The Greatest Comback in History
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CAN YOU EVEN IMAGINE THE DESPAIR THAT EVERYONE MUST HAVE FELT WHEN JESUS DIED?
THE ONE WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE MESSIAH
THE ONE WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO SAVE THEM FROM THE HAND OF THE ROMAN GOVERNMENT
TO ONE WHO WAS SUPPOSED SAVE THEM FROM THEIR ENEMY
IS DEAD
JESUS CHOSE TO GIVE HIMSELF UP TO DEATH
IT WASN’T FORCED UPON HIM
HE CHOSE TO LAY HIS LIFE DOWN FOR YOU AND I
WHY? LOVE
8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
HE CHOSE TO LAY IT ALL DOWN FOR YOU
BUT THAT’S NOT IT
HE ALSO CHOSE TO BE RAISED FROM THE DEAD FOR YOU
REMEMBER WHAT HE SAID.....
17 The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”
WHAT HE DID...
LOOKED LIKE DEFEAT
BUT,
WHAT THEY DIDN’T UNDERSTAND WAS...
THAT THIS WASN’T DEFEAT
THIS WAS NOT THE END
IT WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING
YOU SEE...
THEY MAY NOT REALIZE THIS YET BUT....
WHAT THEY SEE AS A SETBACK
IS ACTUALLY A SET-UP FOR A COMEBACK
.......OPEN IN PRAYER......
WE ALL LOVE A GOOD COMEBACK STORY....
I MEAN IF YOU GOOGLE COMEBACKS
FIRST THING IT GOES TO IS…SPORTS
BUT THE FACT IS.....
YOU CAN PROBABLY FIND A GOOD COMEBACK IN ALMOST ANY TOPIC YOU WANT
TOP 3 FOOTBALL COMEBACKS
HERE ARE THE TOP 3 COMEBACKS WITH THE LARGEST DEFICITS OF ALL TIME....
2013 … CHIEFS vs COLTS
28 POINT DEFICIT
The largest comeback not requiring overtime. Starting with 11:47 remaining in the 3rd quarter, Indianapolis scored five touchdowns while conceding only two field goals. After the Colts took the lead with 4:21 remaining, Kansas City drove into Colts territory before turning the ball over on downs. Indianapolis quarterback Andrew Luck threw for four touchdowns on the day and scored another on a fumble recovery.
Chiefs led
38–10
Colts won
45–44
2. 1992 .... BILLS vs OILERS
32 POINT DEFICIT
Backup quarterback Frank Reich led the Bills to four touchdowns between 8:52 and 2:00 of the 3rd quarter to begin the comeback. Buffalo took the lead on Andre Reed's third touchdown catch with 3:08 to play, before the Oilers forced overtime with a field goal. Nate Odomes intercepted a Warren Moon pass early in overtime and Steve Christie won the game with a 32-yard field goal.
Oilers led
35–3
Bills won
41–38 (OT
3. 2022 … VIKINGS vs COLTS
33 POINT DEFICIT
LETS WATCH THIS ONE (PLAY VIDEO CLIP)
WOW, WHAT A GAME.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE COMEBACK STORIES IS ROCKY
THE FACT THAT THIS GUY WAS A NOBODY GOING NOWHERE
EVERYTHING IN HIS LIFE HAD COME AGAINST HIM
HE BEGAN TO LOSE HOPE OF HIS FUTURE
EVEN WHEN HE WAS OFFERED A CHANCE TO FIGHT APOLLO FOR THE TITLE
HIS INITIAL REACTION WAS....NO, I CAN’T BEAT HIM
HE’S THE CHAMPION…AND I’M A NOBODY
FINALLY HE TAKES THE OPPORTUNITY AND BEGINS TRAINING AND THE REST IS HISTORY
HE DEFEATS APOLLO AND BECOMES THE NEW CHAMP
WE LOVE A GOOD COMEBACK.....
THERE IS SOMETHING SO EXCITING ABOUT...
THINKING THAT ALL IS LOST
THINKING THAT IT’S ALL OVER AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN
THE PERSON YOU THOUGHT WAS GOING TO LOSE
ENDS UP WINNING
THIS IS WHAT IS SO GREAT ABOUT THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS
GOD HAS A WAY OF TAKING WHAT SEEMS TO BE IRREVERSIBLE
AND REVERSING IT
HE TAKES THE THINGS THAT SEEM IMPOSSIBLE
AND HE MAKES THEM POSSIBLE
I LOVE THAT GOD MAKES A WAY
EVEN WHEN THERE SEEMS TO BE NO WAY
COME ON SOMEBODY...
IS ANYONE ELSE THANKFUL FOR THAT
THIS WAS THE MINDSET OF THE NATION OF ISRAEL IN THE MOMENT OF JESUS’S DEATH
THERE’S NO WAY
WE’RE DONE
IT’S OVER
IT WAS OVER ALRIGHT......
BUT NOT BECAUSE THE ENEMY SAID IS WAS OVER
IT’S OVER BECAUSE GOD SAID IT WAS OVER
30 When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
OH COME ON SOMEBODY....
YOU MAY FEEL LIKE ALL HOPE IS LOST IN YOUR LIFE
YOU MAY FEEL LIKE THE ENEMY HAS WON AND DEFEATED YOU IN YOUR LIFE BUT....
I’M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT GOD IS NOT DONE WITH YOU YET
THERE MAY BE PEOPLE AROUND YOU
TELLING YOU THAT YOUR MARRIAGE IS OVER
TELLING YOU THAT YOU NEED TO CUT YOUR LOSSES AND MOVE ON
BUT I’M TELLING THIS MORNING THAT
IT’S NOT OVER UNTIL GOD SAYS IT’S OVER
SATAN DOES NOT GET THE LAST SAY IN YOUR LIFE.....
BECAUSE OF JESUS CHRIST,
DEATH AND HELL NO LONGER HAVE THE LAST SAY IN YOUR LIFE
HE TOOK THOSE KEYS
HE OWNS THE KEYS TO DEATH AND HELL
JESUS HAS THE LAST SAY
OH COME ON SOMEBODY....
AND BECAUSE HE LIVES, IF YOU TRUST IN HIM AND PUT YOUR LIVES IN HIS HANDS.....GUESS WHAT???
YOUR GOING TO LIVE TOO
WELL WHAT DO YOU MEAN PASTOR....
JESUS SAID.....
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
BECAUSE OF THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST...
HIS WORD SAYS THAT THOSE WHO ARE IN CHRIST JESUS
WILL LIVE FOREVER IN ETERNITY WITH HIM
IN OTHER WORDS....
YOU DON’T HAVE TO FEAR DEATH
YOU DON’T HAVE TO LIVE BROKEN AND EMPTY
GOD HAS MADE A WAY WHEN THERE WAS NO WAY
JESUS CHRIST MADE A WAY OF REDEMPTION FOR YOU AND I
COME ON SOMEBODY...
GIVE GOD PRAISE IN THIS HOUSE
AS A CHILD OF GOD...
EVEN THOUGH WE DIE ON EARTH
WE HAVE THE JOY AND PEACE OF KNOWING
WE WILL LIVE FOREVER WITH CHRIST.....AMEN?
THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MIND THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM
WHO NEED A COMEBACK
IT COULD BE THAT YOU NEED A COMEBACK...
IN YOUR FAMILY
PHYSICALLY
FINANCIALLY
SOME MAY NEED A COMEBACK IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS
MAYBE AN EMOTIONAL COMEBACK
MAYBE A HABIT OR AND ADDICTION THAT NEEDS TO BE BROKEN
AND MAYBE YOU’VE TRIED...
AND DONE ALL YOU KNOW TO DO
AND YOU STILL CAN’T SEEM TO GAIN VICTORY OVER THAT ISSUE
OH COME ON...
I’M TALKING TO SOMEBODY
IT’S BEEN SETBACK
AFTER SETBACK, AFTER SETBACK
AND YOUR TIRED AND DISCOURAGED
AND FRUSTRATED
UNDERSTAND THIS....
A LOT OF TIMES IN OUR LIFE
OUR SETBACKS ARE SET-UPS
SOMETIMES WE GO THROUGH THINGS THAT....
ARE MEANT TO GROW US AND PROMOTE US
AND HELP US TO BECOME SOMETHING THAT WE NEVER COULD BECOME OTHERWISE
I’M REMINDED OF THE WORDS OF JAMES...
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
YOU MAY GO THROUGH TRIALS
BUT GOD HAS A PLAN IF YOU WILL TRUST HIM
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
OH MY LORD....
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN PASTOR???
IT MEANS THAT IN GODS MERCY
MERCY - NOT RECEIVING WHAT WE DESERVE
GRACE - RECEIVING WHAT WE DON’T DESERVE
SO, IN GOD’S MERCY
HE HAS GIVEN US NEW BIRTH INTO A LIVING HOPE
OH MY LORD,
YOU MAY FEEL LIKE YOUR HOPE IS DEAD
YOU FEEL LIKE ALL IS LOST
BUT THROUGH HIS RESURRECTION, HE HAS GIVEN US NEW LIFE
HE HAS GIVEN US A WAY OUT OF DARKNESS
A WAY OUT OF HOPELESSNESS
A WAY OUT OF SIN AND SHAME
HE HAS CONQUERED ALL THROUGH HIS RESURRECTION
AND NOW YOU CAN BE BORN AGAIN INTO A NEW LIFE WITH JESUS CHRIST
COME ON SOMEBODY GIVE GOD SOME PRAISE....
THIS IS THE HOPE OF THE RESURRECTION
THIS IS WHY WE CELEBRATE
(SLOW THE SERMON DOWN TO A CALM TALK)
I CAN’T IMAGINE THE HORROR OF THE WHAT JUST HAPPENED AT THE SCENE OF THE CRUCIFIXION
AS THEY ALL STAND WAITING FOR JESUS TO DIE
THEY DECIDE NOT TO BREAK HIS LEGS TO FINISH THE PROCESS OF DYING
BUT INSTEAD THEY PIERCED HIS SIDE
TO ENSURE THAT HE WAS DEAD
THEY PULLED HIM FROM THE CROSS AND CARRIED HIM TO THE TOMB WHERE HE WOULD BE LAID
THE SADNESS THAT MARY MUST HAVE FELT THE NEXT MORNING
AS SHE GATHERED SOME THINGS TO GO AND PREPARE HIS BODY AND PAY RESPECTS TO JESUS.
MARY MAGDALENE GOES TO TOMB
1 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.
YOU SEE....
WHAT MARY AND EVERYONE ELSE WAS ABOUT TO DISCOVER IS THAT....
THIS DEVASTATING SETBACK
WAS REALLY JUST A SET-UP
FOR THE GREATEST COMEBACK IN HISTORY
________LIGHTS OUT (2ND SCENE)_______
_________________________
COME ON AND STAND UP ON YOUR FEET ALL OVER THIS HOUSE......
CAN WE GIVE THE LORD SOME PRAISE TODAY FOR WHAT HE’S DONE?
(BEGIN TO PRAY)
COME ON CHURCH....
HE IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED
TODAY IS THE DAY.....
DOESN’T MATTER WHAT YOU’VE DONE
WHAT YOUR SITUATION IS RIGHT NOW
JESUS DIED FOR YOU
NOT ONLY DID HE DIE BUT HE ROSE 3 DAYS LATER
ALL FOR YOU
EVERY HEAD BOWED AND EYE CLOSED
THERE ARE MANY IN HERE RIGHT NOW
WHO NEED A COMEBACK IN THEIR LIFE
THEY SOMETHING TO CHANGE IN THEIR LIFE
I’M TELLING YOU...
GOD WANTS TO BE THAT CHANGE
HE IS THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE
HE THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA
THE BEGINNING AND THE END
GOD CAN MAKE A WAY FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.....
IF THIS IS YOU WOULD YOU JUST RAISE YOUR HAND?
YOU NEED A COMEBACK IN YOUR LIFE
YOU NEED SOMETHING TO CHANGE
IF YOU RAISED YOUR HAND I WANT YOU TO COME TO THE FRONT AND STAND
HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW YOU NEED TO SURRENDER YOU LIFE TO JESUS?
HOW MANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SURRENDER YOUR LIFE TO JESUS AND MAKE A DECISION TO LIVE FOR HIM?
9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.
SINNERS PRAYER......
Lord Jesus, for too long I’ve kept you out of my life. I know that I am a sinner and that I cannot save myself. No longer will I close the door when I hear you knocking. By faith I gratefully receive your gift of salvation. I am ready to trust you as my Lord and Savior. Thank you, Lord Jesus, for coming to earth. I believe you are the Son of God who died on the cross for my sins and rose from the dead on the third day. Thank you for bearing my sins and giving me the gift of eternal life. I believe your words are true. Come into my heart, Lord Jesus, and be my Savior. Amen.
LISTEN TO ME......
PART OF YOUR COMEBACK
WILL REQUIRE YOU TO GET BACK UP
LIFE IS STILL HARD
WE LIVE IN A FALLEN WORLD THAT REQUIRES YOU TO LEAN ON HIM DAILY
WHEN YOU MESS UP
GET UP
PART OF BEING A CHRISTIAN IS....
LEARNING TO GROW THROUGH WHAT YOU GO THROUGH
GET IN THE BIBLE
READ IT
START PRAYING EVERYDAY
STOP LISTENING TO MUSIC THAT FEEDS YOUR FLESH
LISTEN TO WORSHIP MUSIC OFTEN....IT HELPS FEED YOUR SPIRIT
CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR GROWTH
AMEN????
........CLOSE IN PRAYER...........