I Am the Resurrection and the Life | John 11:1-44
Sermon Summary:
Throughout Lent we have looked at six of the seven “I Am” statements of Jesus. We’ve saved the best one for last here on Easter Sunday– “I Am the Resurrection and the Life.” We look at John 11 and the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. We see in this account three major differences in the way Jesus deals with death vs. how the world deals with death. How you deal with death says a lot about your belief system and what you think happens at death and after death. Death is terrible--do you try to minimize or ignore it, or do you treat it as the enemy, something worth crying about? Death is ugly–do you try to make it look prettier, or do you accept the ugliness and face it head on? Death is inevitable–do you try to control the timeline of your death, or do you meet it according to God’s timeline? In this sermon Pastor Smith shows how the world and Jesus both approach death in polar opposite ways. Which way will you approach, knowing that Jesus is the resurrection and the life?
Death is the very worst part of life.
The world and Jesus approach death very differently.
The world tries to trick itself into minimizing death.
Jesus declares that death is the enemy and is worth crying over.
The world tries to make death look prettier.
Jesus accepts the ugliness and faces it head on.
The world tries to control the timeline of death.
Jesus meets death according to God’s timeline.
Jesus is the resurrection and the life. All who believe in Him will pass through death and rise to eternal life.
In Christ, I am ready because I’ve been made ready (through faith).
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