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  WHAT IS DYING?
  by Charles H. Brent
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Summary: Death is not the end of a person's existence, but rather the
end of our physical presence, and reality remains unchanged.

Topics: "Eternal Life", "Heavenly Reunion"
Scripture References: John 11:25, 2 Corinthians 4:18, 1 Thessalonians 4:13, Revelation 21:4

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DESCRIPTION
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Charles H. Brent delivers a sermon using the analogy of a ship sailing
into the horizon to illustrate the concept of life and death. He
emphasizes that when a loved one passes away, they are not truly gone
but have simply moved out of our sight. Their presence and impact remain
unchanged, and they are still capable of reaching their eternal
destination. Brent encourages the congregation to shift their
perspective from loss to anticipation, knowing that one day they will be
reunited with their departed loved ones in a joyous reunion.

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CONTENT
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I am standing on the seashore. A ship at my side spreads her white sails
to the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is an object of
beauty and strength, and I stand and watch her until at length she is a
speck of white cloud just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each
other.

Then someone at my side says, "There! She's gone!" Gone where? Gone from
my sight, that is all. She is just as large in mast and hull and spar as
she was when she left my side, and she is just as able to bear her load
of living weight to her destined harbor.

Her diminished size is in me, not in her. And just at the moment when
someone at my side says, "There! She's gone!" There are other voices
ready to take up the glad shout, "There she comes!"

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/charles-h-brent/what-is-dying/
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