Debbie's Funeral
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On behalf of the family, I would like to welcome you and thank you for joining us here for the funeral services of Debbie Lambert. The family thanks you for your many expressions of love and concern for them.
With your permission I would like to begin by reading a passage of scripture and having a word of prayer.
A Psalm of David.
The Lord is my shepherd,
I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters.
He restores my soul;
He guides me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You have anointed my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Heavenly Father, we thank you for today. We thank you for your love and care in our lives. We thank you for the time we had with Debbie and the memories we share. We pray for your peace and comfort to fill the lives of those who love her. We know my God and we take comfort that she is with you now, and we pray she will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
But Lord, it’s for those who are left behind we pray. We pray for strength, for courage and for understanding. It’s for those my God, that I pray you would fill their lives with your presence, and they would come to experience the grace of God through Jesus Christ for themselves. We pray these things in Jesus name, amen.
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We are gathered together to honor Debbie and to celebrate her life today. I want to share some of those details with you.
(Eulogy)
Debra J. Lambert, age 69 of Monroe, passed away Tuesday, August 13th, 2024 at Medilodge of Monroe. Debra was born May 27th, 1955, in Monroe, she was the daughter of Roger and Alma Hoste. She married Lewis E Lambert December 11th, 1982, at Roessler Street Church of God, sadly, he preceded her in death February 12th 2024. She was a 1973 graduate of Monroe High School and a member of Faith Baptist Church. Debra had worked at Monroe Collision and Michigan Gas.
For many years Debra made wedding and special occasion cakes out of her home. She loved to be able to make someone’s special day even more memorable by making their perfect cake. Besides baking, she enjoyed shopping and spending time with her family.
She is survived by her son, Justin (Danica) Lambert of Monroe, two stepsons, Brandon (Sandy) Lambert of New Market, TN, and Brian (Angela) Lambert of Bloomington, Il. Three grandchildren, Austin, Paiton, and Alexis. In addition to her husband, she is preceded in death by her parents, and a sister, Carolyn Hall.
Those are just a few of the high lights of Debbie’s life. You have so many memories of your own They are a blessing to you from God. Cherish them, treasure them, and use them to be a blessing to others.
At this time, I would like to read a passage of scripture to you. Read Psalm 46
1 God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change
And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea;
3 Though its waters roar and foam,
Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride.
4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God.
8 Come, behold the works of the Lord,
Who has wrought desolations in the earth.
9 He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth;
He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two;
He burns the chariots with fire.
10 “Be still and know that I am God.
What the Psalmist wants us to know more than anything else is, no matter what you are going through, no matter what is going on in the world around you, you can turn to God and you can find peace and strength. He loves you and He is there for you through the good times and the bad. And He wants what is best for your life.
We are gathered together here today to celebrate the life that Debbie lived and to comfort one another in our grief. To do that, there are three important things we need to remember.
We need to remember the loved one we have lost.
Debbie is worthy to be honored. She was a daughter, a sister who became a wife and a mother. She was a grandmother, a great grandmother, and a dear friend to many. She was loved and she will be missed. She lived a wonderful life and deserves to be admired.
When I asked her family and friends what they will remember about Debbie the most, they told me how she used to race cars when she was young in Monroe, and how all the boys were afraid to race her. They would panic when they seen her coming. She loved the Dodge Super bee she drove and at one point she drove an Olds Cutlass.
She also loved camping with her family. I heard about how family and friends would rent joint campsites and party together, and how much Debbie loved that. She had a wonderful personality and Justin described her as a social butterfly. I know personally she loved her husband Lewis very much and she never quite recovered after he passed.
Debbie’s death reminds us of just how fragile we are because she died so young, yet she was living in poor health for years.
Debbie had a big heart and she loved a great deal. She missed her husband greatly and they are joined together again.
Debbie’s death should serve as a reminder to us all that we are weak fragile people who will one day face death.
At this time I would like to ask if anyone would like to offer a brief word about Debbie.
So, today we are gathered to remember Debbie and the life she lived and the love she gave. But we are also here to remember each other.
Unfortunately, we live in a busy world. We all have families and priorities, and we don’t spend enough time together.
For many of us the only time we come together is during situations like this. And we need to take the time to encourage each other and share the memories of Debbie we have.
This is a time to set aside our differences, and let go of the past. We have all made mistakes but, this is a time to rally together and love one another properly.
After today the gravity of life will begin to pull us a part again and we need to remember those who are still hurting and having a difficult time, and we need to reach out to them and encourage them with love and compassion.
Debbie’s death should remind us that life is short and we need to make the most of it. We do that by loving each other properly.
Remember there will come a day in each one of our lives when we will lose a father, mother, brother, or sister, and today is day to be reminded of what is truly important in life, is our family.
There is coming a day when each one of us will lay our head down to a dying pillow and I can promise you, you are not going to care about the houses you own, or the job you work, or the education you have achieved. The only thing that will be important in that moment is that you are surrounded by the people you love and that loved you.
Debbie had that. On the day she passed, she was surrounded by her friends who loved her.
So today, we remember Debbie and the life she lived and we remember each other and the memories we share.
The third thing we need to remember is Jesus is Lord.
Philippians 2:9–11 “For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and gave Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.”
Jesus is Lord because He is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. He is the one time sacrifice for your sin and mine and His sacrifice was so great that there will never be a need for another one.
The greatest misconception in the world is that you need to get your life together and clean up your act, before you can come to God. Listen if you could get your life together and clean up your act you wouldn’t need Jesus.
He came to do for you what you could not do for yourself. Consider the thief on the cross. He didn’t have tIke to clean up his life. All he could do was call out to the Lord and say remember me when you come into your kingdom and that was enough.
It has been 2000 years now since the cross and His ability to save is just as powerful today as it has ever been. The testimony of a countless numbers of Christians all over the world are proof of that.
Jeremiah 29:11 “‘For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.”
God has a purpose and a plan for your life. There is something He wants to accomplish in you and through you, something that only you can accomplish. And finding God’s purpose for your life is what gives us true peace and joy.
So, many people are living in misery because they are living for their own purpose in life.
The bible says, “what does it prophet a man to gain the world but to lose his soul?” and the answer is nothing.
You can have everything this world has to offer and you will die with nothing because everything in the world is temporary.
But Jesus Christ offers us life. He offers us an eternity with God in heaven that changes everything. You begin to live for something more, something bigger than yourself.
All of us will pass away one day, and we will stand before God. The question is will you stand there based on what you have done with your life, or will you stand before Him based on what Jesus has done for you.
Do you know Him today? Is He your Lord and Savior? If not, I want to urge you don’t wait, don’t put it off. No one is promised tomorrow, but Jesus promises us peace in our heart, purpose in life, and eternity in heaven.
Let’s pray
Father God, we thank you for today. We thank you for Debbie and the life she lived. For the love she shared and the memories we have.
I pray that those memories will live in our hearts and in our minds forever. In Jesus name, amen.
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