Jesus and the Mummy (3 of 4)
Series: Bible Halloween
Steve Jones
John 11
INTRODUCTION: An archaeologist digging in the Negev Desert in Israel came upon a sarcophagus containing a mummy. He called the curator of a prestigious museum. "I've just discovered the 3,000-year-old mummy of a man who died of heart failure!" the excited archaeologist exclaimed. The curator replied, "Bring him in. We'll check it out." A week later, the amazed curator called the archaeologist. "You were right about the mummy's age and cause of death. How in the world did you know?" "Easy," the archaeologist replied, "there was a piece of paper in his hand that read, '10,000 shekels on Goliath.'"
Today I want to talk about a mummy, but not a dead one with a piece of paper in his hand. I want to talk about a real mummy, wrapped in strips of linen, which came back to life because of an encounter with Jesus. Of course, I'm talking about the account of the raising of Lazarus from the dead recorded in John chapter 11. In that chapter it is recorded that Lazarus became sick, his sisters sent a message to Jesus to come quickly, Lazarus died, and when Jesus arrived he raised Lazarus from the grave, still wearing his grave clothes. This is a mummy with a message for all of us about God's victory over death. God is victorious over death and the resurrection of Lazarus illustrates that in several ways. This morning we'll consider two of those ways and next week we'll look at three more.
I. THE MUMMY REVEALS GOD'S DETERMINATION TO HAVE VICTORY OVER DEATH
John 11:4 "When he heard this, Jesus said, 'This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God's glory so that God's Son may be glorified through it.'"
This statement of Jesus is intriguing because Lazarus was already dead when he said it. Since Lazarus was already dead when Jesus received this message why did he say, "this sickness will not end in death"? Jesus said that because he knew that he was going to RESURRECT Lazarus. ...
Series: Bible Halloween
Steve Jones
John 11
INTRODUCTION: An archaeologist digging in the Negev Desert in Israel came upon a sarcophagus containing a mummy. He called the curator of a prestigious museum. "I've just discovered the 3,000-year-old mummy of a man who died of heart failure!" the excited archaeologist exclaimed. The curator replied, "Bring him in. We'll check it out." A week later, the amazed curator called the archaeologist. "You were right about the mummy's age and cause of death. How in the world did you know?" "Easy," the archaeologist replied, "there was a piece of paper in his hand that read, '10,000 shekels on Goliath.'"
Today I want to talk about a mummy, but not a dead one with a piece of paper in his hand. I want to talk about a real mummy, wrapped in strips of linen, which came back to life because of an encounter with Jesus. Of course, I'm talking about the account of the raising of Lazarus from the dead recorded in John chapter 11. In that chapter it is recorded that Lazarus became sick, his sisters sent a message to Jesus to come quickly, Lazarus died, and when Jesus arrived he raised Lazarus from the grave, still wearing his grave clothes. This is a mummy with a message for all of us about God's victory over death. God is victorious over death and the resurrection of Lazarus illustrates that in several ways. This morning we'll consider two of those ways and next week we'll look at three more.
I. THE MUMMY REVEALS GOD'S DETERMINATION TO HAVE VICTORY OVER DEATH
John 11:4 "When he heard this, Jesus said, 'This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God's glory so that God's Son may be glorified through it.'"
This statement of Jesus is intriguing because Lazarus was already dead when he said it. Since Lazarus was already dead when Jesus received this message why did he say, "this sickness will not end in death"? Jesus said that because he knew that he was going to RESURRECT Lazarus. ...
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