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Three Stages of Life

• Living (II Timothy 45)
• Dying (II Timothy 47)
• After Dying (II Timothy 48)

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LIFE
LIFE
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In II Tim. 45-8 Paul describes 3 important
stages in the life of a growing Christian.
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I. Stage 1The stage of living45(4
imperatives)

• Be sober
• Endure hardship
• Do the work of an evangelist
• Fulfill your ministry

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II. Stage 2 Stage of Dying (3 perfects)

• Have fought a good fight
• Have finished the course
• Have kept the faith

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III. Stage 3 of life After dying

• 1. Our position
• We have laid up for uscrown which is
  righteousness (clothed in HIM)

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2. PersonWho is appearing?

• A. Who is the object of love
• JESUS
• B. Why do we love his appearing
• Because we love himrelationship
• C. Who loves him
• Churchcommunity of faith
• D. When was he loved
• have loved himnow.
• we are NOW in a relationship with JESUS
• that lasts for eternity

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Application

• In the phase of life known as living you can
• 1. Turn you eyes upon Jesusand the things of
  earth will grow strangely dim
• 2. Improve your relationship of love with Jesus
• Take your relationship with Jesus seriously
• Work through the hard times with Jesus as your
  focus
• Tell others about your loverJesus
• Be a servant of the one you love--Jesus

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UNBELIEVABLE CONCLUSION

• WE LOVE HIM-------
• BECAUSE he FIRST loved us
• 1. HE took his relationship with us serious
  (came to die)
• 2. HE endured hard times for us (now is a high
  priest)
• 3. HE spoke of us in loving terms to his father
• 4. HE came as a servant

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IN JESUS

In light of your death bed
Live Life
With eternitys values in view