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The Resurrection & The Life
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JOHN 11:25-27
• Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the
life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet
shall he live, and everyone who lives and
believes in me shall never die. Do you believe
this?" She said to him, "Yes, Lord; I believe that
you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is
coming into the world."
James Shirley
• The glories of our blood and state are shadows,
not substantial things. There is no armor against
fate. Death lays his icy hand on kings. Scepter
and crown must tumble down, and in the dust be
equal laid with poor, crooked scythe and spade.
Kings and commoners. Death finds them all.
Genesis 2:16-17
• And the LORD God commanded the man, saying,
"You may surely eat of every tree of the garden,
but of the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat
of it you shall surely die."
Genesis 3:4-5
• But the serpent said to the woman, "You will not
surely die. For God knows that when you eat of
it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like
God, knowing good and evil."
Genesis 3:6
• So when the woman saw that the tree was good
for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes,
and that the tree was to be desired to make one
wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also
gave some to her husband who was with her,
and he ate.
Genesis 3:19
• By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till
you return to the ground, for out of it you were
taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall
return."
Romans 5:12
• Therefore, just as sin came into the world
through one man, and death through sin, and
so death spread to all men because all sinned
Genesis 3:21
• And the LORD God made for Adam and for his
wife garments of skins and clothed them
Hebrews 10:3
• But in these sacrifices there is a reminder of sins
every year
JOHN 11:1-4
• Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany,
the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was
Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and
wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother
Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent to him, saying,
"Lord, he whom you love is ill." But when Jesus
heard it he said, "This illness does not lead to
death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son
of God may be glorified through it."
Head Scratchers
1. Lazarus’ Death does not lead to Death
but rather the Glory of God
Piper
• God’s glory is the outward radiance of the
intrinsic beauty and greatness of his manifold
perfections
JOHN 11:5-6
• – Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and
Lazarus. So, when he heard that Lazarus was ill,
he stayed two days longer in the place where he
was.
Head Scratchers
1. Lazarus’ Death does not lead to Death
but rather the Glory of God
2. Jesus’ Love for the Family = 2-Day Delay
JOHN 11:11-15
• After saying these things, he said to them, "Our
friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to
awaken him." The disciples said to him, "Lord, if
he has fallen asleep, he will recover." Now Jesus
had spoken of his death, but they thought that
he meant taking rest in sleep. Then Jesus told
them plainly, "Lazarus has died, and for your
sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you
may believe. But let us go to him."
Head Scratchers
1. Lazarus’ Death does not lead to Death
but rather the Glory of God
2. Jesus’ Love for the Family = 2-Day Delay
3. It is Good that Jesus Wasn’t There
Before Lazarus
JOHN 11:17
• Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus
had already been in the tomb four days
JOHN 11:20-24
• So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming,
she went and met him...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 day."
JOHN 11:25-27
• Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the
life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet
shall he live, and everyone who lives and
believes in me shall never die. Do you believe
this?" She said to him, "Yes, Lord; I believe that
you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is
coming into the world."
JOHN 11:38-39
• Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the
tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the
sister of the dead man, said to him, "Lord, by
this time there will be an odor, for he has been
dead four days
JOHN 11:40-42
• Jesus said to her, "Did I not tell you that if you
believed you would see the glory of God?" So
they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his
eyes and said, "Father, I thank you that you have
heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I
said this on account of the people standing
around, that they may believe that you sent
me."
JOHN 11:43-44
• When he had said these things, he cried out
with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out." The man
who had died came out, his hands and feet
bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped
with a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Unbind him,
and let him go."
JOHN 11:45
• Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with
Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him
JOHN 20:30-31
• Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence
of the disciples, which are not written in this
book; but these are written so that you may
believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God,
and that by believing you may have life in his
name
JOHN 11:25-26
• Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the
life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet
shall he live, and everyone who lives and
believes in me shall never die. Do you believe
this?"
Isaiah 53:5
• But he was pierced for our transgressions; he
was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the
chastisement that brought us peace, and with
his wounds we are healed
2 Corinthians 5:21
• He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our
behalf, so that we might become the
righteousness of God in Him…
1 Peter 2:24
• He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree,
that we might die to sin and live to
righteousness. By his wounds you have been
healed
Romans 5:6-10
• For while we were still weak, at the right time
Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely
die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a
good person one would dare even to die—but
God shows his love for us in that while we were
still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore,
we have now been justified by his blood, much
more shall we be saved by him from the wrath
of God. For if while we were enemies we were
reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much
more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be
saved by his life.
Romans 5:19
• For as by the one man's disobedience the many
were made sinners, so by the one man's
obedience the many will be made righteous
Matthew 28:5-6
• But the angel said to the women, "Do not be
afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was
crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he
said. Come, see the place where he lay
2 Timothy 1:8-10
• Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony
about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share
in suffering for the gospel by the power of God,
who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not
because of our works but because of his own
purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ
Jesus before the ages began, and which now has
been manifested through the appearing of our
Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and
brought life and immortality to light through the
gospel
Acts 2:22-24
• "Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of
Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with
mighty works and wonders and signs that God
did through him in your midst, as you yourselves
know—this Jesus, delivered up according to the
definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you
crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.
God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death,
because it was not possible for him to be held by
it.
Revelation 1:17-18
• When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead.
But he laid his right hand on me, saying, "Fear
not, I am the first and the last, and the living
one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore,
and I have the keys of Death and Hades
Wiersbe
• While we thank God for what the Bible
teaches…we realize that we are saved by
the Redeemer, Jesus Christ, and not by a
doctrine written in a book. When we know
Him by faith, we need not fear the shadow
of death. When you are sick, you want a
doctor and not a medical book or a formula.
When you are being sued, you want a
lawyer and not a law book…
Wiersbe
• Likewise, when you face your last enemy,
death, you want the Saviour and not a
doctrine written in a book. In Jesus Christ,
every doctrine is made personal (1 Cor.
1:30). When you belong to Him, you have all
that you ever will need in life, death, time,
or eternity!