1. Live Like You Were Dying
James 4:13-17

2. Introduction “Live Like You Were Dying” lyrics
“Some day I hope you get the chance to live like you were dying.”
How would our lives be different?
James 4:13-17
Psalms 90:12 number our days so we may apply wisdom

3. The spouse we should be... Ephesians 5:22-33
“If Tomorrow Never Comes” lyrics

4. Be a friend a friend would like to have...
Proverbs 17:17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

5. Read the good book...
2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
2 Timothy 3:15-17 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. v.16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God , and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness; v. 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

6. Loved deeper and spoke sweeter...
Ephesians 4:31-32 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: v. 32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Colossians 3:8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
James 4:11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
Angry Words - “Angry words, oh let them never from the tongue unbridled slip. May the heart’s best impulse ever check them ere they soil thy lips.”

7. Give forgiveness I had been denying...
Matthew 18:21-35
Matthew 5:23-24
James 2:13 For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgement.

8. Live like you are dying! Be the spouse you should be!
Be the friend you should be!
Read the bible!
Love deeper.
Speak sweeter.
Give forgiveness.
Be what you ought to be!