How Do You View The End of Your Life

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Preparing Your Funeral
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How Do You View The End of Your Life?
What Will Be Said At Your Memorial Service?
Who Will Be There,and Why?
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Funeral Preparation Form                        
                                                  
                   After submitting the following
information you will still need to come in to
choose a casket and a vault, sign forms, and
verify all information for newspapers and
certificates.
Memorial Preferences
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• What Scriptures Would You Like Read?
• What Songs Sung?
• What Sentiments Shared?

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What Will We RememberAbout You?
What Can Be Said In 20 Minutes About Your Life
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Things Ive Never Heard About Loved Ones After
Theyve Departed

• If only he had made a little more money.
• He really drove a nice car.
• She should have spent more time working on her
  career than with her children.

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The Saddest Thing Ive Ever Heard

• (Teenager) He did not really think about
  spiritual things, and thought he had plenty of
  time.
• (Elderly) He never made the decision to obey the
  gospel.

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The dust will return to the earth as it
wasEcclesiastes 127
Facing Reality
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The spirit will return to God who gave
itEcclesiastes 127
Facing Reality
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Laying It To Heart

• Ecclesiastes 71-3

The Living Will Lay It To Heart
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Laying It To Heart

• Without Christ there is no hope.

If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we
are of all men the most pitiable. - 1 Cor.
1519
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which is Christ in you, the hope of glory -
Colossians 127
Connected To Christ?
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Connected To Christ
For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain
For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a
desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far
better. - Philippians 123
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2 Timothy 112 46-8, 17
Will We Reflect On Your Life

• A Life That Possessed Spiritual Vision.
• One Who Trusted In God.
• Walked In The Light of His Word.
• Was Ready For This Day.

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• For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is
  seen is not hope for why does one still hope for
  what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not
  see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
• - Romans 824-25

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Not Afraid to Die
Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of
flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in
the same, that through death He might destroy him
who had the power of death, that is, the devil,
and release those who through fear of death were
all their lifetime subject to bondage. -
Hebrews 214-15
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My MemorialService
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The Songs, The Message

• Where No One Stands Alone
• Take My Hand Precious Lord, Lead Me Home
• Because He Lives

• A Life Lived in View of
• the Reality of Death.
• In Death Remember My View
• of Life After Death.

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• This Is Not The End

to his long / eternal home which is far better
Eccl. 125 Phil. 123
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Remember

• Why should you weep, you shall come to me.

Make certain you are there!
2 Samuel 1223 1 Thess. 417
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I commend you to God and the word of His grace
which is able to build you up and give you an
inheritance. - Acts 2032
Remember
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At The Graveside

• Precious in the Sight of the Lord is the Death of
  His Saints. Psalms 11615

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  The reason for my sorrow - is just because
your gone. I just cant bear the thought - of
being without you so long. But through the
message Ive received -from the meek and
lowly, Death for you is only a transition - from
the earth to glory.   I see your death is
precious now, Not because your gone, But, now I
reflect on the memories, - the marvelous light
youve shown. Your loving example for me to
see, There is no mistake, -the love, compassion,
and purity I should imitate.   So, this is not
goodbye, just so long - Ill see you in the after
while. As you did in your life, you do in your
death You give us a reason to smile.   - Dennis
Carrow  
Precious A comforting message from Gods word -
withhold it I just cant, Precious in the sight
of the Lord, Is the death of His saints.
  Though these words you now know, And
understand so clear, It helps us here, youve
left behind, - who loved you oh so dear.   It is
hard for me to see How death can precious be. But
death for you is merely a transition From the
earth to glory. The Psalmist reveals the mind of
God, - what He thinks of my fate. Precious in
the sight of the Lord, Is the death of His
saints.
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Preparing For Your Funeral
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Our View Toward Death
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A Departure - Exodus
exodos (2 Peter 115 translated decease) Same
word to describe Israels exodus from Egyptian
bondage.
THE TIME OF MY DEPARTURE
release

• 2 Timothy 46 Paul viewed death as a departure
  - a metaphor drawn from loosing moorings
  preparatory to setting sail

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OUR SPIRITS DEPART FROM OUR PHYSICAL BODYS

• Consider The Change of State
• Take nothing with you. (Job 121) (nothing to
  pack, transportation provided, effortless
  move)
• Pain or Relief?
• Aches, Pains, Trauma, Fear Vanish

In a MOMENT what has been Is lost in what will be
Ecclesiastes 127
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TO GAIN Something Better Than This Life

• For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain
  For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a
  desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far
  better.
• - Philippians 123

Epithumia craving, longing (1 Thess. 217)
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TO BE WITH CHRIST - 2 Corinthians 56-8
Well Pleased...

• At Home With The Lord

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-ASLEEP IN JESUS- YET, LIVING WITH HIM

• 1 Thessalonians 413-14 59-11
• Those who have died in Christ, are said to
  sleep in Jesus.
• Yet, Paul implies we continue to live together
  with Him implying awareness. (1 Thessalonians
  510)

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REST FROM LABORS Revelation 1413

• A blessing promised that alters our view of death
  from that of dread to great anticipation

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What You Sow Is Not Made Alive Until It Dies
- 1 Corinthians 1536
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Our View Toward Death
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How SweetWill Be The Welcome Home
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Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of
flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in
the same, that through death He might destroy him
who had the power of death, that is, the devil,
and release those who through fear of death were
all their lifetime subject to bondage. -
Hebrews 214-15
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Prepared For Your Funeral?
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Giving Your Heart To Christ

• As a man thinks Prov. 237
• The meditation Prov. 1914
• Reasoned within Mark 26,8
• Understand with Matt. 1315
• Love with Matt. 2237
• Grief in my Rom. 92
• Desire and prayer Rom.101
• As he has purposed in 2 Cor. 97