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Title: Live Like you were Dying

Text: Matthew 25:31-46

Topic: How to show compassion

Introduction:

Don't overlook small chances to do good.

Don't ask for a receipt.

Don't miss an opportunity.

Don't avoid a challenge.

Don't stop learning, growing, living

Conclusion:

Ideas for this sermons are adapted from Steve May - http://www.preachingtoday.com/31639


Artist : Tim McGraw
Title : Live Like You Were Dying
Album : Live Like You Were Dying

He said, I was in my early forties 
with a lot of life before me 
when a moment came that stopped me on a dime 
and I spent most of the next days
looking at the x-rays 
Talking bout the options 
and talking bout sweet time
I asked him when it sank in 
that this might really be the real end 
how's it hit you when you get that kinda news 
man what'd you do? 

(Chorus)
and he said
I went sky diving 
I went Rocky Mountain climbing 
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fumanchu 
and I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter 
and I gave forgiveness I'd been denying 
and he said. Someday I hope you get the chance 
to live like you were dying.

He said I was finally the husband 
that most the time I wasn't 
and I became a friend a friend would like to have 
and all the sudden going fishing 
wasn't such an imposition 
and I went three times that year I lost my dad 
well I finally read the good book 
and I took a good long hard look 
at what I'd do if I could do it all again 

(Chorus)

Like tomorrow was a gift 
and you got eternity to think about 
what'd you do with it. 
what did you do with it?
what did I do with it?
what would I do with it? 

(Chorus)


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