Sermon Tone Analysis

Thantaphobia—The Fear of Death

 

/7 This is the length of Abraham’s life, one hundred seventy-five years.

8 Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people.

/*Genesis 25:7-8*

 

 

*Six Facts I Must Face About My Death*

 

FACT 1.                    My Death Is *[PROMISED]* !

 

/9 For all our days pass away under your wrath; our years come to an end like a sigh.

10 The days of our life are* seventy years, or perhaps eighty*, if we are strong; even then their span is only toil and trouble; they ar*e soon gone, and we fly away*./

*Psalms 90:9-10*

 

 

FACT 2.                    My Death Will be a *[PORTAL]* to Peace or Pain!

 

/22 The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to *be with Abraham at his bosom*.

The rich man also died and was buried.

23 In Hades, where he was* being tormented*, he looked up and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side.

/*Luke 16:22-23*

 

 

FACT 3.                    My Death Should Be *[PONDERED]* !

 

/1A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death, than the day of birth. 2 It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting; for this is the end of everyone, and the *living will lay it to hear*t./

*Ecclesiastes 7:1-2*

 

 

FACT 4.                    My Death Should *[PRIORITIZE]* My Life!

 

/6 For he will render to every man according to his works: 7 to those who* by patience in well-doing seek *for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; 8 but for those who are factious and do not obey the truth, but obey wickedness, there will be wrath and fury.

9 There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek, 10 but glory and honor and peace for every one who* does good*, the Jew first and also the Greek.

11 For God shows no partiality./

*Romans 2:6-11*

 

 

FACT 5.                    My Death Has a *[PURPOSE]*!

/21 For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.

22 If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me; and I do not know which I prefer.

23 I am hard pressed between the two: my desire is to* depart and be with Christ*, for that is far better; 24 but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for you./

*Phil1:21-24*

 

 

FACT 6.                    My Death No Longer Needs To Be A *[PHOBIA]* !

 

/14 Since, therefore, the children share flesh and blood, he himself likewise shared the same things, so that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and *free those who all their lives were held in slavery by the fear of death*./

*Hebrews 2:14-15*