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Hospice Chaplain Steve Durkac

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Tag Archives: John 11:33

Earthly Sorrows

Hospice Chaplain Steve Durkac Posted on February 6, 2026 by Steve DurkacFebruary 6, 2026

“When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.” — John 11:33 NIV The Lord Jesus Christ is not a callous unemotional being who is unmoved in spirit by the sorrow of the human experience. The message of the Scriptures is that the Son of … Continue reading →

Posted in Team Reflections | Tagged devotional, Great Controversy, John 11:33, new earth, new heaven, plan of redemption, Reflection, sorrow

Funeral Sermon

Hospice Chaplain Steve Durkac Posted on June 5, 2024 by Steve DurkacDecember 18, 2025

After 35 years of serving as a church pastor, I have learned something about why people come to celebrations or ceremonies. I’ve learned that at a baptism, we come to see the candidate take a public stand for following the Lord. At a wedding, we come to see the beauty of a bride and her happily ever after. But at … Continue reading →

Posted in Pastoral Ministry | Tagged 1 Corinthians 15:54-55, 1 Thessalonians 4:16, Bob Dylan, death, death is not the end, Ecclesiastes 3:2, Funeral Sermon, God, Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 9:27, John 11:17, John 11:21, John 11:25-26, John 11:3, John 11:3-44, John 11:32, John 11:33, John 11:35, John 11:41-44, Memorial Ceremony, Revelation 21:1-4, Revelation 22:11
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