961,0:46:59.020 but the name You give us. 0:46:59.020,0:47:01.217 One of Your own. 0:47:01.217,0:47:09.114 One of the Lamb's elect. 0:47:09.114,0:47:10.822 He died on the cross for our sins. 0:47:10.822,0:47:12.306 We love You and we thank You. 0:47:12.306,0:47:19.523 In Christ's great name we pray, Amen. 0:47:19.523,0:47:22.586 I want to read a passage 0:47:22.586,0:47:34.864 out of 2 Timothy. 0:47:34.864,0:47:41.737 We want to listen close to the words. 0:47:41.737,0:47:45.531 And as we read this, 0:47:45.531,0:47:48.537 it is Paul. 0:47:48.537,0:47:52.510 But I think it's worthy [br]that Conrad Murrell 0:47:52.510,0:47:56.437 can say these words. 0:47:56.437,0:48:00.049 At that time while he was still waiting 0:48:00.049,0:48:03.824 his time. 0:48:03.824,0:48:06.291 He says here: 0:48:06.291,0:48:12.407 "For I am now ready..." 0:48:12.407,0:48:15.012 I am ready. 0:48:15.012,0:48:18.627 And he'd want to know, are we ready? 0:48:18.627,0:48:20.542 Now remember, one time he said, 0:48:20.542,0:48:23.030 pulled between two - [br]whether to stay or not stay, 0:48:23.030,0:48:24.500 it'd be better to be there than here, 0:48:24.500,0:48:27.020 but he stayed because [br]God still wanted him here. 0:48:27.020,0:48:29.862 We should be content with the will of God 0:48:29.862,0:48:32.823 to be here as long as God wants us. 0:48:32.823,0:48:36.143 And Brother Conrad was [br]still blessing my heart 0:48:36.143,0:48:39.428 even when he could hardly [br]get out of the house. 0:48:39.428,0:48:41.228 Why? God didn't leave him here 0:48:41.228,0:48:42.553 just for a trophy. 0:48:42.553,0:48:44.844 He left him here still a treasure 0:48:44.844,0:48:47.022 that is rich if you could sit at his feet 0:48:47.022,0:48:50.109 and just begin to listen to his few words. 0:48:50.109,0:48:52.017 He would embrace you 0:48:52.017,0:48:55.350 with the love and grace of God. 0:48:55.350,0:48:59.986 Alright, now. 0:48:59.986,0:49:03.412 "I'm now ready to be offered." 0:49:03.412,0:49:06.425 Now this is a continuing thing here. 0:49:06.425,0:49:14.280 (unintelligible) 0:49:14.280,0:49:16.622 Many times rejected by some. 0:49:16.622,0:49:18.296 But loved by the many that are here 0:49:18.296,0:49:20.465 on this day now. 0:49:20.465,0:49:22.898 He says, "the time is at hand, 0:49:22.898,0:49:24.560 I have fought a good fight. 0:49:24.560,0:49:26.155 I have finished my course." 0:49:26.155,0:49:29.004 Not somebody else's. 0:49:29.004,0:49:31.684 He didn't come off an assembly line. 0:49:31.684,0:49:34.569 But from the throne and the heart of God, 0:49:34.569,0:49:38.066 to minister to you and I. 0:49:38.066,0:49:39.600 "I have kept the faith. 0:49:39.600,0:49:42.400 Henceforth, there is laid up for me 0:49:42.400,0:49:45.891 a crown of righteousness." 0:49:45.891,0:49:52.476 One thing we see that is missing 0:49:52.476,0:49:55.338 in the language - it's not really missing, 0:49:55.338,0:50:00.495 but it's not there. 0:50:00.495,0:50:03.042 He's ready to be offered. 0:50:03.042,0:50:06.580 He didn't say or use the word "death." 0:50:06.580,0:50:08.092 Do we get it? 0:50:08.092,0:50:11.135 That's right. It's not in that passage. 0:50:11.135,0:50:13.699 Though it was in knowing it would be so, 0:50:13.699,0:50:16.103 and I wasn't there at the death 0:50:16.103,0:50:18.095 with the rest of the family, 0:50:18.095,0:50:22.496 but I don't think he had a fear of death. 0:50:22.496,0:50:28.952 (unintelligible) 0:50:28.952,0:50:31.123 It's been conquered in Christ. 0:50:31.123,0:50:34.726 And his life was to the [br]end, the Apostle Paul, 0:50:34.726,0:50:36.180 was to be offered. 0:50:36.180,0:50:38.073 He was still going on. 0:50:38.073,0:50:39.966 (unintelligible) 0:50:39.966,0:50:42.539 He said have those bring my cloak. 0:50:42.539,0:50:45.688 He didn't know when, but [br]he knew it was at hand. 0:50:45.688,0:50:48.369 And our brother knew his was at hand, 0:50:48.369,0:50:52.640 and he was ready to be offered. 0:50:52.640,0:50:55.353 And I would say you never heard him 0:50:55.353,0:50:57.524 in fear of death, did you? 0:50:57.524,0:51:02.054 No. 0:51:02.054,0:51:03.555 We misunderstand sometimes 0:51:03.555,0:51:05.089 like the disciples. 0:51:05.089,0:51:07.850 Lord, if Lazarus is just asleep... 0:51:07.850,0:51:09.536 He said I'm going to have to speak 0:51:09.536,0:51:15.259 on your level, your terms - he's dead. 0:51:15.259,0:51:18.144 But here the Apostle Paul 0:51:18.144,0:51:20.346 and our brother Conrad, 0:51:20.346,0:51:25.309 he didn't talk about these things. 0:51:25.309,0:51:29.931 Men, for each of us, 0:51:29.931,0:51:33.346 the greatest fear on [br]the face of this earth 0:51:33.346,0:51:41.846 is death. 0:51:41.846,0:51:44.399 Just rest in the Lord. 0:51:44.399,0:51:46.898 Just trust Him. 0:51:46.898,0:51:48.930 Nothing to fear. 0:51:48.930,0:51:50.708 Before my wife sings this song 0:51:50.708,0:51:52.265 that Conrad always loved 0:51:52.265,0:51:56.147 and wanted to hear her sing, 0:51:56.147,0:51:57.956 I've been thinking about some words 0:51:57.956,0:51:59.617 that Conrad penned - 0:51:59.617,0:52:02.499 first preached and then penned [br]in his book "Faith Cometh." 0:52:02.499,0:52:06.714 He said, "Faith is not a state of mind. 0:52:06.714,0:52:09.855 Faith is not conviction. 0:52:09.855,0:52:12.048 It is not assurance. 0:52:12.048,0:52:14.375 Faith is something you do 0:52:14.375,0:52:16.376 in light of who God is 0:52:16.376,0:52:19.158 and what God has said." 0:52:19.158,0:52:21.275 And I saw that in our dear brother, 0:52:21.275,0:52:23.513 an abiding faith 0:52:23.513,0:52:25.239 and just a rest in Christ. 0:52:25.239,0:52:28.935 And this song, I think, captured 0:52:28.935,0:52:31.954 that restfulness of his [br]spirit in the Lord. 0:52:31.954,0:52:34.001 No matter what the Lord gave, 0:52:34.001,0:52:35.559 it was alright with our brother 0:52:35.559,0:52:37.532 and should be alright with us. 0:52:37.532,0:52:46.765 Our God is good. 0:52:46.765,0:52:49.103 He would really shout loud too. 0:52:49.103,0:52:51.972 Consider the lilies, 0:52:51.972,0:52:56.245 they don't toil, nor spin. 0:52:56.245,0:52:59.730 And there's not a king 0:52:59.730,0:53:05.643 with more splendor than them.