CELEBRATION OF LIFE

ELDER JOSEPH ADEWUNMI FAROGBON

(“GREAT ALAMO”)
AGED 86 YEARS
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FRIDAY,12TH JULY,2024 / 10:00AM

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 ORDER OF FUNERAL SERVICE

FOR

ELDER JOSEPH ADEWUNMI FAROGBON

(“GREAT ALAMO”)

AGED 86 YEARS

FRIDAY,12TH JULY,2024
FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH, ALAMO ZONAL HEADQUARTERS,
41, AKINTONDE ROAD BY CHINESE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, ALAMO,

MAGBORO,OGUN STATE

10:00AM
 OFFICIATING MINISTERS

1. Rev. Theo Eniola Netufo

2. Pastor (Mrs.) Cecilia O. Netufo

3. Rev. Julius Osho

4. Rev. Sunday Igbalajobi

5. Rev. Olusesan Adeeko

6. Pastor Dotun Fatoyinbo

7.Pastor Kunle Oluwatuyi

8. Pastor Sunday Uhumagbo

9. Bro. Opeyemi Ibiwoye

 ORDER OF SERVICE

.Hymn with Sentences

.Opening Prayer

.Congregational Hymn-Blessed Assurance, Jesus is Mine

4.Scripture Reading-Revelation 21:1-7

5.Hymn-Through the Love of God our Saviour

5.Choir Ministration

7.Short Message

3.Prayers for the Family

9.Announcement

10.Closing Prayer

11.Recessional Hymn:Sing the wonderous love of Jesus

At The Grave Side

1.Hymn-Abide with Me

2. Words of Encouragement

3.Interment and Committal

4.Prayers

5.Hymn:Sleep on beloved

5.Closing Prayer

7.The Grace

At Home

1.Hymn-Through the Love of God our Saviour

2. Prayer for the family

3.Benediction
4. Vote of Thanks
 1. SENTENCES-

Procession of Ministers, Family of the Deceased and the Corpse

1.I am the resurrection and the life saith The Lord, he that believeth in me,Though
he were dead,yet shall he live, And whosoever liveth and
believeth in Me shall never die
Hymn- Peace, perfect peace in this dark world of sin?
The blood of Jesus whispers peace within.

2. I know that my Redeemer liveth, and shall stand at the latter day upon the
earth, and though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I
see God. Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold and not
another.
Hymn-Peace, perfect peace, by thronging duties pressed?
To do the will of Jesus, this is rest.

3.We brought nothing into this world and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taketh away; Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Hymn-Peace,perfect peace,with sorrows surging round?
On Jesus bosom nought but calm is found.

4. The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms Hymn-
Peace,perfect peace, with loved ones far away?In Jesus' keeping we are safe, and
they.

5.They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on
them, nor any heat
Hymn-Peace,perfect peace, our future all unknown?
Jesus we know, and He is on the throne.

6.Whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the
Lord. For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that He might be Lord
both of the dead and the living.
Hymn-Peace,perfect peace, death shadowing us and ours?
Jesus has vanquished death and all its powers.

7. Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my
Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you.I go
to prepare a place for you.
Hymn-It is enough; earth's struggles soon shall cease,
And Jesus call us to heaven's perfect peace.
or I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities,norpowers, 忌 heard eparate us from the love
of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.And I heard a voice saying unto me, write, Blessed are the dead which die in
the Lord from henceforth: Yea,saith the Spirit,hat they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

Hymn-Peace, perfect peace in this dark world of sin?

The blood of Jesus whispers peace within.

2. OPENING PRAYER

3. CONGREGATIONAL HYMN-Blessed Assurance, Jesus is mine

1. 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

Chorus:
This is my story, this is my song,

Praising my Saviour all the day long;

This is my story, this is my song,

Praising my Saviour all the day long.

2. Perfect submission, perfect delight,

Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;

Angels, descending, bring from above

Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

Chorus:
3. Perfect submission, all is at rest,

I in my Saviour am happy and blest,

Watching and waiting, looking above,

Filled with His goodness, lost in His love

Chorus:

4. SCRIPTURE READING-Revelation 21:1-7

1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away;
and there was no more sea.
2. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride
adorned for her husband.
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And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will
dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

4.And God shall wipe away all tears fromn their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither
sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
5. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me,Write:for
these words are true and faithful.

6. And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.I will give unto
him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

7.He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God,and he shall be my son.

5. HYMN-Through The Love Of God Our Saviour

1.Through the love of God our Saviour,

All will be well;
Free and changeless is His favour,
All,all is well.
Precious is the blood that healed us,
Perfect is the grace that sealed us,
Strong the hand stretched forth to shield us,
All must be well.

2.Though we pass through tribulation,

All will be well.
Ours is such a full salvation,
All,all is well.
Happy still in God confiding;
Fruitful if in Christ abiding;
Steadfast through the Spirit's guiding:

All must be well.

3.We expect a bright tomorrow;
All will be well.
Faith can sing through days of sorrow,
All,all is well.
On our Father's love relying,
Jesus every need supplying;
Or in living or in dying;
All must be well.
 6. CHOIR MINISTRATION
7. SHORT MESSAGE t The

8.PRAYERS FOR THE FAMILY

9.ANNOUNCEMENT

10. CLOSING PRAYER

11. RECESSIONAL HYMN: Sing the wondrous love of Jesus

11. Sing the wondrous love of Jesus,

(Sing his mercy and his grace;

In the mansions bright and blessed

E He'll prepare for us a place.

Refrain:
(When we all get to heaven,
What a day of rejoicing that will be!

FWhen we all see Jesus,

1We'll sing and shout the victory!

2.While we walk the pilgrim pathway

2 Clouds will overspread the sky,

But when traveling days are over,

A Not a shadow, not a sigh.

E Refrain:

C3. Let us then be true and faithful,

3 Trusting, serving every day;

I Just one glimpse of Him in glory

VWill the toils of life repay.

F Refrain:
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At The Grave Side

1.HYMN-Abide with me

1.Abide with me: fast falls the eventide;

The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless; O abide with me.

2. Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;

Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away.
Change and decay in all around I see.
O Lord who changes not, abide with me.

3.I need your presence every passing hour.

What but your grace can foil the tempter's power?
Who,like yourself my guide and stay can be?
Though cloud and sunshine, O abide with me.

4.I fear no foe with you at hand to bless,

Though ills have weight, and tears their bitterness.
Where is death's sting? Where, grave,your victory?
I triumph still, if you abide with me.

5.Hold now your Word before my closing eyes.

Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies.
Heaven's morning breaks and earth's vain shadows flee;
in life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.

2. WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT
ADMONITION:
I am the Resurrection and the Life, saith the Lord. He that believeth in me, though he were dead,yet shall
he live and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die (John 11:25-26). I know that my
Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the earth and though after my skin worms
destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God, whom I shall see for myself and mine eyes shall behold
and not another. Job 19:25-27.
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For we brought nothing into this world and it is certain we can carry nothing out. The Lord gave and che Lord
hath taken away. Blessed is the name of the Lord. 1 Timothy 6:7; Job 1:21.

Man that is born of a woman hath but a short time to live and is full of misery. He cometh up and is cut
down, like a flower, he fleeth as it were shadow, and never continueth. In the midst of life we are in death,
of whom may we seek for succour but of thee O Lord, who for our sins is justly displeased? Yet, O Lord God
most holy, O Lord most mighty, O holyand merciful Saviour, deliver us not into the bitter pains of eternal
death and damnation.

Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts, shut not thy merciful ears to our prayers, but spare us, Oh!
Holy and merciful Saviour. Thou most worthy Judge eternal, do not suffer us to depart from thee and
thereby suffer eternally, through Jesus Christ thy Holy Son. Amen.

3. INTERMENT AND COMMITTAL

The corpse is lowered into the grave.

For as much as it hath pleased the Almighty God of His great mercy to take unto Himself the soul of our
dearly beloved Brother here departed, we therefore commit his body to the ground, (earth to be cast upon
the body by the closest kin) earth to earth, dust to dust, ashes to ashes, in sure and certain hope of
resurrection to eternal life through our Lord Jesus Christ, who shall change our vile bodies, that they may be
like unto His glorious body according to the mighty working, whereby he is able to subdue all things to
Himself. Amen.

In sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life, through our Lord Jesus Christ; who shall change
our vile body that it may be like unto His glorious body according to the mighty working,whereby He is able
to subdue all things to Himself. Dear Beloved, sleep on and rest in the bosom of your Lord whom you served
here on earth, till we shall see again on that glorious day. Goodnight.(The Grave is closed).

4.PRAYER
Almighty God, with whom do live the spirits of them that depart hence in the Lord and with whom the souls
of the faithful, after they are delivered from the burden of the flesh are in joy and felicity;we give thee hearty
thanks for it hath pleased thee to deliver this our beloved brother ELDER JOSEPH ADEWUNMI FAROGBON
out of the mysteries of this sinful world; we beseech thee,that it may please thee of thy gracious goodness,
shortly hasten thy kingdom; that we, with all those that are departed in the true faith of thy holy name, may
have our perfect consummation and bliss, both in body and soul, in thy eternal and everlasting glory through
Jesus Christ our Lord.Amen.
 6. HYMN- SLEEP ON BELOVED

1.Sleep on, beloved, sleep and take thy rest Lay

down thy head upon thy Saviour's breast:We
love thee well;but Jesus loves thee best Good-
night! Good-night! Good-night!

2. Calm is thy slumber as an infant's sleep But

thou shalt wake no more to toil and weep Thine
is a perfect rest, secure and deep Good-night!
Good-night! Good-night!

3. Until the shadows from this earth are cast

Until He gathers in His sheaves at last Until the
twilight gloomm is over-past,Good-night!
Good-night! Good-night!

4. Until the Easter glory lights the skies

Until the dead in Jesus shall arise,And He
shall come, but not in lowly guise Good-
night! Good-night! Good-night!

5. Until we meet again before His

throne,Clothed in the spotless robe He gives His
own,Until we know even as we are known
Good-night! Good-night! Good-night!

7. CLOSING PRAYER

8. THE GRACE
At Home

1. HYMN-Through The Love Of God our Saviour

1.Through the love of God our Saviour,

All will be wvell;
Free and changeless is His favour,
All, all is well:
Precious is the blood that healed us;
Perfect is the grace that sealed us:
Strong the hand stretched forth to shield us,
All must be well.

2.Though we pass through tribulation,

All will be well;
Ours is such a full salvation,
All,all is well:
Happy still in God confiding;
Fruitful if in Christ abiding:
Holy through the Spirit's guiding;
All must be well.

3.We expect a bright tomorrow;

All will be well;
Faith can sing through days of sorrow
All, all is well:
On our Father's love relying,
Jesus every need supplying,
Or in living or in dying,
All must be well.
2. PRAYER FOR THE FAMILY

3.BENEDICTION

4. VOTE OF THANKS
 BIOGRAPHY
Elder Joseph Adewunmi Farogbon was born to the family of Papa and Mama Daniel Farogbon in Ojere
quarters Isinbode-Ekiti in Ekiti State on the 20th June, 1938. He started his primary education in St.
Andrew School, Odo-Oro, Ikole-Ekiti. He proceeded to Egbe-Oba High School Ikole-Ekiti, he later came
to Lagos State through his Uncle Awobuyide, where he was employed at the Railway Station as a Staff
at Ebute-Meta. He aIso worked at Nigerian Textile for many years and was promoted as a supervisor.
He later proceeded to working with the Tower Nigeria Ltd., now Tower Alloys Industries Ltd. Ikeja, a
subsidiary of Tower Building Products from 1996-2002, before he got retired.

He has been a member of the Foursquare Gospel Church, Omole for many years,before he resided
to his apartment in Magboro, Ogun State, there he started attending Foursquare Gospel
Church,Alamo Headquarters, Magboro close to Fifteen years or more, he servedthe Lord God
diligently with all his heart, and was ordained as an Elder. He lived and died as a committed
Christian with a passion for thethings of the kingdom by involving in the work of the ministry, where
he worshipped and served God to the very end, until his death on Tuesday, 7th of May, 2024 at the
ripe age of 86 years.

He was, until his demise a loving husband to his wife Mrs. Enuka lyabo Farogbon (nee lgwe)and
devoted father to his 4 children, Oluwakemi, Olumide, Funmilayo & Ayotola.

Dear "GREAT ALAMO" you were a husband, father, brother, uncle and friend to many,before death
plucked you from our midst. Even, though we are saddened by your departure,we take solace in the
Word of God which says: "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live
even if he dies" John 11:25.

May his kind and gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

 TRIBUTES
To my loving husband, father of my wonderful children, I love you with the whole of my heart and
you comne only after our creator. You are a devoted, committed and generous to everyone. I am
going to miss you greatly. The Lord knows best and we bow to the will of God. May you rest
peacefully in the presence of your maker. Farewell my love, till we meet at the feet of Jesus.-MRS.
ENUKA IYABO FAROGBON-WIFE

My Father, my mentor, you have been of great influence indeed to me, most especially in the
areas of hard work and determination in life. You are diligence, industrious,
tenacious,intellectual, a self-starter, hands-on, unafraid, determined, and full of belief and faith.I
cherish the love and care you bestow on me. Rest on till we meet to part no more.-
MRS.OLUWAKEMI WILLIAMS-DAUGHTER

To my first teacher, my hero, my rock, a piece of my heart walked out the door with you the day
you left this earth. But your spirit lives on within me, giving me the courage to carry on,just as
you would want. I miss you more every day- MR OLUMIDE FAROGBON-SON

I am writing this tribute with tear filled eyes and a heavy heart, but the Lord comforts me daily
with thoughts of the life you have lived, a life worthy of emulation. I believe above all things that
you are in the Lord's bosom.-MRS. FUNMILAYO ADENIJI-DAUGHTER

My father and friend, my teacher and my guild. Thank you for the legacy you have given to
me.Thank you dad.I love you.-MR.AYOTOLA FAROGBON-SON

Grandpa mi, you showed me genuine love from the moment I was introduced to you.You are the
real definition of a Gentle Soul. I miss your English, and the call of "MY WIFE".-MRS.TITILOLA
FAROGBON-DAUGHTER IN-LAW
To my father in love that calls me "MY WIFE"... I will miss you greatly. May your soul continue to
rest in peace.-MRS.ANUDARA FAROGBON-DAUGHTER IN-LAW
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MEMORIES IN PICTURES
 FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH, ALAMO

CHURCH PROGRAMME

SUNDAY:
Morning Service- 8:00a.m

House Fellowship - 6:00p.m

TUESDAY: Prayer Meeting - 6:00p.m

WEDNESDAY: Bible Study - 6:00p.m

THURSDAY: Victory Service - 9:00am-11:00pm

EVERY 3RD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH 8:25a.m-9:00a.m

 APPRECIATION
The entire family of FAROGBON do sincerely express their profound gratitude to all and
sundry for your love, care, prayers supports and presence in this Funeral service in the
honour of our Late Father, grandfather, brother Elder Joseph Adewunmi Farogbon.

May the good Lord reward you and honour you for your labour, and grant you journey
mercies to your homes in Jesus name. Amen.