How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found. Was blind, but now I see. T'was grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved. How precious did that grace appear ♪ That grace appear ♪ The hour I first believe ♪ Through many dangers, toils, and snares ♪ I have already come ♪ His grace hath brought Me save thus far, and grace will lead me home. The Lord has promised good to me. His word my hope secures. He will my shield. and portion be as long as life endures. When we've been there 10,000 years, bright shining as the sun, to sing God's praise than when we first begun. Amen. Well, let's pray. Lord, we do thank you for this opportunity to celebrate and remember Dwight. And we thank you for the many people that were affected and touched by his life. And we thank you that he doesn't didn't just have life, but he has eternal life. And we thank you for that. We thank you for the opportunity to talk about what you were and what you meant to him as well. And we thank you and praise you for the gift of Dwight to us and to our lives. And I ask that you would just help me to honor him and honor you as well. We ask in Jesus name, amen. You may be seated. I'm going to read this. Dwight Lee Boyson was born March 9th, 1946 in Atlantic, Iowa to the parents of Clifford H. Boyson and Velma Boyson. He was baptized and confirmed at Monroe Chapel Global Methodist Church. In 1964, he graduated from Elkhorn High School in Elkhorn, Iowa. He married Riddell Ann Nelson on June 4, 1965. Together, they had three children, Leslie Ann, Douglas Ross, and Jennifer Ray. In 1971, he graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in veterinary medicine. He helped build a successful veterinary clinic in Audubon, Iowa. Dwight and Riddell divorced in 1981, and on May 7, 1988, he married Teresa Ann and the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Together, they had Zachary Lee. Dwight and Teresa lived in Howells, Nebraska, where he had his own veterinary practice until 1989, when they sold the business. Following this, Dwight worked as a distributor and representative selling veterinary medical supplies for several different companies until he retired on May 1st of 2015. And during this time, he was an active member of several veterinary medicine supply associations. In 2004, he was given the honor of NVMA commercial representative of the year. In 2007, he was the top sales performer of the year for PVPL. He was interviewed for an article published in Veterinary Advantage Magazine depicting him as a unique and successful distributor representative. Amen to unique. In 2009, Dwight, Teresa, and Zach moved to Custer, South Dakota. Teresa died of cancer April of 2018. Dwight was a loyal and loving husband, father, grandfather. He was a unique individual who loved cowboy life. He had a real love for all animals, and that was represented in his lifestyle. He was an avid sportsman and loved the great outdoors on many levels. He was a hard worker, both on and off the job, and took pride in his acreage. In his final year of life, he went on two guided quail hunts in Arizona and Kansas, took a fishing trip with friends in Missouri, went on a boar hunt in Texas with his son, Zach. He also helped out a few local ranches by rounding up cattle and repairing fence. He was well loved by friends and family and would always go out of his way to help others. He was a very active member of Mountain View Baptist Church in Custer, South Dakota. And upon a profession of his faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, he was re-baptized July 14, 2024. Dwight loved the beauty of the Black Hills his entire adult life and lived there until he died on June 29, 2025. I met Dwight in January of 2023. He was sitting out there in one of the chairs out in the foyer. And just after Sunday school was over, we walked out and getting ready for the second service. And there was this man, I'd never seen him before, and went and shook his hand. And I think within the first 30 seconds or so, he said, now, pastor, he said, I'm deaf, and I don't hear much. So you're going to have to talk loud. And he was invited by Norman Brooks, who's also a retired veterinarian in our church. I guess he knew Sam, my son, from the mechanic shop, and Josh worked on his HVAC. But he'd never been to our church, I'd never met him. But what I enjoyed about him was his humble attitude, just a humble spirit. And because of his deafness, he always assumed that he was the dumb one. He wasn't dumb, he was just deaf. But he always just assumed that he wasn't getting it all. In fact, I've lost count how many times he said, Pastor, I just love this church. He said it multiple times. He would sit over here for a while trying to get underneath this speaker right here so he could hear. And then lately, up until the last time he was here, he was sitting over here kind of where Dallas is at. And he said, I moved over here because I can see your lips better. And usually if I say, let's bow our heads in prayer, everyone had bowed or something like that, I'd look up and Dwight, he said, Pastor, I don't listen to that part. Because if I bow my head, I'm going to miss everything else that you have to say. So I stare right at your mouth and try to figure out what you're saying. But he was just a fun guy. Someone just this morning on the phone said he was a sweet man, and he really was. He was just a real special guy to me, too. Anyway, he said, Pastor, I just love this church. I only get half of what you're saying, but the half I get I really love. And I just appreciate his spirit. He and Norman would offer to mow the grass out there, the big field out back. And I'd seen him more than once trying to fix the deck back here with his drill and screws. And he bought a great big squeegee and special bucket to clean the windows. And so just about six weeks ago, we had a spring cleaning, and he was outside cleaning all the windows on all the buildings of the church. And then he came in, and he'd done this before, and maybe some of you especially family know about this, but he had a bunch of these silver coins. And anybody seen one of these before? And anyhow, he came to me like a year ago or so and he said, pastor, he said, I want to give all the kids in church one of these silver coins. And then I want to challenge them to put it back in the offering plate. And they don't have to, but I just want to challenge them to think about putting it back in the offering plate. And he was just kind of unique that way and trying to come up with ways to give, but also to encourage the kids. And he said, and if they put it back in the offering plate, pastor, I'll buy them all back, whatever comes back. And, uh, but so then, uh, about six weeks ago, we were getting ready for vacation Bible school. And he came in to church with this ammo box, but it didn't have ammo in it. It had a bunch, maybe six more of these silver coins. And he said, pastor, could you use these for vacation Bible school? I said, sure. And so all but one was given out for VBS that week. And so he was just kind of special in different ways like that. But he really did love the church. He really did enjoy being here. He loved being involved on Wednesdays, every Wednesday morning during the winter months from September to May, we usually have scripture correlating on Wednesday morning. And some folks in here were involved with that. And he would come and he would help us and we just correlate scriptures, get them bound, stapled, trimmed, and then send them out to wherever all around the world. And he had a part in that. And of course, sometimes the kool-aid would get mixed up and the leaves would be out of order, and he'd always take the blame for it. Oh, it's probably me, I did that, but I don't think it was always him. But we really loved and appreciated him greatly. I was talking about vacation Bible school. And we had a sign-up sheet for helping with different things. And he said, Pastor, I don't know what I can help, but I can provide lunch. And we had a sign-up sheet for providing lunch for the workers for the week of EBS. And he signed up for two different days to feed people. And then he said, oh, Pastor, he said, I think I might be involved in a roundup the same time that that's going on. I'm really worried about it. So I don't know how many times he talked to me about it. I know he probably talked to Dan Cruz several times about it. But he was so worried that lunch wasn't going to get served. And of course, he did just fine and it was all good. And I just really appreciated his spirit and his attitude and his giving. And my wife, not only did we appreciate him for all the things I've just mentioned, but he was a professional gopher trapper. I mean, the guy knew how to get rid of gophers out of a garden. And he taught her some things about getting rid of those gophers in the garden. Anyhow, we appreciate him greatly around here. We will miss him. But thankfully, because of salvation, even though when I got the phone call, I was out of town, and I thought, wow, the last time I saw him was the Sunday previous, the 22nd. And I didn't realize that'd be the last time I'd see him. But it's not the last time I'm going to see him. I'm going to see him again. So it isn't a goodbye. It's just a see you later. And I'm thankful for that, very thankful. We're going to sing another song here in a minute, but I want to ask if there's anyone else that maybe has something you'd like to say about Dwight. You're welcome to do so. And just take a few moments if anyone has anything you want to say. Be glad to. Just stand and, yeah. I just, I got the privilege of reading a lot of Michael's books since I've been here. I was sharing one of the things with his hearing. He taught me how to communicate a whole lot better. Because we would start out, you know, I'd give him instructions, and we'd come out, and he heard different instructions. Sure. The last drive up was fun. One thing I have to say to his family, there was only one time he wasn't available, but his family was there. Yeah. That was the one priority he always had, was if I planned something and it interfered there, he wasn't going to be there. Yeah. But I really appreciate it. Thank you. Anybody else? Yes, ma'am. I said, you've got the best bass in the whole town. He did, yeah. I said, where do you get it? There's vendors there, and you will find a good vet. So anyhow, we were sick as a dog. We made sure that we got there. There was only one giver, and we found the best. He said, did you get it? Did you get it? And I say, yep, we got it. Thank you so much. And so I believe it was the hunt that he went on. And so I said, I guess I'm going Just a great, humble, sweet guy. For sure. Anybody else? Yes, ma'am. It was just a privilege to get baptized with him. Yeah, same day. Whenever I baptize someone, I always ask them a few questions before they're baptized. Important questions, questions that I want everyone to hear, just verbal responses. So we're all, and Dwight wanted to get baptized outside. He didn't want to get baptized in our fancy little tank back here. He wanted to get baptized outside. And so a year ago, July 14, and Glenda, his sister, who I think is watching this right now, was baptized that day, and so was JK. And JK was reminding me this week that we were all standing in the water, and I said, Dwight, are you saved? And he's just standing there, staring. And I thought, oh, great, what a time to not know the answer to that question. And then it hit me. He took out his hearing aids because he's going underwater. So I realized, so I, Dwight! Are you safe? He looked at me and said, yeah, it's Sunday. Oh, oh, he said, oh. And then he realized what I was asking him. Yeah. Well, let's go over to 463, 463. 463, Blessed Assurance. ♪ Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine ♪ Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine ♪ Heir of salvation, purchase of God ♪ Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood ♪ This is my story, this is my song ♪ Praising my Savior all the day long ♪ This is my story, this is my song Praising my Savior all the day long. Perfect submission. ♪ Perfect delight ♪ Visions of rapture now burst on my sight ♪ Angels descending bring from above ♪ Echoes of mercy, whispers of love ♪ This is my story, this is my song ♪ Praising my Savior all the day long ♪ This is my story, this is my song ♪ Praising my Savior all the day long ♪ Perfect submission, all is at rest ♪ I in my Savior am happy and blessed ♪ Watching and waiting, looking above ♪ Filled with His goodness, lost in His love ♪ This is my story, this is my song ♪ Praising my Savior all the day long ♪ This is my story, this is my song ♪ Praising my Savior all the day long Appreciate the family letting us do this today. I really felt bad that I wasn't there when he was having that heart attack and I was out of town. And then I felt bad that we weren't going to even have a part in the funeral service that took place in Iowa on Monday. But I was so thankful to hear that the family wanted to do something here. And I know for many in this room that that's a blessing by itself. And I just want to share with you from Acts chapter number eight, It says here in verse 26, And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south, unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. And he arose, and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, and eunuch of great authority, under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, was returning, and sitting in his chariot, reading Isaiah the prophet, Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Isaiah, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired, Philip, that he would come up and sit with him. And the place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb done before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth. In his humiliation, His judgment was taken away, and who shall declare his generation? For his life is taken from the earth. And the eunuch answered Philip and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this, of himself or of some other man? Then Philip opened his mouth. and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. And as they went on their way, they came into a certain water. And the eunuch said, see, here is water. What doth hinder me to be baptized? And Philip said, if thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. And he commanded the chariot to stand still. And they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch. And he baptized him. And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip. that the eunuch saw him no more, and he went on his way rejoicing." So here we have this story of this man, Philip, who was an evangelist, who God literally transported to the strip there in Gaza to meet up with this Ethiopian that was returning from Jerusalem after worshiping there. And God wanted him to hitchhike a ride, and so he did, and caught a ride with the Ethiopian and found him reading Isaiah 53. And Isaiah 53 says, surely he hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows, yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions. He was bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement of our peace was upon him, and with his stripes We are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray. We have turned everyone to his own way, and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth. He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb. So he openeth not his mouth." And so the Ethiopian is reading this and he says to Philip, who is this man that's called a lamb? Who is this? So a couple of years ago around Easter time, and a lot of times around Easter, I will preach about the lamb. of God, Jesus Christ. And I am sure somewhere around Easter of 2023, I was preaching about Jesus being the Lamb of God. And very often we'll reference this, especially since baptism is a picture of the death and the burial and the resurrection. And so you can almost always find me saying something about that in that time of the year. And Dwight had been coming for a few months at that point and he listened to that message. And I remember him just, there was just kind of a glow on his face that day. And afterwards he said, pastor, he said, I want to talk to you. And so we got together and we visited and he said, I just, I just felt, I've always struggled about whether or not I know I'm going to heaven. And he said, but he said, I have to tell you my story. And he said that as we read in the obituary, he was baptized, confirmed. many years before and yet he had not that, as we just sang, that blessed assurance. So he began to tell me about his life and how he'd gone through a divorce and he was in a very low part of his life and he was driving a pickup truck somewhere and he was listening to a song. And he always believed that God was real. He knew a lot of the Bible and stories and things, but this song was starting to kind of give the real meaning of Jesus being the Lamb of God. And what does that mean? Well, it means that Jesus Christ was the one that was the atonement sacrifice for sin. All those Old Testament sacrifices, all those animal sacrifices in the Old Testament, were leading up to Jesus Christ being the Lamb of God, as John the Baptist said, behold, the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. He said, I was listening to this song and it was about the Lamb. And he said, all of a sudden, Pastor, it was just like it clicked. It was just like I got it. And I realized that Jesus was the Lamb. He was my sacrifice for sin. He said, I pulled over to the side of the road and I just cried and I just prayed and I just asked, the Lord to be my sacrifice. And I trusted on him. I put my faith and trust in that day. And then he just kind of looked at me and said, do you think I did it right? And I said, well, Dwight, do you trust in Jesus Christ as your Savior? Yes. I said, then you're saved. Then you're born again if you're trusting in him and him alone as the lamb sacrificed for sin. And he was just thrilled with that confirmation. He didn't need me to tell him, but I guess he needed someone to show him the Bible. And so with this passage in mind, you've got this Ethiopian saying, who is this person, the lamb? And it says there in verse 35, Philip opened his mouth and began at the same scripture, Isaiah 53, and preached unto him Jesus, and just gave this Ethiopian the message of Jesus. And that's what all of us need to understand, is the message of the gospel. What is the gospel? The gospel is that we are saved not by works. The Bible says, for by grace are you saved. That's why it's called Amazing Grace, because it's by grace we're saved, not of works, lest any man should boast. It's the gift of God. It is not of works. And we can't be saved through any religious merit or activity that we could do. Romans chapter 3 says, for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. We're all sinners. Dwight knew that. I think everybody in here that's honest knows that you're a sinner. And then Romans 6.23 says, the wages of sin is death. And that's why we're here today, because sin leads to death, and every one of us are sinners, so every one of us have a death coming. And the wages of sin is death. We can't get by that. But there's a second death, and that's hell. And Revelation tells us that there is a second death, and that's the lake of fire, and that's the one we can escape through Jesus Christ. And I like to say it this way. You've heard of the phrase, born again. And basically, if you're born twice, you only die once. But if you're only born once, you'll die twice. When I got the phone call, and I realized I wasn't ever going to be able to talk to Dwight again in this life, I was sad about that. I felt guilty that I was out of town. But the one thing I didn't feel any remorse or sadness about was, I'm gonna see him again. In fact, I don't know who it was, you might be sitting in the room right now, but somebody that Saturday morning, he said to you, I think I'm gonna see Jesus soon. When he knew he was having a heart attack. And I also think he was ready to go. I'm not saying he was ready to leave all of us, but he was ready to go. And so, I believe that he was saved. I believe that he trusted in Christ as Savior. I went through all that. I even asked Bob Adams, our deacon, one of our deacons to come and we sat through and Dwight rehearsed the whole thing with him. And he said, I want to join the church. I said, well, have you been baptized? He said, yeah. And I said, but was that before you trusted in Christ as your Savior? He said, yeah. I said, then you need to get baptized after salvation. It's a believer's baptism. Baptism really isn't baptism unless you believe first. That's why we don't baptize babies. And we wouldn't baptize anyone unless we thought they were a believer. And so here in this passage, the Ethiopian said, here is water, what hinders me to be baptized? And verse 37 says, if thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And the Ethiopian said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God. And so it's that reason and that very same passage that Dwight said, I need to get baptized. And that's when he wanted to get baptized and he wanted to do it somewhere outside. And so it ended up being just last July, a year ago, almost exactly when he got baptized for his salvation, because he was already saved and because he'd already trusted Christ as his savior. And that's why when I asked him, Dwight, are you saved? I wanted him to answer in front of everyone, yes, but I couldn't get him to hear me. But once he understood what I was asking, oh, yes, yes, yes. And I'm so thankful. You know, I'm thankful that God used different people in this room and our church just to be a blessing to them. Again, it's not us, but it is the message of the gospel is why he kept saying, Pastor, I'm so glad I found you guys. I wish I'd have found you years ago. Not because of us, but because of this and what the word says and the confidence and assurance that he had. Someone before this service started said, you know, he really struggled with that idea of assurance. But after he was saved and talked with you and then got baptized after knowing that, never struggled with that anymore. Knew where he was going to the point of even saying two Saturdays ago, I think I'm gonna see Jesus today. Let me ask you a question. You got a death date coming. Can you say that? On that day, can you say, verify, absolutely no doubt about it? I'm going to see Jesus when that day comes. That's the most important thing in the world. And that's why I rejoice that we have this story to tell. I'm thankful for Norman who invited him to church. I'm thankful that Dwight came. I just found out just this past week that at least one of Dwight's neighbors was invited to church last Easter. I was talking to a neighbor of Dwight's and he said, yeah, he said, Dwight asked me Easter Sunday to come with him. He was wanting to tell others. find books, kind of like the ones I have up here, and send them to family and friends, and just give them out, and trying to share the good news of the gospel with whoever would hear it. And so, as I said, Glenda, I believe, is watching us right now. She also verified of her salvation, and so she and Dwight, her brother, and JK were baptized that July Sunday, a year ago. Because of that, I know that I'll see him again. Because of the fact that he's saved, I know that there's no doubt in my mind that it is not goodbye, but it is just see you later. I also want to say that he did not have to get baptized in order for him to go to heaven. If you remember, there was two thieves on crosses next to Jesus, and Jesus in the middle. And at first, both thieves were cursing Jesus and mocking him, but if you read one of the gospels, it says that one of the thieves said, and rebuked the other one and said, Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom. And I don't know how Jesus could even do this because if I was hanging on the cross in complete agony and pain, the last thing I want to do is have a conversation. But Jesus Christ turned to the man who used to mock him and say, today you'll be with me in paradise. And so I believe that that man died and went to heaven just like Dwight. And that man, without a doubt, never got baptized. He died right there hanging on a cross. Surely the Roman soldiers didn't say, time out, we gotta get him baptized. No, he died hanging on that cross and never did get baptized after his belief. But for those of us who have opportunity, it is a great thing to do and it is what we should do. It's kind of like this gold ring on my finger. It tells you something about me probably. You probably can guess what it means. But it does not really make me married. It's just a symbol. It's just an identification. In fact, if I slip it off, I'm still married. And you know that's what baptism is. It's just an identification, a symbol. But you wouldn't put it on a baby and tell them they were married. They have to make that decision. And so I am thankful that Dwight publicly professed Christ and was, as the obituary says, rebaptized as a symbol and as a testimony of his salvation. And that is what I would encourage you to do as well. As a matter of fact, you can go home and check this out for yourself, but in a lot of the modern Bible versions, when the eunuch said, here is water, what doth hinder me to be baptized? Verse 37 is missing. Verse 37 says, if thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. But if you read it without verse 37, here's how it sounds. Here's water, what's hindering me to get baptized? And they went down both into the water and got baptized. Whoa, we just missed an important part there. And that's the belief. The belief is what's most important. The belief is what is absolutely necessary. And of course, after the belief, If the opportunity is there, the baptism follows. I hope that I've made this somewhat clear for you and that you can understand what salvation is. I also want to tell you that even though probably everybody in this room would say that Dwight was an absolute peach, just a sweet gem of a guy, the truth is, even if he was a scoundrel for most of his life and then received Christ as his Savior, he'd still go to the same heaven. Because it is by grace, it's not by works. And that's a good thing because that thief on the cross, the man who wrote the song Amazing Grace, his name was John Newton. John Newton used to be a slave trader. He used to sell slaves. He got miraculously saved, born again. When John Newton was about to die, he said, when I get to heaven, I want to sit down with that thief on the cross and have a conversation. I figure he and I have a lot in common. Neither one of us deserve to be there. And that's why he wrote those words, amazing grace. If you're not sure about your own salvation, if you're not sure, I'm not saying you're not a good person. I'm saying you're not sure that you've been born again. Doesn't matter what your goodness or badness is on the scale of whoever's counting. If you're not sure you're saved, you're on your way to hell instead of heaven. And if you don't know Christ as your savior, you need to be born again. We have things like this little tracks, one right there in the corner and one by the back doors out here by the kitchen. Little tracks like this one that say how to get to heaven from South Dakota. Actually, it works in Wyoming too. But it's basically the gospel, simple track to show you how to be born again. There's also these books, as I mentioned earlier, and you could grab me or someone in our church or someone that knows the Lord and ask them more about salvation. I would encourage you, because I believe that one of the last things that God wanted to use Dwight for was for you to be here to hear the gospel. And he did. I'm thankful for my friend Dwight. I only got to know him for about two and a half years. Just a sweet guy. Thankful for him. Goofy. You drive up his lane, there's these warning signs. I don't know what's going to happen. Anybody ever call his voicemail? I was like, what is that? Just a funny guy. But I enjoyed him immensely. I enjoyed his desire to want to just And he'd just say, pastor, am I doing it right? I mean, he was so simplistic about it. I just love that. He just was like a sponge, just soaking it all in. And I believe if you knew him in the last couple of years, you know that he really had a joy and a peace knowing that he'd found truth and that he had that blessed assurance. And I hope that you can say the same. Well, I like to sing this song whenever I have a loved one that passes away. I'm gonna sing it to you. It's 562 if you wanna follow along. I'm just gonna sing it as a solo, but 562. Think about the words. Think about the words as if Dwight was singing this song to you. It's called Meet Me There. On that happy golden shore ♪ Where the faithful part no more ♪ When the storms of life are o'er ♪ Meet me there ♪ Where the night dissolves to lay ♪ Into pure and perfect day ♪ I am going there to stay ♪ Meet me there ♪ Meet me there Where the Savior waits to greet us, meet me there. Meet me there. Meet me there. Where the faithful part no more, meet me there. Here the future is unknown. Here in pain our spirits groan. But one day I'm going home, meet me there. Here we struggle in the race, trusting God's unfailing grace. But one day I'll see his face, meet me there. Meet me there. Where the Savior waits to greet us, meet me there. ♪ Meet me there ♪ Where the saved will part no more ♪ Meet me there ♪ Where the songs of heaven ring ♪ And the blessed forever sing ♪ In the palace of the king ♪ Meet me there ♪ Where in sweet communion blend Heart with heart and friend with friend In a world that never ends Meet me there Meet me there Meet me there Where the Savior waits to greet us Meet me there Meet me there Meet me there Where the faithful part no more, meet me there. Where the saved will part no more, meet me there. Can I say without having talked to him the last two weeks, that is his request, that you meet him there, that you also are going to be there someday. And maybe that's why it happened. Maybe that's why it happened the way it did, because the Lord wanted to use Dwight one more time just to get ahold of somebody in this room, somebody watching right now. Because God loves us. God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. What are you trusting in? Are you trusting in a religion or a church or a pastor Or are you just trusting in Jesus alone? That's a question for you to answer. And if you don't know the answer, please grab something to read. If you don't wanna talk to anybody, at least grab something to read today. But grab me if you wanna visit. Call, come back some other time, but don't put it off. I would encourage you to know Christ like Dwight did. And because he did and because I do, we're gonna meet together. Thankful for it. Good guy, soft hearted guy. Last month when there was an accident involved with some of the family that's here today, with tears in his eyes, he told me about what happened. He was just a real sweet, kind man. But most importantly, he was saved. And because he was saved, we will meet again. And I'm thankful for that. And if you're saved, you can be thankful too and rejoice in it. You have that blessed assurance as well. Let's close in prayer. There is refreshments waiting for you out there in the other part of the building. Lots of goodies and appreciate you taking time to visit and fellowship with one another. And thank you again for being here today and for celebrating Dwight's life and for the family who came. Not all are here, but thank you to the family that are here today. And I hope that we honored him as you would have wanted us to. Let's close in prayer today. Lord, we thank you for your word. We thank you for the gospel. the simple gospel. Satan doesn't want the simple gospel told. He wants to confuse it and make it hard to understand. Lord, we do thank you for the simple truth in your word. We thank you that it is simply by faith, something that even a child can understand. We thank you for the childlike faith that Dwight had in you to trust you and you alone. And we thank you for the peace that was obvious in his life once he understood that, and for the testimony that he had while he was here in these last few years, and the opportunity that we have now to relish in it and to reflect and to be reminded. And Lord, I do pray if there is one heart in here that does not know for sure that they're on their way to heaven, that they would not rest until they get that settled and understood, and that they would be able to understand and enjoy the same peace that passes all understanding. Well, we thank you for Dwight. We thank you that you took him into your arms. We're sorry that he had to go, but we know your will's perfect. We thank you that those of us who are saved, we'll see him again. And we thank you. You give the blessed hope that gives us all the comfort that we need at this time. And so we thank you and praise you in Jesus name. Amen.