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Living with DyingPhilippians 1:8-26
“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is
gain.”(1:21)
“I am leaving the land of the living and will soon be with the dying.”
“I am leaving the land of the dying and will soon be with the living.”
Living with Dying
“For the wages of sin is death.”Romans 6:23a
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We have an illness
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Care for someone
Eliminate those who suffer
Living with Dying
Compassion = “suffer with”
Better off
dead!
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Better off dead!
“I don’t
want to be
a burden.”“Why
doesn’t God just call me home?”
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GOOD NEWS!
We can honor Christ in both our living and our dying for He enables us both to live and to die in joyful faith.
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“to die is gain”
“to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.”
Living with Dying
“to die is gain”
It’s okay!
Victory!
Gate to Life!
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“more necessary”
“to die is gain”
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“so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again”
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“God will decide when I should die, and the time will be just right … because God is very wise.”
We may live!
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As long as God gives life, God gives life meaning and
purpose.
More necessary!
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Fruitful labor?
Power of
God!
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Christ isn’t exalted because of what we do.
Power of
God!
He is exalted because of
what He does in us!
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Power of
God!The less we are able to do, the more Christ is exalted as He works
through us!
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“It was not that this man sinned, or his
parents, but that the works of God might be
displayed in him.”(John 9:3)
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“Truly, I say to you, as you did it to
one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.”
(Matthew 25:40)
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We can and should allow the dying to die.
We should never cause the death of the living.
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ALLOW her to die?
CAUSE her to die?
Autopsy report: “Cause of death: Severe dehydration.”
Living with Dying
As long as God gives life, God gives life meaning and
purpose.
More necessary!
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???
Living with Dying
“I am with you
always...”(Matthew 28:20b)
“Let not your hearts be troubled.”
(John 14:1a)
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Better off
dead!
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“to die is gain”
“to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.”
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“more necessary”
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“Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes. Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies. In life, in death, O Lord, Abide with me.”
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In life, in death, O Lord, may You be honored.
Amen!