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Scripture

Introduction

He was a professional thief.

His name stirred fear in the hearts of even the most rugged frontiersman as sure as the desert wind stirred the tumbleweeds.

From 1875 to 1883, he successfully held up twenty-seven Wells Fargo stagecoaches.

And as amazing as this is, he did so without firing a single shot.

His weapons?

Fear and intimidation.

When a stagecoach driver looked down and saw a man riding alongside whose face was entirely covered with a black hood, he knew he was about to be held up by Black Bart and that he was foolish to fight him.

In newspapers and journals from San Francisco to New York City, he was known as one of the most notorious bandits of all time.

Black Bart reminds me of another who haunts all of humanity, one who Jesus called a thief and a robber, a liar and a murderer (John 8:44).

His weapons, like Black Bart’s, consist of intimidation and fear—especially the fear of death...

Although death is something we don’t like to think about or talk about, it is something we deal with constantly.

Oh, it might not be the fear of physical death that haunts us.

It might be the death of a relationship, a marriage, a business.

This spiritual Black Bart, identified in Scripture as Satan, intimidates people

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constantly with the fear of death and holds them in this bondage all of their lives.

But Jesus came not only to meet death head-on, but to conquer it completely in order that we might be set free.

In our text, we see Jesus and death meeting face-to-face in an encounter that is not accidental, but oh, so intentional as Jesus goes twenty-five miles out of His way to the

little town of Nain...

I want to share tonight on a 1 stop shop his name is Jesus

Hurt back - chiropractor

Brain - phsycyatirist

Eye - optometrist

Heart - Cardiologist

Where do you go for a broken heart?

Some people go for the gramaxone

David Sookram chopped his wife and killed himself

Jesus is the antidote

Story is about a lady from Nain.

Nain is nowhere town.

The name “Nain” literally means “beauty.”

But, there was no beauty in Nain that day.

Death had invaded the little town of Nain.

She a widow from nain

Sometimes when it rains it pours

She is walking in the funeral procession to bury her 1 and only child

All of a sudden out of nowhere here comes Jesus

We serve an on time God

What is Jesus doing in Nain.

Nain isn’t in the way to something

Jesus is Intentional

We ask ourself where is God when we need him ?

Today I want you know that he knows about you and he is intentional

The Key question many might ask is why is Jesus coming to a place like Nain?

Now Jesus is very intentional in all that he does

He not vikey vike like a lot of his followers

He is intentional in his approach

When we read the Luke 7 we see that Jesus was in Capernaum and he had now healed a Centurion’s Servant

He was intentional in doing that and now we see he is in Nain and Nain is around 25 miles from Capernaum

Now I want us to think about that for a second

Jesus is travelling 25 miles from Capernaum to Nain

Just remember - in those days

Jesus could not call a car or a taxi to take him there

He didnt have such a luxury yet he found himself in Nain because he had Ministry to do

Lots of us we find it hard to reach in church even if it may cost us 5 to 10 minutes of walking which will also be good exercise for us because we spend our whole lives such sitting on the couch for hours......

But Jesus did not come to Nain by chance but I belive he came to Nain by choice

Jesus knew all that this Widow was going through and even if it meant having to come 25 miles to get there he did not mind

Tonight I want to let you know that

He knows what you’re going through

What you’re facing at home.

He would go to a nowhere place like Nain or Barrackpore because he knows what his people are going through.

I don’t know what you facing but he knows!!!

He knows how many hair is on your head Before you even ask him anything he knows He knows she is just a widow

This kid has just died

Overwhelmed

Some of you think God is a distant God

he is a close God

He knows all that your struggle with

He is intentional in the way he gets to you

Some of you listening to me tonight may think that you got saved by chance - that someone brough you to church but i want to let you know you are not here by chance but Jesus intentionally put that person to invite you to service or to tell you about him.

Jesus is intentional

The same how he was intentional in heading to Nain I want to let you know he is intentional to heading to you

He will come to Barrackpore if he has to

He will come to Gp road if he has to - Massa Street to be exact if he has to

He has not forgotten you my friend

He will come to Hassanali Trace, Harewood Trace, Rookmineah he would do that

Hear this - hear this secret

If he even has to come to Broomage Road in Princes Town as well to get to you - he would do it.....

Jesus is intentional in what he does for you

You see - you have worth- you have value - God loves you and considers you just like that woman in Nain

Nobody has time for widow nowadays but Jesus does.....

You see, during funerals that were held in Galilee, the mother would walk in front of the funeral procession with other family members BEHIND her.

THEN, the dead body followed, usually carried on a special stand.

FINALLY, relatives, friends, and mourners followed the corpse.

When Jesus saw the woman in front of the funeral procession with no one between her and the coffin, Jesus instantly realized that the woman was a widow

APPLICATION - When you feel frustrated with all that is happening around you don’t throw in the towel just yet ...Take comfort knowing that the God of the Universe knows your situation and he will come to Nain just for you!!!

Jesus is Compassionate

Why would the Son of Man go all the way to Nain

Cause he cares

Isn’t that nice to know that he cares for me and he cares for you

let me explain several reasons why this was such a tragedy back then.

The family line ends with her death.

There are no more males to carry on the family name.

This may not be a big deal to us in our culture, but to an ancient Jewish person, who was known by tribe, then clan, then family, and THEN name, it was a huge deal!

She has no one to care for her.

Back then, women were almost completely cared for by their husbands and sons; we can see that from reading other passages of Scripture.

They weren’t helpless by any standard, but women relied upon the men for protection, income, and influence.

That’s just the way it was.

So, now, this woman might be faced with having to rely on the community’s support…if they were willing to give her any, that is.