On a few email lists I’ve been hearing the story of Rev. Jack Arnold, who passed away yesterday morning while preaching at Covenant PCA in Orlando. I’ll paste the following from one of the email lists:

As he neared the end of the sermon, he spoke of his favorite verse “For me to live is Christ, to die is gain.” He quoted Wesley saying, “Until my work on this earth is done, I am immortal. But when my work for Christ is done,” and he slapped his hands together toward the sky saying, “I am outa here! I don’t know about you, but when my work is done, I go to be with Jesus. And that will be gain! And when I go to heaven, . . .” At this point, Jack paused briefly, looked up, swayed slightly and grabbed the podium before falling back to the floor. And he was gone.

Several members of the congregation worked on him until EMTs arrived, but
all appearances were that the Lord took him quickly and completely.

The congregation remained in their seats until the EMTs entered the building
then moved to the fellowship Hall to continue to pray before dismissing the
people with prayer and benediction.

Please pray for his wife, Carol Arnold, who is strong in faith but missing
her husband already. Her testimony was that Jack was singing hymns around
the house yesterday morning as he prepared to preach.

Please pray also for the 4 Arnold sons as they travel to Orlando for the
funeral.

Please pray for Covenant Presbyterian Church Oviedo as the elders minister
to the people who heard a great sermon but then saw this dear saint die in
their midst.

And please pray for the continuing work of the mission organization that
Jack founded: Equipping Pastors International
(http://equippingpastors.com/).

Give God all the glory.