DEAD AS A HAMMER AND STILL ON THE THRONE (70 OF 75)
by Mike Stone
Scripture: John 19:31-32, John 19:34-42
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Dead as a Hammer and Still on the Throne (70 of 75)
Series: The Gospel of John
Mike Stone
John 19:31-42
Our 70th lesson in our series ''iBelieve'' brings us to one of the most neglected and overlooked aspects of the earthly life of Jesus...that is, His burial and the treatment of His dead body. Today we are going to go to a funeral, at least to a graveside service.
Maybe you heard about the preacher who was to do a graveside service out at the cemetery. He was running late, got lost, and finally saw some men standing around a hole in the ground. He jumped out, read the 23rd psalm, prayed, and left. One man with the shovel said, ''I've been putting in septic tanks for 34 years and I've never seen anything like it!''
Truth be told, you've never seen anything like the burial of Jesus.
The actual burial of Jesus is so important that Paul included it as part of the gospel. He told the Corinthians that the gospel was ''that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures and was buried and rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures.'' (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
The unique thing about the burial of Jesus is that Jesus Himself was in charge of it. I mean He controlled:
The way He was born
The way He lived
The way He died
He will be in control of the way He rises from the dead
And in between, He is even in charge of His own burial
John MacArthur - ''We see how His power is being exhibited. He willed His own death and controlled the treatment of His body even after His death.''
Some time back I went with my parents to meet with their estate attorney. That day we did not discuss the particulars of their will but we talked about the REASONS to have a will. The attorney pointed out that a will is a CONTROLLING document. It literally and legally allows a deceased person to control their assets and their possessions even from beyond the grave. That is, through a legal will, a person can still be in charge of things after they die.
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Series: The Gospel of John
Mike Stone
John 19:31-42
Our 70th lesson in our series ''iBelieve'' brings us to one of the most neglected and overlooked aspects of the earthly life of Jesus...that is, His burial and the treatment of His dead body. Today we are going to go to a funeral, at least to a graveside service.
Maybe you heard about the preacher who was to do a graveside service out at the cemetery. He was running late, got lost, and finally saw some men standing around a hole in the ground. He jumped out, read the 23rd psalm, prayed, and left. One man with the shovel said, ''I've been putting in septic tanks for 34 years and I've never seen anything like it!''
Truth be told, you've never seen anything like the burial of Jesus.
The actual burial of Jesus is so important that Paul included it as part of the gospel. He told the Corinthians that the gospel was ''that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures and was buried and rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures.'' (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
The unique thing about the burial of Jesus is that Jesus Himself was in charge of it. I mean He controlled:
The way He was born
The way He lived
The way He died
He will be in control of the way He rises from the dead
And in between, He is even in charge of His own burial
John MacArthur - ''We see how His power is being exhibited. He willed His own death and controlled the treatment of His body even after His death.''
Some time back I went with my parents to meet with their estate attorney. That day we did not discuss the particulars of their will but we talked about the REASONS to have a will. The attorney pointed out that a will is a CONTROLLING document. It literally and legally allows a deceased person to control their assets and their possessions even from beyond the grave. That is, through a legal will, a person can still be in charge of things after they die.
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