Be Strong and Courageous - I Will Live Forever!: Overcoming the Fear of Death, Part 1
Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast
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🗓️ 3 February 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Many devoted followers of Jesus, when faced with their own mortality, are terrified of what is to come. In this program, Chip examines the reasons why we fear death. He emphasizes the profound hope in the gospel message and provides practical ways to comfort those on the brink of eternity. Discover how to face death with faith and courage and find peace and comfort in the face of life's greatest challenge.
Main Points
Declarative statement: I will live foreverDavid’s perspective:
- He looks above and he prays. --Psalm 16:1-2
- He looks around and he loves. --Psalm 16:3-4
- He looks within and reflects. --Psalm 16:5-8
- He looks beyond with delight. --Psalm 16:9-11
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About Chip Ingram
Chip Ingram’s passion is helping Christians really live like Christians. As a pastor, author, and teacher for more than three decades, Chip has helped believers around the world move from spiritual spectators to healthy, authentic disciples of Jesus by living out God’s truth in their lives and relationships in transformational ways.
About Living on the Edge
Living on the Edge exists to help Christians live like Christians. Established in 1995 as the radio ministry of pastor and author Chip Ingram, God has since grown it into a global discipleship ministry. Living on the Edge provides Biblical teaching and discipleship resources that challenge and equip spiritually hungry Christians all over the world to become mature disciples of Jesus.
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| 0:00.0 | Can I tell you a secret? There are lots of Christians that love God, that know they are born |
| 0:07.8 | again, and they're facing death, and are you ready? They're afraid to die. This message is going |
| 0:15.5 | to help you, really help some other people. You don't want to miss it. |
| 0:20.4 | Welcome to this edition of Living on the Edge with really helps some other people. You don't want to miss it. |
| 0:27.6 | Welcome to this edition of Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram. We are a discipleship-driven ministry on a mission to encourage Christians everywhere to live like Christians. If you were to ask |
| 0:33.6 | 100 people, what's your biggest fear? The overwhelming majority would probably say dying. |
| 0:39.6 | So today, Chip picks up in our series, Be Strong and Courageous, by looking at why so many people |
| 0:44.9 | are terrified of death and the hopeful message that Jesus and the gospel provide. But before |
| 0:51.0 | Chip gets going, if this is your first time listening to our program, or you want to learn more about Living on the Edge, visit living on the edge. |
| 0:59.2 | You'll find resources on tons of topics and countless programs to enjoy. |
| 1:04.6 | Or if you prefer, the Chipp In Grow Map is also a great way to get plugged in with our ministry. |
| 1:10.1 | Well, if you're ready, go to Psalm chapter 16 in your Bible. |
| 1:12.6 | As we settle in for Chips Talk, I will live forever. |
| 1:16.6 | I'll never forget a conversation I had with my father. |
| 1:20.6 | It was shortly before he died. |
| 1:22.6 | He was 84 years old. He was very athletic. |
| 1:25.6 | I mean, at 70, he did a 100-mile bike ride, and at 72 and |
| 1:30.7 | 3, he was playing softball with 30-year-olds. It was so tragic because he had a rare disease that |
| 1:36.5 | started with his feet and moved up where he got to the point where he couldn't use his body, |
| 1:42.1 | and he was very, very frail. He knew he was going to die. |
| 1:45.8 | And he said, Chip, I really, I really want to talk to you. Would you, can you come? I said, |
| 1:49.5 | well, sure, dad, absolutely. And you need a little context for my father to get this conversation. |
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