There are basic lessons of life that we need
to be reminded of each day.
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There are times like those we have
experienced in the last week that remind us
so well of the brevity of life. (Psa 90:12)
There are basic lessons of life that we need
to be reminded of each day.
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Psalms 90:12 “so teach us to number our
days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom.”
There are basic lessons of life that we need
to be reminded of each day.
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While the pain of these events is evident, it
is far better to be reminded of this truth than
to live life as if we will never die!
(Ecc 7:1-2)
There are basic lessons of life that we need
to be reminded of each day.
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Ecclesiastes 7: 1-2 - A good name is better
than precious ointment, And the day of
death than the day of one’s birth; 2 Better to
go to the house of mourning Than to go to
the house of feasting, For that is the end of
all men; And the living will take it to heart.
There are basic lessons of life that we need
to be reminded of each day.
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Ecclesiastes 7:4-6 - The heart of the wise is
in the house of mourning, But the heart of
fools is in the house of mirth. 5 It is better
to hear the rebuke of the wise Than for a
man to hear the song of fools. 6 For like the
crackling of thorns under a pot, So is the
laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
There are basic lessons of life that we need
to be reminded of each day.
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The truth is that most people in this world
are running from facing the undeniable fact
of their upcoming death!
There are basic lessons of life that we need
to be reminded of each day.
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The worst deception we can experience is
self-deception. (Jas 4:13-17)
There are basic lessons of life that we need
to be reminded of each day.
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James 4:13-17 - Come now, you who say,
“Today or tomorrow we will go to such and
such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell,
and make a profit”; 14 whereas you do not
know what will happen tomorrow. For what is
your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a
little time and then vanishes away. 15 Instead
you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall
live and do this or that.”
There are basic lessons of life that we need
to be reminded of each day.
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16 But now you boast in your arrogance.
All such boasting is evil. 17 Therefore, to
him who knows to do good and does not do
it, to him it is sin.
There are basic lessons of life that we need
to be reminded of each day.
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How many of us are as this businessman,
taking care of business and ignoring
the Lord’s business?
The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
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The conversion process causes us to look to
the final end of things and order our lives!
(Rom 13:11-14)
The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
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Romans 13:11-14 - And do this, knowing
the time, that now it is high time to awake
out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer
than when we first believed. 12 The night is
far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us
cast off the works of darkness, and let us
put on the armor of light.
The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
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We make provisions for our faith and deny
provisions for our flesh. Is that your
priority?
The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
We make provisions for our faith and deny
provisions for our flesh. Is that your
priority?
 We are equipping our selves in God’s word.
(2 Tim 2:15)
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The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
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2 Timothy 2:15 - Be diligent to present
yourself approved to God, a worker who
does not need to be ashamed, rightly
dividing the word of truth.
The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
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How have you viewed these assemblies?
What will you take home?
The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
How have you viewed these assemblies?
What will you take home?
 We will not walk in the commonly accepted
practices of the world. (Rom 13:13)
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The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
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Romans 13:13 - Let us walk properly, as
in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness,
not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and
envy.
The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
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“not in revelry and drunkenness” - The
modern social drink will be avoided.
The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
“not in revelry and drunkenness” - The
modern social drink will be avoided.
 “not in lewdness and lust” – We will not
look at the things the world does.
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The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
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“not in strife and envy” – We will not put
ourselves as the first priority, others come
first.
The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
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The Lord becomes the center of our lives.
(Rom 13:14; Col 3:1-4)
The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
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Romans 13:14 - But put on the Lord Jesus
Christ, and make no provision for the flesh,
to fulfill its lusts.
The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
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Colossians 3:1-4 - If then you were raised
with Christ, seek those things which are
above, where Christ is, sitting at the right
hand of God. 2 Set your mind on things
above, not on things on the earth. 3 For you
died, and your life is hidden with Christ in
God. 4 When Christ who is our life appears,
then you also will appear with Him in glory.
The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
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When we see the end of all things we know
what has real value and what does not.
(2 Pt 3:10-11)
The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
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2 Peter 3:10-11 - But the day of the Lord
will come as a thief in the night, in which
the heavens will pass away with a great
noise, and the elements will melt with
fervent heat; both the earth and the works
that are in it will be burned up. 11Therefore,
since all these things will be dissolved, what
manner of persons ought you to be in holy
conduct and godliness,
The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
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What if we saw the physical things as God
does? (1 Tim 4:8)
The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
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1 Timothy 4:8 - For bodily exercise profits
a little, but godliness is profitable for all
things, having promise of the life that now
is and of that which is to come.
The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
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What does an over-emphasis on things do to
our faith? (1 Tim 6:6-10)
The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
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1 Timothy 6:6-10 - Now godliness with
contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought
nothing into this world, and it is certain we can
carry nothing out. 8 And having food and
clothing, with these we shall be content. 9 But
those who desire to be rich fall into temptation
and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful
lusts which drown men in destruction and
perdition.
The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
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10 For the love of money is a root of all
kinds of evil, for which some have strayed
from the faith in their greediness, and
pierced themselves through with many
sorrows.
The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
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The reason many churches have those who
are carnal and complainers is that their
hearts have been focus upon the temporary
and not upon the Lord’s work.
The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
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An understanding of these things will let us
take losses gracefully. (1 Cor 7:29-31)
The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
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1 Corinthians 7:29-31 - But this I say,
brethren, the time is short, so that from now on
even those who have wives should be as
though they had none, 30 those who weep as
though they did not weep, those who rejoice as
though they did not rejoice, those who buy as
though they did not possess, 31and those who
use this world as not misusing it. For the form
of this world is passing away.
The house of mourning teaches us about
priorities.
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What are your priorities? Be honest!
The house of mourning can give us great
comfort.
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This comfort can only come to those who
have hope in Christ. (Rom 8:18)
The house of mourning can give us great
comfort.
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Romans 8:18 - For I consider that the
sufferings of this present time are not
worthy to be compared with the glory
which shall be revealed in us.
The house of mourning can give us great
comfort.
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Hope is a strong term. It expresses the
confident expectation of God to fulfill
what He has promised. (Tit 1:2)
The house of mourning can give us great
comfort.
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Titus 1:2 - in hope of eternal life which
God, who cannot lie, promised before time
began,
The house of mourning can give us great
comfort.
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It is encouraging to know that the
difficulties of this life will last for a short
time. (Heb 10:36-38)
The house of mourning can give us great
comfort.
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Hebrews 10:36-38 - For you have need of
endurance, so that after you have done the
will of God, you may receive the promise:
37 “For yet a little while, And He who is
coming will come and will not tarry. 38
Now the just shall live by faith; But if
anyone draws back, My soul has no
pleasure in him.”
The house of mourning can give us great
comfort.
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“I never knew what joy was until I gave up
pursuing happiness, or cared to live until I
chose to die. For these two discoveries I am
beholden to Jesus.”
The house of mourning can give us great
comfort.
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It comforts us concerning the things that
will really last. (Mt 6:19-21)
The house of mourning can give us great
comfort.
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Matthew 6:19-21 - “Do not lay up for
yourselves treasures on earth, where moth
and rust destroy and where thieves break in
and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves
treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor
rust destroys and where thieves do not break
in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is,
there your heart will be also.
The house of mourning can give us great
comfort.
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There is nothing of a material nature in this
life that is sure. Some are in misery over the
fear of losing that which one day they will
inevitably lose.
The house of mourning can give us great
comfort.
There is nothing of a material nature in this
life that is sure. Some are in misery over the
fear of losing that which one day they will
inevitably lose.
 The losses that might destroy another can be
overcome by the Christian. (Heb 10:32-34)
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The house of mourning can give us great
comfort.
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Hebrews 10:32-34 - But recall the former
days in which, after you were illuminated,
you endured a great struggle with
sufferings: 33 partly while you were made a
spectacle both by reproaches and
tribulations, and partly while you became
companions of those who were so treated;
The house of mourning can give us great
comfort.
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34 for you had compassion on me in my
chains, and joyfully accepted the plundering
of your goods, knowing that you have a
better and an enduring possession for
yourselves in heaven.
The house of mourning can give us great
comfort.
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“He who does not fear death has no fear of
threats.”
The house of mourning can give us great
comfort.
“He who does not fear death has no fear of
threats.”
 What in this life really upsets you? ..makes
you happy?
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The house of mourning can give us great
comfort.
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It comforts me because I know that God is
with me. (2 Tim 4:6-8, 16-17)
The house of mourning can give us great
comfort.
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2 Timothy 4:6-8 - For I am already being
poured out as a drink offering, and the time of
my departure is at hand. 7 I have fought the
good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept
the faith. 8 Finally, there is laid up for me the
crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the
righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day,
and not to me only but also to all who have
loved His appearing.
The house of mourning can give us great
comfort.
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2 Timothy 4:16-17 - At my first defense no
one stood with me, but all forsook me. May
it not be charged against them. 17 But the
Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so
that the message might be preached fully
through me, and that all the Gentiles might
hear. Also I was delivered out of the mouth
of the lion.
The house of mourning can give us great
comfort.
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What makes our death bearable? We know
that we will not be alone.
The house of mourning can give us great
comfort.
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Consider the hymn “Be with Me Lord.”
The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
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I cannot look at life or people in the same
way. (Acts 17:16-17)
The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
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Acts 17:16-17 - Now while Paul waited for
them at Athens, his spirit was provoked
within him when he saw that the city was
given over to idols. 17 Therefore he
reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews
and with the Gentile worshipers, and in the
marketplace daily with those who happened
to be there.
The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
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Many look at people as the world does. To
these “Christians” the gospel gets in the
way of their values.
The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
Many look at people as the world does. To
these “Christians” the gospel gets in the
way of their values.
 The first order of business is salvation and
the work of the Lord. (2 Cor 6:1-2)
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The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
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2 Corinthians 6:1-2 - We then, as workers
together with Him also plead with you not to
receive the grace of God in vain. 2 For He
says: “In an acceptable time I have heard
you, And in the day of salvation I have
helped you.” Behold, now is the accepted
time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
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“Death has an amazing power of altering
what a man desires because death
profoundly affects his outlook.”
The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
“Death has an amazing power of altering
what a man desires because death
profoundly affects his outlook.”
 I will be urgent in dealing with my sins.
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The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
“Death has an amazing power of altering
what a man desires because death
profoundly affects his outlook.”
 I will be urgent in dealing with my sins.
 I will be urgent in becoming a Christian.
(Acts 2:37)
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The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
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Acts 2:37 - Now when they heard this, they
were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and
the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren,
what shall we do?”
The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
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I will be urgent in repenting as a Christian.
(Acts 8:21-24)
The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
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Acts 8:21-24 - You have neither part nor
portion in this matter, for your heart is not
right in the sight of God. 22 Repent
therefore of this your wickedness, and pray
God if perhaps the thought of your heart
may be forgiven you. 23 For I see that you
are poisoned by bitterness and bound by
iniquity.”
The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
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24 Then Simon answered and said, “Pray to
the Lord for me, that none of the things
which you have spoken may come upon
me.”
The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
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“Every man must do two things alone; he
must do his own believing and his own
dying.”
The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
“Every man must do two things alone; he
must do his own believing and his own
dying.”
 What is one thinking about when he is not
urgent?
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The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
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I will be urgent in teaching others and in
being taught. (Mt 9:35-37)
The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
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Matthew 9:35-37 - Then Jesus went about
all the cities and villages, teaching in their
synagogues, preaching the gospel of the
kingdom, and healing every sickness and
every disease among the people. 36 But
when He saw the multitudes, He was moved
with compassion for them, because they
were weary and scattered, like sheep having
no shepherd.
The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
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37 Then He said to His disciples, “The
harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers
are few.
The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
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Too many look at growth in a world way by
glorying in numbers.
The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
Too many look at growth in a world way by
glorying in numbers.
 Others are not urgent in repentance and in
fact despise rebuke.
(1 Tim 4:1-2; 2 Tim 4:3-4)
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The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
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1 Timothy 4:1-2 - Now the Spirit expressly
says that in latter times some will depart
from the faith, giving heed to deceiving
spirits and doctrines of demons, 2 speaking
lies in hypocrisy, having their own
conscience seared with a hot iron,
The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
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2 Timothy 4:3-4 - For the time will come
when they will not endure sound doctrine,
but according to their own desires, because
they have itching ears, they will heap up for
themselves teachers; 4and they will turn
their ears away from the truth, and be
turned aside to fables.
The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
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“Death cancels everything but truth.”
The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
“Death cancels everything but truth.”
 I will live and teach God’s way to my
family.
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The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
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Are we being honest with ourselves?
The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
Are we being honest with ourselves?
 Will we sleep with the world?
(1 Thess 5:1-6)
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The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
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1 Thessalonians 5:1-6 - But concerning the
times and the seasons, brethren, you have
no need that I should write to you. 2 For
you yourselves know perfectly that the day
of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night.
3 For when they say, “Peace and safety!”
then sudden destruction comes upon them,
as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And
they shall not escape.
The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
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4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so
that this Day should overtake you as a thief.
5 You are all sons of light and sons of the
day. We are not of the night nor of
darkness. 6 Therefore let us not sleep, as
others do, but let us watch and be sober.
The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
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“I have talked to doctors and nurses who
have held the hands of dying people, and
they say that there is as much difference
between the death of a Christian and a nonChristian as there is between heaven and
hell.”
The house of mourning makes me
urgent.
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Will these events of this week wake us up to
action or will we roll back over and go to
sleep?