Messages by Desiring God Live Like Death Is Gain
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Mar 20, 2024 
Marshall Segal discusses making Jesus look good in life and death by enjoying Him above all else. Topics include finding joy in challenges, viewing death as gain, living for Christ, laboring for others' faith, the power of prayer, and embracing death as gain.
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Childhood Fear And A Father's Near-Death
- Marshall Segal shares his 7-year-old's fear of aging and death to introduce the topic.
- He uses his father's near-death heart attack to show how close encounters with death reshape how we live.
Deliverance Means Remaining In Christ
- Paul expects deliverance not mainly from prison but from spiritual ruin and falling away.
- He trusts that whether he lives or dies, Christ will be honored and that is true deliverance.
Christ Is The Real Gain In Death
- To die is gain because death finally gives us full, immediate, and satisfying communion with Christ.
- Paul names Christ himself as the ultimate gain, not heaven's pleasures or rest.
