Today I plan to hold a funeral. Today we going to bury the baggage of our past. But before we do, we first need to examine what our baggage consists of. Then we will compare these to God’s Word
Ice Breaker:
Tell us your name and what you would like to be known as. For example, my name is Brett Thompson and I would like to be known as a good friend who is safe to talk to.
Introduction:
Can you remember a time where someone close to you really upset you? Can you remember a time where someone not close to you really upset you? Which happens more often? Why?
Today I plan to hold a funeral. Today we going to bury the baggage of our past. But before we do, we first need to examine what our baggage consists of. Then we will compare these to God’s Word
My Beliefs
- My Father does not love me
- I have been hurt badly in the past
- I am a looser, failure, disappointment
- I will never amount to anything
- I ‘m not listened to
- Possessions are more important than me
- What are your wrong beliefs and baggage
God's Word
- John 16:27
- Duet 4:30-31
- Isaiah 43:1-6, Zechariah 2:8
- Jeremiah 29:11-14
- Psalm 66:19-20
- Matthew 19:16-26
- What scriptures can you use to combat your beliefs and baggage?
Many times I get upset because of the baggage I bring into the situation and not the situation itself, My hot buttons that get pushed are not the problem themselves, but the memories, past grudges, or upsets that make them “hot buttons” in the first place. I may have been wronged, but often my reaction is even more wrong than the initial offense.
My eulogy:
“Jesus, today in front of you and these witnesses, I come to rid myself of this past, to drop the heavy load of baggage, to free myself of past hurts. Today I bury the past, “forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead.” (Philippians 3:12) Moreover, I apologize for taking it out on others, and hurting others. By the cross, you show me that is not the way to behave. Today, I bury that way of life and take on a new way of life, your way of life. Tomorrow I will still have my hurts, but starting today I chose to not hurt others. Some things that hurt me were unacceptable behavior; However, today I chose to not behave unacceptably From now on I take responsibility for my actions and chose not to blame those who hurt me or behave poorly. The chain of events stops here. It stops today. I need forgiveness. I need you help, God. I do not need others to treat me perfectly or even very well. I only need the cross. May it start with me and spread to others."
Final instructions:
At this point you can take a shovel and bury the paper with my notes, burn them, shred them, flush them or use your imagination. You can also encourage others to write out their baggage and bury it as well, or share their baggage For the sake of time we assigned each person a scripture in advance and had them read in turn.