Jesus' Powerful Plan

Please stand as we read from God's Word together.

Isaiah 55 1 through 11.

Isaiah 55 1 through 11.

This is the word of the Lord come everyone who thirsts.

Come to the waters and he who has no money come by and eat.

Come by wine and milk without money and without price.

Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread and your labor for that which does not satisfy?

Listen diligently to me and eat what is good and delight yourselves in rich food and

Climb your ear and come to me here that your soul may live and I will make with you an everlasting

covenant.

My steadfast sure love for David.

Behold I made him a witness to the people's a leader and commander for the people's.

Behold you shall call a nation that you do not know.

And a nation that did not know you shall run to you because of the Lord your God and of the Holy One of

Israel.

For he has glorified you.

Seek the Lord while he may be found.

Call upon him while he is near.

Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts.

Let him return to the Lord that he may have compassion on him and to our God for he will abundantly

pardon.

For my thoughts are not your thoughts.

Neither are your ways my ways declares the Lord for as the heavens are higher than the earth.

So are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there.

But water the earth making it bring forth and sprout given seed to the sower and bread to the eater.

So shall my word be that be that goes out from my mouth.

It shall not return to me empty.

But it shall accomplish that which I purpose and shall succeed in the things for which I sent it.

New Testament reading is from Luke chapter 8 beginning in verse 41.

And there came a man named Jarius who was a ruler of the synagogue and falling at Jesus feet He implored him to come to

his house for he had an only daughter about 12 years of age and she was dying.

As Jesus went the people pressed around him and there was a woman who'd had a discharge of blood for 12

years.

And though she had spent all her living on physicians. She could not be healed by anyone she came up

behind him and touched the friends of his garment and immediately her discharge of blood ceased.

And Jesus said Who was it that touched me when all denied it.

Peter said master the crowds surrounded you and are pressing in on you.

But Jesus said someone touched me for I perceived that power had gone out from me.

And when the woman saw that she was not hidden she came trembling and falling down before him declared in the presence of

all the people why she had touched him and how she had been immediately healed.

And He said to her daughter your faith has made you well go in peace.

While he was still speaking someone from the rulers house came and said your daughter is dead.

Do not trouble the teacher anymore.

But Jesus on hearing this answered him do not fear only believe and she will be well.

And when he came to the house He allowed no one to enter with him except Peter and John and James and the father and the

mother of the child.

And they were weeping and mourning for her.

But he said do not weep for she is not dead but sleeping.

And they laughed at him knowing that she was dead Taking her by the hand.

He called saying child arise and her spirit returned and she got up at once.

And he directed that something should be given her to eat and her parents were amazed.

But he charged them to tell no one what had happened.

Maybe see.

Morning.

Appreciate the opportunity.

I Certainly feel more comfortable in a classroom than I do in this situation.

But I'm thankful that we get to open the word to God together and see what God has for us.

I've had to turn in your word and your text to John 11.

John 11 I'm gonna read a longer passage.

And this is a passage this is a Miracle that you know of you've heard

in Sunday school.

And as I got into this and chose This amount of scripture and

Put it in the bulletin. I Wish that I had cut it much shorter.

So This passage is pregnant if you will it is filled with

truth and I'm only gonna touch a tip of the iceberg today.

John 11 We're gonna read verses 1 through 46

How a certain man was ill Lazarus of Bethany a

Village of Mary and her sister Martha.

It was Mary who was anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair whose brother Lazarus

was ill.

So the sister sent to him saying Lord He whom you love is ill.

But when Jesus heard it 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.

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.

Then after this said to the disciples, let us go to Judea again.

Disciple said to him rabbi The Jews were just now seeking to stone you

and are you going there again?

Jesus answered are there not 12 hours in a day if anyone who walks in the day He does not stumble

because he sees the light of this world.

But if anyone walks it in the night, he stumbles because the light is not in him.

After saying these things he said to them our friend Lazarus had fallen asleep, but I go to wake him.

The disciples said to him Lord if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.

Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but that they thought that he meant taking a rest

in sleep.

Then Jesus told them plainly Lazarus has died and for your sake.

I'm glad that I was not there so that you may believe.

But let us go to him so Thomas called the twin Said to his fellow disciples.

Let us go that we may die with him.

Now when Jesus came he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days.

Bethany was near Jerusalem.

About two miles off and many of the Jews had come to Mary and Martha's to console them concerning their

brother.

So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming she went and met him, but Mary remained seated

in the house.

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 won't rise again in the resurrection of the last day and Jesus said to her

I am the resurrection and the life.

Whoever believes in me though he died 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

when she had said this.

She went and called her sister Mary saying in private the teacher is here and is calling for

you and When she heard it she rose quickly and went to him.

Now Jesus had not yet come to the village but was still in the place where Martha had met him

when the Jews When the Jews who were with her in the house Consoling her saw

Mary rise quickly and go out.

They followed her supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there.

Now when Mary had come to to where Jesus was and saw him she fell at his feet saying Lord

if you had been here, my brother would not have died.

When Jesus saw her weeping and the Jews who had come with her also weeping he was

deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled and He said

where have you laid him?

And they said to him Lord come and see.

Jesus wept.

So the Jews said see how he loved him but some of them said Could he not who

opened the eyes of the blind man also have kept this man from dying.

Then Jesus deeply moved again came to the tomb and it was a cave and a stone laid against it.

Jesus said take away the stone.

Martha the sister.

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.

Jesus said to her did I not tell you that if you believe 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 say this on the account of the people standing around that they may believe that you sent me.

When he had said these things he cried out in a loud voice Lazarus come out.

The man who had died came out his hands his feet bound with linen strips and his face wrapped with

cloth.

Jesus said to them unbind him and let him go.

Many of the Jews therefore who had come with Mary and who had seen what he did

believed in him.

Let's pray.

Hmm father we thank you for your word.

We thank you for Jesus Christ that you sent to live for us

to die for us to heal us.

Father, I prayed that you would help our hearts to believe.

That you would strengthen our faith and our belief would not just be that these things

happened.

But these things happened.

For us.

That what you have to say that your son had to say is true

and that we can live according to your word.

So I pray that you would be the speaker that you would speak and that we would listen that we would

hear and that we would obey you and That would respond to your spirit.

We praise you in Jesus name.

Amen.

About.

Six years ago you probably Some of you may remember my father who was very ill

had to have a surgery for some some related issues.

His stomach Was to have surgery.

So I went to go see him the night before at our home and he was bound and determined.

That whatever happens for God's glory and the Lord probably could take me home and he was good

with that.

He was excited about that.

Me on the other hand, I wasn't too thrilled about that plan or that idea and I tried to encourage him.

Oh, you've already had a heart test.

You're really strong.

You're a very strong man.

Nothing.

Nothing's gonna make him waver so I tried to

avoid the whole subject of death because it was a very sensitive subject and it

Cuts deep obviously.

So sure enough surgery was surgery was good successful.

Until about two hours later.

He started having issues with his breathing ended up going on to a respirator and soon after

died.

That was not my plan.

That's not what I told him.

All right, that isn't the way this is supposed to work out Lord.

How will he get how will you get glory from this death?

That I didn't plan.

I Didn't expect it to work this way.

This is the way it usually goes for us as you know.

We don't have a say over death.

There's nothing normal about death.

It makes you feel uncomfortable and uneasy when we talk about death, in fact.

You're probably feeling it right about now.

That's all right, it's all right.

This is what we're gonna see in the life of Mary and Martha.

We're gonna see their plan.

We're gonna see their pain their trials the response To the Lord's plan

not only for Lazarus life and death but for their lives and for our lives as well.

John's the author.

John the author places a complete focus on Jesus Christ throughout this book.

We do not see as many of the miracles and works of Christ in this Gospel as we do in other

Gospels such as Matthew and Luke.

For we see that John's focus in this gospel is centered on Jesus Christ and his eternal

message to believe.

Believe his words and to give glory to the Heavenly Father through the

obedience to him.

Now as we get into the book of John we go from the from the beginning to to the point that we're going to in Verse and chapter

11.

We're going to see at least six miracles that we see specifically that Christ

is using to establish the fact that his message of

Who he says he is He really is God's Son so first of

all we see in John 2 1 through 12 the wedding of Cana and where Jesus turns the water into wine

and his disciples believed the second the second

Miracle that we see is Jesus heals the official son.

At.

Capernaum or if you've ever visited Israel, they call it Capernaum.

In John 4 Jesus restores the paralyzed man on the Sabbath

At the pool of Bethesda.

In chapter chapter 5 of John which was his third miracle.

The fourth key miracle was the feeding of the 5 ,000 in John 6 and later in that chapter

He tells that crowd that I am the bread or the sustainer of life.

That's come down from heaven.

The fifth miracles the walking on the water before the disciples in John 6 16 and

Then in John 9 Jesus made the man that was blind from birth to

see and believe and now This miracle in chapter

11.

He's going to do something greater than he's already done and That is raised

Lazarus from the dead.

Mm -hmm.

This is his last public public miracle for all the glory of God and

For the purpose of saying that he is who he is and that man might believe is the whole

purpose Of all of these miracles.

Now you may be asking well what then why did you read about Jairus's daughter.

Didn't Jesus raise her from the dead.

Well, not only that that Jesus also raised the Widow from from Nain's

only son raised him from the dead as well.

And in both of those cases It was a short period of time after death.

So there were those who were doubting of that miracle.

So.

What we see in this situation is something totally different and I want to look at.

I want to look at the situation a little more detail, but again what we want to focus on is

Christ perfect plan for us and That Jesus is who he says he is.

So let's start out and look at.

Mary and Martha have a perfect plan.

Mary and Martha have a perfect plan.

Verses 1 through 3.

A.

Certain man was ill.

Lazarus of Bethany.

The village of Mary and Martha.

Now, this is the same Mary who anointed The Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with hair and whose

brothers Brother Lazarus was ill.

What was their plan?

It says so the sisters sent to Jesus saying Lord

He whom you love is ill.

So to set the scene Bethany was a poor little town on a main road about two miles east of Jerusalem

and many were passing through Bethany.

To the route and route to the Passover to Jerusalem that was about to take place in approximately two two and a half weeks.

Jesus greatest miracle however was unknown to Mary and Martha.

Mary and Martha however had a great great problem.

They were caring for a very ill brother.

We know a little about him.

Nor do we know about his illness, but we know that he was a certain man and we know that Jesus

loved him.

We learn a little bit more about Mary and Martha.

Turn to Luke 10 38.

Luke 10 38 through 42 will give us a little flavor about who Mary and Martha are and you

also know this story.

Now as they went on their way Jesus entered a village and the woman named Martha became welcomed him

into her home and She had a sister called Mary who sat at the Lord's feet and

listened to his teaching but Martha.

But Martha was distracted with much serving and she went on and she went up to

him and said Lord Do you not care that my sister has left me and served and

left me to serve alone?

Tell her then to help me but the Lord answered her Martha.

Martha You are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary.

Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.

This might help us a little bit to understand a little bit what what Martha's like.

She's a bit of a worrier and obviously Has an opinion and is willing to share it.

We also learn more about Mary and Martha back in verse 3 that there is a

specific plan.

Lord.

Whom you love is ill.

They knew what this plan what these words would do to create a work in this plan.

Who better than Jesus to heal their brother than Jesus who knows us and loves us?

This is a great and godly plan that Mary and Martha have.

There's nothing wrong with this plan.

This is even a logical plan.

If we look in Matthew 4 23 through 25, we understand how this is a

logical plan that Mary and Martha have.

Verse 23 in Matthew 4 says.

And he went throughout all Galilee teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of

the kingdom and healing every disease every affliction

among the people.

So his fame spread Throughout all Syria and they brought

him all the sick those afflicted with various diseases

and pains those oppressed by demons those having seizures

those who are paralytic and.

He healed them.

He healed them all.

The great crowds followed him from Galilee and the Decropolis and from Jerusalem and

Judea and from beyond the Jordan.

You see I Shared with you the miracles of Christ coming out of John for a reason.

The great crowds were following him.

There was a progression that was going on with these miracles little miracles if you will.

There they're unbelievable for us to change water into wine.

But for Christ, it's a small thing and as we go we're gonna see that these grow greater

to affirm that Jesus is who he says he is to affirm that he is the Son of God and

to Gain, it's gaining strength in Israel.

Who Jesus is is granting gaining great strength and many are following him.

His fame was growing not only throughout Israel, but also through Syria and beyond the Jordan.

Everyone knew Christ's great power to heal.

Especially Mary and Martha who served him kept him in their home listened and learned from him.

It is a godly Logical plan.

It's a perfect plan.

So you see Mary and Martha Had a great plan and there was nothing wrong with that plan.

They're very close friend who heals all which surely Come if he only knew

who this was and how serious this is besides Lazarus is the one

Jesus loves.

Let me ask you You ever had a plan?

You ever had a prayer?

That you Revealed to the Lord what you wanted.

It was a good thing.

It isn't a bad thing.

It's even according to Scripture Lord.

This is what you would have you would not have my spouse leave me you would not have my my

parent die or a child die.

This is this is a hard prayer.

That we have when we seek the Lord's purpose his will his word to be applied.

It's a good thing.

Mary and Martha had a good a good plan.

But there's only one little problem.

God doesn't always answer the prayer the way we want it or When

we ask for it or how we want it answered.

This is what happened to Mary and Martha.

This is what happened to them only it was going to go from bad to worse

Things that things did not go according to their plan verse 6.

So when Jesus heard Lazarus was ill He stayed he stayed two days longer in the place where he was.

Anybody in here have a problem with that?

I Mean we know the whole story we get it.

We understand what Christ is doing because we're on this end of Scripture but if you're in the middle of it when

you've asked something of the Lord and you find that he's He's not answering when you want him to answer.

You have a problem with that if Mary

and Martha would have known that he purposely stayed two days longer.

Would that not feel like betrayal and waiting?

Remember that Jesus is in the process of helping man in man's Faith

to believe in him and what he says.

This is a good time to remind ourselves that our feelings are self -centered our feelings

are fallible.

Our feelings cannot be trusted.

Because they always lie to you.

I Didn't come up with a statement, but I liked it.

So I'm sharing it.

Let the truth shape your emotions.

Not your emotions to shape your truth the truth.

But the truth shape your emotions not your emotions to shape the truth.

Let's look let's continue on.

Let's look at verses chapters chapter 11, let's look at verses 7 through 16 to continue

the story.

Then after this he said to the disciples Let us go to Judea.

The disciples said to him rabbi the Jews were just now seeking to stone you and you're going to go There again.

The Jews answered are there not or Jesus answered?

Are there not 12 hours in a day if anyone walks in the day and does not stumble because he sees the light of this World,

but if anyone walks at night, he stumbles because the light is not in him.

After saying these things he said to them our friend Lazarus had fallen asleep.

But I go to wake him up.

The disciples said Lord if he's fallen asleep He will recover now.

Jesus spoke of this death, but they thought that he meant taking a rest.

Taking rest and sleep.

Then Jesus told them plainly Lazarus had died and for your sake I'm glad and I'm

that I was not there so that you may believe.

But let us go to him so Thomas the twin Said to his fellow disciples.

Let us go that we may die with him.

You see even the disciples had a plan.

Disciples had a protective plan.

Staying away from Judea was a good idea.

So we don't get killed.

It's logical to the disciples why Jesus would stay two days longer as the Jewish leaders were

trying to kill him.

Jesus was gaining so much support.

They hated him.

Jesus was claiming to be God's Son and they hated him for that.

He healed on the Sabbath and they hated him for that.

This is a part of the reason why Jesus was where he was.

And after two days of waiting I suddenly he suddenly changed directions.

Jesus always has a greater purpose for his disciples and for his children.

Jesus told them plainly Lazarus has died and think of it.

Jesus first tells them that he's asleep.

So the disciples are believing that he is literally asleep.

So it's can't somebody else wake him up Lord.

Why do we have to go to wake him up?

So there's a mixed message that goes on here.

To them.

Of course Jesus was talking about death itself.

The reality in death is is that?

Jesus can handle death because it's nothing more than like waking you up from

your sleep.

That's the only difference that death is.

For Jesus there is no difference.

Jesus also talks about something very specific.

And changing the direction.

Verses 9 and 10.

Are there not 12 hours in a day?

If anyone walks in a day, he doesn't stumble because he sees the light of this world.

But if anyone walks at night, he stumbles because the light is not in him.

What Christ is saying you cannot shorten or lengthen the day.

It is fixed by God.

There's 12 hours in the day.

There's 12 hours in the night.

This day is fixed like our lives are fixed.

With God.

He's got a plan.

He's got a purpose and God's plan for Christ.

His hour had not come yet.

Was the whole point?

So Christ wasn't going to be a coward.

Disciples didn't need to be a coward and I do have to say in the defense of Thomas He does sound like

Eeyore that's been the attack on him because he's a pessimist the doubting Thomas.

But what we have to remember is he was not a coward.

He was committed to walk into death as Christ was going to and was

walking into death.

He didn't run away.

But this plan of the disciples was all to protect Jesus and themselves and

Christ has a greater plan.

Mary and Martha have a very painful problem with their plan verse 17 now when Jesus

came He found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for days.

For some reason I think he already knew that so Mary and Martha's

they're looking at this and saying Jesus was to come and heal our brother.

Jesus was to come and answer my prayers.

Jesus was to respond to my plan.

Knowing that he knows us personally that he especially loves us.

He's been in our home.

We've served him.

We've worshipped him and He knows that the issue the issues that we're going to have after

Lazarus dies.

This is not going according to their plan.

Their pain was great.

So Mary and Martha heard that Jesus was coming.

She went to meet him.

And Mary remained seated in the house.

Martha said to Jesus Lord if you had been here.

My brother would not have died if you would have done what I had

planned.

He wouldn't have died.

That's basically what they're saying.

If you would have did it my way.

Death wouldn't have occurred.

The result of this plan wouldn't come out the way that I said and think about it.

When we see Mary come on the scene, what does she say the same thing?

If you would have come this wouldn't have happened.

They both have believed that death is the end.

They both hold to the same position.

They had the same plan and I think Mary kind of just followed along.

She was a worshipper.

She wasn't as opinionated as her sister.

However, however, Martha the servant could see things

going differently.

You can heal anyone and You're gonna and you could have raised my brother

and I know that you're gonna raise my brother later on.

We have a faith like that, right?

We know that the Lord is this is our hope.

We know the Lord is going to resurrect us in the last day.

But this is four days late.

Rigor mortis has already set in.

Decay has already occurred.

She's given up.

Death has won Jesus you're too late.

Her anxious plan is not going to work now.

Death has the final word but we got to remember Jesus and His

time is always perfect.

I believe I Believe you Lord, but not the way that you that you say

it.

I want it done my way and don't we do that with the word we justify the Word of God.

We turn the Word of God to fit what we want it to do for us many times.

We see what Martha's saying.

She's just saying I I just believe Lord that

you will raise him up in the last day, but You didn't help me in this situation.

And she's struggling with her faith in the Lord.

You.

See Mary has the same shattered plan and honestly.

So would I?

So would you we'd have the same?

Thinking about death

death seems to always have the final word.

But.

Jesus.

Jesus providential power over all plans.

Let's look in verses 33 Start 33 where it says G and the Jews answered.

I'm sorry.

I jumped.

Let me go back to

Jesus response to.

Martha.

Gotta turn the page

when the Jews and the Jews who were with her in the house Consoling her saw Mary

rise up quickly and follow her.

Supposing that she was going to the tomb wept there.

Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw and saw him She fell at his feet saying to

him Lord if you had been here, my brother would not have died.

When Jesus saw her weeping and the Jews who had come with her Also weeping he was deeply

moved in his spirit and greatly troubled and he said where have you laid him?

They said to him Lord come and see and Jesus wept.

So the Jews said see how he loved him.

But some of them said Could he not have opened the eyes of the blind and have kept this man from dying?

Jesus deeply moved again came to the tomb.

Was this which was a cave and a stone laying against it and Jesus said take away the stone and Mary

and her sister of the dead man Said to him Lord by

this time there will be an odor for he has been dead for days.

We're gonna look at very quickly is the fact that Jesus power

is great over death.

But before Jesus raises him from the dead We learn something very great

about how Christ Handles grief and death and this is something I think that we can learn

from as well.

This was a death designed to strengthen Mary and Martha's faith and encourage their belief as well.

But God uses grief to help us to trust and to pray and to draw closer to

to him.

Look at Jesus great compassion on those.

He loved Jesus knew that he would raise up Lazarus.

But watch what he does.

He shows how to respond to death and godly ways He enters into their

suffering and pain.

Verse 33 says he was deeply moved he

wept and that that term wept is not just What we look at

today when we're quiet in a funeral home and we're tears streaming down our faith face this is

a weeping that is a loud groaning a Crying out loud

a large grief if you will so Jesus Weeps with those

who weeps and he prayed for their faith in their emotional times.

How well.

How well do we handle someone's pain?

Someone's death or loss.

Do we weep with them?

Do we set with them?

Do we love them?

Do we listen to them?

Do we try to feel what they're feeling?

Or do we shy away and Avoid it and avoid and avoid the uncomfortable

moments.

I have to say When we were grieving over my dad Many of you came

you barely knew us, but you came and you encouraged us greatly.

This is the kind of example that Jesus is setting for us.

He uses this grief to teach.

More importantly Jesus consoles them with the great hope of resurrection.

I am the resurrection.

I am life.

Death death does not get the final word with Jesus.

This wasn't even a close battle.

With a word Jesus conquers death.

There is no contest in this fight.

Jesus's sovereign plan is always the same.

If we look at verses 40 through 45 Jesus said to her

did I not tell you that if you believe you would see the glory of God.

Jesus and his work is the glory of God revealed.

Verse 41 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.

When he had said these things he cried out the loud voice Lazarus come out.

The man who had died came out his hands his feet down with linen strips his face wrapped in clothing.

Jesus said to them unbind him and let him go.

We don't know what happened after that.

The focus is on Christ.

The focus wasn't on Lazarus that nobody asked him and interviewed him any what what happened.

What'd you see?

What'd you know?

That wasn't part of the plan here.

The plan is the power of Jesus Christ.

The plan is to strengthen the faith of the

disciples strengthen the faith of Mary and Martha and to cause those

around to believe.

Verse.

46 But some of them I'm sorry verse 45 many of the Jews therefore

who had come with Mary and Martha Had seen what he did and they believed.

They believed In Jesus Christ and what he had to say.

Why did Jesus raise Lazarus from the dead?

Obviously to reveal his plan.

That matches his word to prove that he is the resurrection he is who he says he

is.

Verse 25 and 26 is part of the reason and part of the answer.

Verse 25 we read.

I am the resurrection life.

Whoever believes in me though he died yet shall he live and Anyone who lives and believes in me

shall never die.

Do you believe this?

This is a question for both the saved and the unsaved.

Think about who who Christ was talking to.

But I should say if you don't know Jesus Do you believe this it is the

salvation call?

The second thing a second reason For Christ raising him from the dead is that this is a

preview of his own resurrection.

John 10 17 says I lay down my life and I take it up again.

Jesus does not only has power over the death of others.

He's got power over his own life.

He laid it down.

He raises it up.

He is the resurrection.

He can raise it up.

That should give us great hope and Finally Jesus demonstrates the power to raise all

from the dead as he said in John 5.

I.

Want you to turn to John 5 25.

John 5 25.

Truly I say to you a time is coming coming and even now has arrived

When the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live.

I'll just think about this is what he said before it happened.

Jesus is who he says he is for just as the father has life in himself

So he gave to the Son also to have life in himself and He

gave him authority to exit execute judgment.

Because he's the Son of Man Jesus has been given the rights to

execute judgment.

Verse 28.

Do not be amazed at this.

For a time is coming when all Who are in the tombs will hear his voice?

And will come out.

Those who did the good deeds to a resurrection life.

Those who committed the bad deeds in to a resurrected.

Judgment.

What's the point Christ is going to execute?

This judgment.

All that live that's everybody in this room and anybody listening.

And all that die.

That's everybody in this room and everybody listening.

Will all be raised again, that's everybody in this room and everybody's listening

will all be judged by Jesus and He said my judgment is

true.

Jesus is who he said he is.

Jesus will Have the ultimate word.

Death does not have the ultimate word.

I think we need to realize that we're going to all hear that voice and come high five again.

Jesus said I am the way the truth in life.

No one comes to the Father except through me.

I want to encourage you as a believer.

All of God's words are true.

I know my own heart likes to do this.

I want to select what I want to select at times to make me feel good about myself.

But his all of his words are true.

I stand before him to be judged as each do.

The good the bad.

I want to encourage you if you don't know Christ.

He doesn't make it any more clear.

He doesn't make it more any more simple.

We have to believe that Jesus is who he says he is.

And that his words are true.

Let's pray.

Father God, we just praise you and thank you that you are a God who loves us a God

who sends a Redeemer a God who knows how to deal with life and death.

Father you judge and will judge us.

But you'll judge us through your son as your children.

So father, we just thank you that Jesus lived a life.

We can't live.

We thank you that Jesus took upon himself a death and the sin that we we

can't take upon ourselves.

Jesus says He is the bread of life.

That he is the resurrection he is life and so father I pray that we would turn to your son

turn to what he has to say.

Follow him.

I Just praise you for Christ.

I praise you Lord Jesus that you have made a way for us to believe in what you

had to say to believe that you're our Redeemer and to believe that you will

Raise us up on the last day As your children.

So we thank you for your truth.

We thank you for your sacrifice and for your word.

We pray in your son's name.

Amen.