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Our Best for Jesus
by Adrian Rogers
Now, I want you to take God's Word, and I want you to open it. Please, to the Gospel of Mark, the 14th chapter. Today we're going to be thinking on ''Our Best for Jesus. Mark, the 14th Chapter and we begin in Verse 3: a marvelous episode in the life of our Lord. It's so important that it was recorded by all four Gospel writers. Mark 14:3 ''And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard, the very precious; and she brake the box and poured it on his head. And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, 'Why was this...
Raising the Dead (6 of 6)
by Dave Gustavsen
We've been taking the past six weeks to look at the miracles of Jesus as they're presented in the Gospel of John. And today we come to the last one. And just like last week, this is kind of a long passage…so I'm just going to skip a couple of verses as we go along. So we're in John 11; here's what happened. 1 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.) 3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, ''Lord, the one you love is sick.'' 4 When...
A Makeover for Lazarus (22 of 36)
by Jerry Vines
I want us to visit a man who is well-known in the Bible. He's one of the popular characters of the Bible and his name is Lazarus. Lazarus is the man who was dead and the Lord Jesus Christ came and stood before the tomb and with a loud voice He said, ''Lazarus, come forth.'' Lazarus came forth out of the grave. When he came out the Lord Jesus saw those grave clothes around him and He said, ''Loose him and let him go.'' I want us to visit at the beginning of the message tonight. The first thing we are going to have to do is with the speed of thought, we are going to have to go from here all the way over to the land of Israel to the little village...
Deliverance from Death (3 of 10)
by Stan Coffey
I want you to turn this morning to John 11:39 as we continue a series of messages entitled ''A Mighty Savior.'' And today I want to preach on ''Deliverance From Death.'' Last week we talked about deliverance from the devil and about Legion who was possessed by the devil. And how Jesus delivered him. And today we are going to talk about ''Deliverance From Death.'' John 11:39, the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. Jesus is a mighty Savior and people today need a mighty Savior. They need a church that claims a mighty Savior. And lifts up a mighty Savior because all about us, the devil is showing his hand and...
Lazarus: After Death What?
by Jesse Hendley
I want you to listen to me carefully please as I speak to you on the 16th Chapter of Luke and I remind you that these are the words of The Lord Jesus Christ. ''There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried: And in hell he lift up...
Take off Your Grave Clothes
by Terry J. Hallock
First was their belief in the power and permanence of death. They had watched their beloved brother Lazarus become sick and then grow weaker and weaker until his body ceased to function. They had seen him wrapped in the burial clothes and placed in the tomb that was then sealed for all time. The funeral processions had come and gone. The mourners wept and wailed. Lazarus was dead and that was that. . .or so they believed. Second, Mary and Martha believed Jesus had failed them. ''If you had been here,'' they cried, ''our brother would not have died.'' Hadn't Lazarus been a dear friend to Jesus? Hadn't Jesus eaten...
Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead
by Tony Nester
Jesus had enjoyed a special friendship with Mary, her sister Martha, and their brother Lazarus. There home was in Bethany, a town of less than two miles east of Jerusalem. When in Jerusalem Jesus would preach, teach, and heal the sick. He would be confronted by the religious authorities and respond to their accusations that he was a law-breaker and not of God. Then, for rest and renewal, Jesus would retreat to Bethany and enjoy the hospitality and companionship of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. Then one day when Jesus was in the north away from Bethany and Jerusalem Lazarus fell into sickness. (John 11:3 NRSV) ''So the sisters...
What a Lost Man Discovers Five Minutes after Death
by Rex Yancey
There was a Sunday school teacher who was waxing eloquent on the Rich man and Lazarus. He said the rich man lived in luxury and ignored his needy neighbors. He said the poor man lived in poverty and trusted in God. He said, now boys, which one had you rather be, the rich man or the poor man? One little boy spoke up and said, ''I want to be the rich man now and Lazarus when I die!'' I expext there are a lot of people who feel that way. When I was in seminary a student asked Ray Frank Robbins ''Dr. Robbins, do you think the story of the rich man and Lazarus is a parable, or do you think it is the truth?'' Dr. Robbins pulled his...
Jesus Is the Resurrection and the Life
by Jonathan McLeod
Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother. So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary remained seated in the house. Martha said to Jesus, ''Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.'' Jesus said to her, ''Your brother will rise again.'' Martha said to him, ''I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last...
How to Experience a Miracle (17 of 33)
by Ernest Easley
We are going to learn this morning from John 11 that in life or death there is no problem that is greater than the Lord Jesus Christ! Now somebody says, ''Ernest, you don't know how big my problem is.'' You don't know how big my God is! For the thirsty, He is the water of life. For the hungry, He is the bread of life. For the spiritually blind, He is the light of the world. For those without a guide, He is the good shepherd. And for the dead and dying, He is the resurrection and the life! Now let me ask you a question: would a miracle help your situation today? I mean whatever your circumstances are would a miracle help? Well if the truth...
How to Live Forever
by Ernest Easley
Now on this Easter Sunday morning ... take God's Word and join me in John 11. Last Sunday we looked at an old rugged cross where we saw man at his worst and God at His best. At the cross where the savior died and salvation was born. But now we move from Golgotha to a Graveyard. And not just any graveyard ... but a graveyard where a dear friend of Jesus had been recently buried. His name was Lazarus and he had two sisters: Mary and Martha. It's here in this graveyard we learn that there is no problem so great but that Jesus is greater. For the thirsty, He is the water of life. For the hungry, He is the bread of life. And for...
Trials, Tarrying and Triumph
by Robert Walker
Mary Bratcher from Artesia, New Mexico accidentally ran over her pet dog. I once had a dog with the same name. Browney bit just about everyone that ever step into our yard. The family tearfully buried the little mixed-breed dog in a field near their ranch home. The family's youngest son refused to accept that Browney was gone; neither would Browny's momma! The momma pooch dug Browny out of the ground and the following day the family returned from a trip to discover Browny, caked with mud and dried blood, on their porch. Browny was barely breathing, but they rushed him to the veterinarian. He recovered...
Dead End: The Miracle at the End of the Road (2 of 5)
by Kerry Shook
''Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped His feet with her hair.) So the sisters sent word to Jesus, 'Lord, the one you love is sick.' 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.' Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So when He heard that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was two more days, and then He said to His disciples, 'Let us go back to Judea...
It Is Better For You That One Man Die (1 of 9)
by Jeff Strite
OPEN: A mother shared this incident about taking her son to the doctor: “Because of an ear infection, my young son, Casey, had to go to the pediatrician. I was impressed with the way the doctor directed his comments and questions to my son. When he asked Casey, "is there anything you are allergic to?" Casey nodded and whispered in his ear. Smiling, the pediatrician wrote out a prescription and handed it to me. Without looking at it, I tucked it into my purse. Later, the pharmacist filled the order, remarking on the unusual food-drug interaction my son must have. When he saw my puzzled expression, he showed me...
Moved By Grief (7 of 10)
by Stephen Whitney
Some say that life is like the flickering flame of a candle. When the flame is snuffed out, the light is gone forever. They believe that when we breathe our last breath, we are gone forever - it is as if we had never existed. Charles Bradlaugh was a political activist and one of the most famous English atheists during the late 1800's. He not only believed there is no Supreme Being himself, but he became a popular writer for secular and liberal political groups. In 1858 he became president of the London Secular Society and editor of their newspaper called the National Reformer which was prosecuted by the government for...
Love Came Calling at the Mourning of Lazarus (4 of 5)
by Wayne Hinson
The New Testament is ever ready to present us with episode after episode of how love came calling to different individuals. None of the evident barriers that we see today, had any effect upon the love of God. Love that comes calling, transcends all barriers of social, moral, financial and religious designations. God's love has the power and ability to see through and leap over any man made hurdles. That same love of God also can bind the power of any Satanic obstructions. Out of all the examples and pictures of how love came calling, this scene at the death of Lazarus presents us with one of the greatest portraits of God's love in...
Funeral for a Tragic Death
by Jeff Strite
(James died of an overdose of drugs at the age of 21. The family asked for a memorial service at the church building and more than 60 people arrived to show their respect). I can’t tell you how moved I am that so many of you have come to show their love and respect for James and his family. Death is always a difficult time and your presence has gone a long way toward helping this family in their grief. And the Bible says it’s actually good for us to be here today. In Ecclesiastes 7:2, God says this:‘‘It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of every person; the living should take this...
A Cemetery Is a Good Place
by Roger Thomas
A cemetery is a good place. I'll wager some of you are thinking, ''That's the dumbest thing I ever heard. I always thought the preacher was a half a sandwich shy of a picnic and now I know it.'' Most of us would probably insist, ''There's nothing good about a cemetery.'' And for good reason! Before I am done today, I hope you change your mind.Few of us associate cemeteries with anything good and certainly not anything funny. Just to get us off on the right foot, let me share my two favorite cemetery stories. On the outskirts of a small town, an old cemetery contained a huge pecan tree. It grew just inside the cemetery fence. One day, two boys...
A Graveyard Miracle (16 Of 17)
by Jerry Vines
I have been in a series of miracles of the Lord. I have called this series, “I Believe in Miracles” because I believe the same Jesus who performed miracles when He walked on the earth 2,000 years ago is alive and is working miracles in people’s lives today. We praise God for the miracles we had in the service this morning. God is still saving people. God is still changing lives. It’s exciting, isn’t it? If you have been saved you have experienced the miracle of the new birth and you have experienced other miracles along the way in your life and you may experience many more. But I am here to guarantee you from the Word of God that...
Funeral Service (11 of 13)
by Christopher Harbin
Mitchell Wayne Ferguson, Sr. We gather here today to honor the memory and celebrate the life of Mitch Ferguson. A brief service cannot do justice to a lifetime of relationship, struggle, victory, accomplishment, and the lives touched by the passing of another. We come together, however, to begin the process of letting go of one we can no longer hold present in our midst. Grief is a selfish and strange animal. We do not grieve for Mitch. We grieve for ourselves. We grieve over what we have lost: a son, brother, father, grandfather, nephew, cousin, friend, companion, the opportunities that still might have been, the dreams that are...
