FROM DEATH TO LIFE (4 OF 4)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Matthew 27:33-51
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From Death To Life (4 of 4)
Series: Comeback Kings
Jeff Strite
Matthew 27:33-51
OPEN: (We showed the image of a fallen tree (https://imgur.com/iP32qff)
I saw this picture on the internet about a month ago and it took me a while to realize what I was looking at. Obviously the tree has been uprooted and it's lying on the ground with its dead limbs extending along the ground. But it doesn't look like a normal DEAD tree does it. Why? Because... there is life sprouting up from death (new branches were sprouting up skyward out of the dead trunk).
(PAUSE) There's a repeated theme in Scripture that God takes that which is DEAD... and gives it LIFE. I once attended a seminar where the speaker pointed out that God gives birth to a vision. Then there's a death of that vision. And then a rebirth of that vision. And this theme is played out over and over and over again in Scripture.
And that's the theme in the sermons I've been preaching this month. We've looked at the lives of Joseph, and David and Peter. They all had a vision of greatness, but then their vision died. Their dreams were dashed and their hopes had come to nothing. But their dreams didn't stay dashed... because, by the power of God, their dream was reborn. Brought back to life!
I could spend weeks preaching on this topic.
I could preach about Abraham - God gives him the vision that he'd become a father and then the vision dies as Abraham realizes he and his wife are too old to have children.
But then the vision is reborn when God gives them a son - Isaac.
And I could preach about Esther.
God gives her a vision of greatness - the queen of one of the greatest nations in history.
But that dream dies as she realizes that the only way she can protect her people from danger is to go to the King and ask for a favor. But, if she does that, she risks the King's displeasure, and he might put her to death. It is that very real possible that endangers all her dreams of success and safety and sec ...
Series: Comeback Kings
Jeff Strite
Matthew 27:33-51
OPEN: (We showed the image of a fallen tree (https://imgur.com/iP32qff)
I saw this picture on the internet about a month ago and it took me a while to realize what I was looking at. Obviously the tree has been uprooted and it's lying on the ground with its dead limbs extending along the ground. But it doesn't look like a normal DEAD tree does it. Why? Because... there is life sprouting up from death (new branches were sprouting up skyward out of the dead trunk).
(PAUSE) There's a repeated theme in Scripture that God takes that which is DEAD... and gives it LIFE. I once attended a seminar where the speaker pointed out that God gives birth to a vision. Then there's a death of that vision. And then a rebirth of that vision. And this theme is played out over and over and over again in Scripture.
And that's the theme in the sermons I've been preaching this month. We've looked at the lives of Joseph, and David and Peter. They all had a vision of greatness, but then their vision died. Their dreams were dashed and their hopes had come to nothing. But their dreams didn't stay dashed... because, by the power of God, their dream was reborn. Brought back to life!
I could spend weeks preaching on this topic.
I could preach about Abraham - God gives him the vision that he'd become a father and then the vision dies as Abraham realizes he and his wife are too old to have children.
But then the vision is reborn when God gives them a son - Isaac.
And I could preach about Esther.
God gives her a vision of greatness - the queen of one of the greatest nations in history.
But that dream dies as she realizes that the only way she can protect her people from danger is to go to the King and ask for a favor. But, if she does that, she risks the King's displeasure, and he might put her to death. It is that very real possible that endangers all her dreams of success and safety and sec ...
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