He is the Truth and this is the Truth
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John 11:11–15
11 This He said, and after that He said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I go, so that I may awaken him out of sleep.” 12 The disciples then said to Him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.” 13 Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that He was speaking of literal sleep. 14 So Jesus then said to them plainly, “Lazarus is dead,
15 and I am glad
Does your bible say that???
Why?
for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe; but let us go to him.”
Notice he speaking about belief
And then Doubting Thomas speaks
16 Therefore Thomas, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.”
The same man that said in John 20:25
25 So the other disciples were saying to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.”
Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe."
Jesus is about to reveal truth and life
John 11:20–27 (NASB95)
20 Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet Him, but Mary stayed at the house. 21 Martha then said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 “Even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.” 23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24 Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” 27 She said to Him, “Yes, Lord; I have believed that You are the Christ, the Son of God, even He who comes into the world.”
I am the resurrection and the life
One more place
John 14:6 (NASB95)
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.
As time begins to tick and the close become such a close reality
After teaching his disciple so many things about the kingdom and about prayer
After healing so many of the sick and winning so many of the lost he gives them again insight into one of the principle revelation about himself.
He is the resurrection!!!
We find out from John chapter 12 that from the time that Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead and till the time that he rose was just days apart.
About a week no more than two.
Jesus is trying to get them to understand.. not only is he more powerful than demons (they saw him cast out demon)
Not only is he stronger than sickness (they saw him heal sick)
Not only is he strong than the elements (they saw him command the wind and the waves)
But literally he is stronger than death itself.
Not only is he stronger than death itself he has power over death.
Somebody say that’s the truth
The one that controls life is stronger than death.
Yes…
Life comes forth out of the mouth of God.
In our text Jesus says to his disciples our buddy Lazarus is has falling asleep.
But I gotta go wake him up. But they didn’t understand this.. they thought he was talking about bed time…
No not that..
He uses the world sleep.. he conceal something this Revelations that only will be revealed to the seeker.
1 Corinthians says I tell you this mystery that we shall not all sleep
Speaking again of death.
Well Jesus you know.. There are enemies that want to kill you. lets stay here cause if he is sleep he will be ok.
Then jesus says it plainly
“Lazarus is dead!!!!
Im not afraid to make that the journey.. I am not scared of my enemies.
I am not scared of death. Because you cant kill the truth.
Lazarus is death.. and the natural emotion for death is sadness but
13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope.
so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope.
“Lazarus is dead,
15 and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe; but let us go to him.”
I am not sad because I know there will be a resurrection….
And I am about to reveal a concealed truth.
And when you believe in this truth you will know it and when you know the truth it will set you.
“Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.”
No Thomas you don’t get it..
The truth is , “ He am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Him.
If we make this journey with him he will show us who he really is….
Look at your neighbor and say he is the truth….
i think God that death didn’t stop him from coming to me
Make make his way and meets Martha
She says if you would have been here my brother would not have died.
Martha if I didn’t show up there would be no resurrection and you would not get to see this side of me.
Martha replies
22 “Even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.” 23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
She says I know.. in the last days he will be resurrected.
No Martha you don’t know who your talking to..
I am the resurrection and the life
When and what I speak is truth and if I say live.
he who believes in Me will live even if he dies,
26 and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”
Jesus is asking everyone in this room what he ask Martha
Do you believe this?”
Grace Christian Fellowship I got good news for you this morning.
look t your neighbor and say, this ain’t fake news
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life;
and if he is the truth he can not lie.
And if he says he is the resurrection
There has been
There is
And there will be resurrection
Paul say 6 things in 1 Corinthians 15 that if there was no resurrection
1) preaching Christ would be senseless (v. 14)
2) faith in Christ would be useless (v. 14)
3) all the witnesses and preachers of the resurrection would be liars (v. 15)
4) no one would be redeemed from sin (v. 17)
5) all former believers would have perished (v.18)
6) Christians would be the most pitiable people on the earth (v. 19)
But Paul Declares in verse 20
20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep.
If there is no resurrection that would make Jesus a liar leaving us with no future and no hope…
Dwellers in the shadow of death..
Living in the land of the dying.
But my bible tells me.
That he is not a man that he should lie and
That if heaven and earth pass away not one word of his will fall to the ground
When he said he was the resurrection he was not lying.
The question becomes pastor d.. I know that because there is a resurrection I don’t have to go to the 2nd death hell
I know that
What that got to say about my bills
Our my wayward children
Or my depression
Listen resurrection points to victor of oppression
Because Jesus rose from the dead.
Depression will not defeat you
Your bills wont destroy you
You depression wont last always
This sickness wont in in death
And if you do die you body wont rot in the grave….
1 Corinthians 15:55–57 (NASB95)
55 “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” 56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; 57 but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
That’s the truth…
Lazarus was dead he was so dead the lung stop working, the brain shoot down, heart stop beating, which meant the blood stop flowing.
The body would then start to release gasses.
And within 3 hour Rigor mortis would happen which makes the muscles become stiff and it would reach maximum stiffness after 12 hours.
From the moment of death flies are attracted themselves to bodies and without the normal defenses blowflies and house flies are able to lay eggs in the body openings (mouth, nose, eyes) These eggs hatch and move into the body, often within 24 hours.
Martha believe her brother was dead.
And it was the Jewish Custom that the burial should take place as soon as possible after death. It was usual done that day or the next.
Because there few way to stop the body from decomposing.
When the funeral service has ended, the mourners come forward to fill the grave.
Giving them closure as they observe the grave being filled in.
They would take a shovel; hold it pointing down instead of up, to emphasize death instead of life.
While the grave is being filled in, they would throw in a handful of earth from Israel on the dead body.
To show finality that it was over.
No wonder Martha and Mary said if you would have been here my brother would not have die. If you would have been here we would not have to go thru all that pain.
Give me a couple more minutes and I promise I will be done.
24 hour after death the Body starts to discolor
36 hour after death the body starts to swell
And on the fourth day The skin literally slides off the body.
By the time Jesus finally made it there the Body was stinking really badly.
But that ok because sometimes I skink really bad.
See Lazarus was dead. But he was not too dead for Jesus.
He that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.
I came here tonight to tell you if you have faith you will see the glory of God.
Jesus stood in front of the grave told them to remove the stone.
Then Jesus cried out with a loud voice Lazarus Come Forth!!!!!!
Because this dead man Lazarus had faith.
The skin had to slip back into place.
The swelling had to go down
The natural color in his body had to return
The heart started to beat and the blood started to flow
The lungs and the brain start to work again
And all of the insects the bugs, the flies, and the maggot had to leave this man body. Because he was no longer dead.
My God is not only the resurrector he is the resurrection.
Lazarus came forth out of the tomb….
This man is the truth.
A week and a couple days later they put in in front of pilate and the people yell for Barabbas’s release
They tied him to a whipping post and they beat him with a whips
They push a thorn crown on his head…
They made him carry a wooden cross
They nailed his hand and feet to it and hung him up.
They mock and laughed tell he said it is finished.
They rip him down and put him into a borrowed tomb
He went to hell for me…
But this man was the truth!!!
The whip couldn’t kill him
The cross couldn’t keep him
The grave couldn’t hold him
I got goodnews today church
There was.. there is and there will be a resurrection
Jesus is alive and he is alive evermore
He is resin indeed!!!!
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