What To Do When It’s Dead

John 11:38–44 KJV 1900

Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

Introduction

The seven signs are:

Changing water into wine at Cana in - "the first of the signs"

Healing the royal official's son in Capernaum in

Healing the paralytic at Bethesda in

Feeding the 5000 in

Jesus walking on water in

Healing the man blind from birth in

The raising of Lazarus in

The seven signs are seen by some scholars and theologians as evidence of new creation theology in the Gospel of John, the resurrection of Jesus being the implied eighth sign, indicating a week of creation and then a new creation beginning with the resurrection

Lazarus got sick and died, it was a dead situation.

What to do when it’s dead

What is “It”?

It is that dead situation in your life.

It is sickness in the body

It is sickness in the body

It is marriages going bad

It is when the money is low but my bills are due

It is

It is no matter how I pray for my children they can’t get it to together

It is whatever that has you bound.

Tied up, tangle up, wrapped up, and bound up.

That’s what “it” is.

What to do when it’s dead

I. Pray

a. Mary and Mather Sent word to Jesus

Response 1: 4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

John 11:6 KJV 1900

When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.

John 11:6 KJV 1900

When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.

4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

Response 2: 6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.

King James Version Chapter 11

6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was

John 11:6 KJV 1900

When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.

6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.

Response 3: ...Let us go into Judaea again. Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

QUOTE: 10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

The Holy Bible: King James Version. (2009). (Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version., ). Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

Jesus want us to live, in fact he is life, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

What to do when it’s dead, number one we ought to pray.

King James Version Chapter 11

17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already. 18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: 19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. 20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

II. Believe

King James Version Chapter 11

17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already. 18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: 19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. 20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

a. Mary sat sill in the house

b. Martha went to met Jesus

c. Yes. Lord

Is there a YES LORD in the building

Yes Lord, I believe your able

I in this all alone, but Yes Lord

No groceries in the home, but Yes Lord

Wife not acting right, but Yes Lord

Husband want to fight, but Yes Lord

The doctor gave me bad news, but Yes Lord

I feel neglected and abused, but Yes Lord

King James Version Chapter 11

39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone.

III. Act in Faith

a. Even in our dead situations

i. Obey his commands

ii. Our breakthrough often depends on our willingness to move the stone.

Your blessing is in the cave. but you have to move the stone

Jesus is ready to perform a miracle in your life, but you have to move the stone

Move the stone of complacency

Move the stone of unbelief,

I know it look as if its too late, just move the stone

Act on faith, and move the stone.

Trust in Jesus, move the stone

I know you may feel bad, but move the stone

What to do its dead.

Celebration

Pray to Jesus,

Pray to Jesus, He knows all about your troubles

Pray to Jesus, because He sits on the right hand of the Father making intercession for us

He makes intercessions for us.

Pray to Jesus, because the Father always hear Him

We got to go to Jesus

Obey His will

He can call your dead situation from sad to glad

He can call your dead situation from lonely to loving

He can call your dead situation from sick to healing

(SALVATION)

I was a dead situation,

Bound by sin

A dead situation,

But One day, I heard the Lord call my name

Have any body heard that call

He called me from wretched to righteousness

He called me from savage to salvation

He called me from death to life

I am free praised the Lord I am free,

I am free praised the Lord I am free,

My soul is resting, it just a blessing