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Living with Dying

Philippians 1:8-26. Living with Dying . “ For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. ” (1:21). Living with Dying . “ 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. ”.

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Living with Dying

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  1. Philippians 1:8-26 Living with Dying “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” (1:21)

  2. Living with Dying “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.”

  3. Living with Dying “For the wages of sin is death.” Romans 6:23a

  4. Living with Dying We have an illness Care for someone

  5. Living with Dying Eliminate those who suffer Better off dead! Compassion = “suffer with”

  6. Living with Dying Better off dead! “I don’t want to be a burden.” “Why doesn’t God just call me home?”

  7. Living with Dying 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.

  8. Living with Dying “to die is gain” “to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.”

  9. Living with Dying “to die is gain” It’s okay! Gate to Life! Victory!

  10. Living with Dying “to die is gain” “more necessary”

  11. Living with Dying “so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again”

  12. Living with Dying We may live! “God will decide when I should die, and the time will be just right … because God is very wise.”

  13. Living with Dying More necessary! As long as God gives life, God gives life meaning and purpose.

  14. Living with Dying Power of God! Fruitful labor?

  15. Living with Dying Power of God! Christ isn’t exalted because of what we do. He is exalted because of what He does in us!

  16. Living with Dying Power of God! The less we are able to do, the more Christ is exalted as He works through us!

  17. Living with Dying “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.” (John 9:3)

  18. Living with Dying “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)

  19. Living with Dying We can and should allow the dying to die. We should never cause the death of the living.

  20. Living with Dying ALLOW her to die? CAUSE her to die? Autopsy report: “Cause of death: Severe dehydration.”

  21. Living with Dying More necessary! As long as God gives life, God gives life meaning and purpose.

  22. Living with Dying ???

  23. Living with Dying “I am with you always...” (Matthew 28:20b) “Let not your hearts be troubled.” (John 14:1a)

  24. Living with Dying Better off dead!

  25. Living with Dying “to die is gain” “to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.”

  26. Living with Dying “more necessary”

  27. Living with Dying “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.”

  28. Living with Dying In life, in death, O Lord, may You be honored. Amen!

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