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Series: The Gospel of John
Tim Badal
John 11:1-57
Please turn in your Bibles to John 11 as we continue in our series titled simply ‘‘The Gospel of John.’’ It’s a biography of Jesus that was written by His best friend on earth, the Apostle John. Over the last ten chapters, John has been telling us that Jesus is the answer to all that concerns us. He’s the answer to all that befuddles us. He’s the answer to all we’re anxious and worried about. John has proven this by declaring and demonstrating six different signs or miracles Jesus did. We saw Jesus turn water into wine. We saw Him heal an official’s son. We saw Him multiply loaves and fishes, walk on water, give sight to the blind and give legs back to a crippled man. All of these were told to show Jesus’ immense power and authority over the things that concern us in life. Now if we were to stop there, Jesus would be a great guy to have around in a bind. He’d be great to deal with some of our temporal issues.
Here in John 11, we find Jesus being the answer to our greatest enemy, to our greatest worry we have as humans. He is the answer to our death. Today we’re going to see that Jesus is in fact the resurrection and the life. If we believe in Him and trust in Him, although we die, we shall live. In chapter 11 there are three little words that changed the trajectory of people’s lives: ‘‘Lazarus is dead.’’ If you’ve lived for any amount of time, you’ve no doubt heard those words spoken about someone close to you.
Those words were first spoken to me in 1990 as a freshman in high school, when my senior brother had not come home the night before from a youth group event. My parents were looking for him and sent me to school to find him. They thought maybe he had spent the night with a friend. After third hour, I walked out of my class and into the hallway, where I met my father, my guidance counselor and my principal. Amidst all the noises of a busy school hallway, I heard tho ...
Series: The Gospel of John
Tim Badal
John 11:1-57
Please turn in your Bibles to John 11 as we continue in our series titled simply ‘‘The Gospel of John.’’ It’s a biography of Jesus that was written by His best friend on earth, the Apostle John. Over the last ten chapters, John has been telling us that Jesus is the answer to all that concerns us. He’s the answer to all that befuddles us. He’s the answer to all we’re anxious and worried about. John has proven this by declaring and demonstrating six different signs or miracles Jesus did. We saw Jesus turn water into wine. We saw Him heal an official’s son. We saw Him multiply loaves and fishes, walk on water, give sight to the blind and give legs back to a crippled man. All of these were told to show Jesus’ immense power and authority over the things that concern us in life. Now if we were to stop there, Jesus would be a great guy to have around in a bind. He’d be great to deal with some of our temporal issues.
Here in John 11, we find Jesus being the answer to our greatest enemy, to our greatest worry we have as humans. He is the answer to our death. Today we’re going to see that Jesus is in fact the resurrection and the life. If we believe in Him and trust in Him, although we die, we shall live. In chapter 11 there are three little words that changed the trajectory of people’s lives: ‘‘Lazarus is dead.’’ If you’ve lived for any amount of time, you’ve no doubt heard those words spoken about someone close to you.
Those words were first spoken to me in 1990 as a freshman in high school, when my senior brother had not come home the night before from a youth group event. My parents were looking for him and sent me to school to find him. They thought maybe he had spent the night with a friend. After third hour, I walked out of my class and into the hallway, where I met my father, my guidance counselor and my principal. Amidst all the noises of a busy school hallway, I heard tho ...
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