How Did You Die

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How Did You Die?
Death is

• Putting off a tabernacle (2 Pe. 114)
• A change (Job 1414)
• Being cut down, fleeing as a shadow (Job 142)
• A point of no return (Job 1622)
• Giving up the ghost (Ac. 510)

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How Did You Die?
Did you tackle that trouble that came your
way With a resolute heart and cheerful? Or hide
your face from the light of day With a craven
soul and fearful? Oh, a troubles a ton, or a
troubles an ounce, Or a trouble is what you
make it. And it isnt the fact that youre hurt
that counts, But only how did you take it?
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How Did You Die?
You are beaten to earth? Well, well, whats
that? Come up with a smiling face. Its nothing
against you to fall down flat, But to lie
therethats disgrace. The harder youre thrown,
why the higher you bounce Be proud of your
blackened eye! It isnt the fact that youre
licked that counts Its how did you fight and
why?...
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How Did You Die?
And though you be done to death, what then? If
you battled the best you could If you played
your part in the world of men, Why, the Critic
will call it good. Death comes with a crawl, or
comes with a pounce, And whether hes slow or
spry, It isnt the fact that youre dead that
counts, But only, how did you die? -Edmund
Vance Cooke
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How Did You Die?

• The True Shallowness of Pain
• The Great Courage of Persistence
• The Unimportant Time and Manner of Death

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How Did You Die?

• The True Shallowness of Pain

• Pain is only skin deep.
• It is common to the flesh. (Ro. 822 He. 58)
• It is common to human emotion, but with no
  remedy. (Ex. 135 Ecc. 31-8 1 Pe. 56)

• B. Approaching Trouble
• A matter of appreciation (2 Co. 127 1 Pe.
  16,7)
• A matter of perception (Mt. 274,5 1 Jn. 19
  Ja. 516)
• A matter of conception (Ja. 115)

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How Did You Die?

• The True Shallowness of Pain
• The Great Courage of Persistence
• The Unimportant Time and Manner of Death

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How Did You Die?

• Its How You Fight
• Head up think before every move (1 Pe. 58)
• On guard ready to defend (Php. 117 Mt. 2442
  1 Co. 1613)
• Focused on the goal (1 Ti. 612 Php. 314)

• Its Why You Fight (2 Ti. 215 Ga. 110)

• The Great Courage of Persistence

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How Did You Die?

• The True Shallowness of Pain
• The Great Courage of Persistence
• The Unimportant Time and Manner of Death

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How Did You Die?

• Despite Lifes Brevity, the Time is Unimportant.
  (Ja. 414 Ja. 110 Job 77 Ps. 102.3)
• No Matter How Unusual, Manner of Death Is
  Unimportant. (Ec. 121-7)

• If You Battled Your Best and Play Your Part, the
  Critics Approval Will Mercifully Be Won. (Mt.
  2521)

• The Unimportant Time and Manner of Death

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How Did You Die?
How will you answer?

• Not asleep, in a coma or in an accident
• Instead, we desire to die saved, obedient,
  faithful, hopeful, etc.

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