07/16/2022
It was with sadness that the Durand SDA Church lost a pillar, faithful leader and member. He loved serving God and preached his last sermon on July 2, 2022. He was on a schedule to preach and lead the communion service for the church on July 9, 2022, but he wasn’t able to make it. That was the day that we was found resting in the Lord.
The Durand SDA Church and Carney family are inviting friends and family for Lester Carney's memorial service and celebration of life at the Durand SDA Church on July 16, 2022. | 3 P.M. viewing | Service at 4 P.M.
The service will be live streamed at the church page: Durand Christian SDA Church & YouTube account: Durand SDA Church. We look forward to having you.
Let us keep the Carney family in these times of bereavement.
Lester believed the Bible with all his heart. He was an elder of the church and taught Sabbath school/Bible studies for many many years.
Lester was a believer of the Second Coming of Jesus and the message of the Cross. Here is the Scripture passage that he also liked:
"Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage one another with these words" (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 NIV).
Come Lord Jesus, Come!