October 24, 2021

The Path From Death To Life    

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Passage: John 11:38-57
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The Path From Death To Life    

John 11:38-44 (NASB)
38  So Jesus, again being deeply moved within, *came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone was lying against it.
39  Jesus *said, "Remove the stone." Martha, the sister of the deceased, *said to Him, "Lord, by this time there will be a stench, for he has been dead four days."
40  Jesus *said to her, "Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?"
41  So they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised His eyes, and said, "Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
42  "I knew that You always hear Me; but because of the people standing around I said it, so that they may believe that You sent Me."
43  When He had said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth."
44  The man who had died came forth, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus *said to them, "Unbind him, and let him go."

  1. Reversal Of Death Glorifies God

John 11:38-44 (NASB)
38  So Jesus, again being deeply moved within, *came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone was lying against it.
39  Jesus *said, "Remove the stone." Martha, the sister of the deceased, *said to Him, "Lord, by this time there will be a stench, for he has been dead four days."
40  Jesus *said to her, "Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?"
41  So they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised His eyes, and said, "Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
42  "I knew that You always hear Me; but because of the people standing around I said it, so that they may believe that You sent Me."
43  When He had said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth."
44  The man who had died came forth, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus *said to them, "Unbind him, and let him go."

John 11:45-46 (NASB)
45  Therefore many of the Jews who came to Mary, and saw what He had done, believed in Him.
46  But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them the things which Jesus had done.

  1. Results Of Jesus’ Death Misunderstood & Understood

John 11:47-53 (NASB)
47  Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, "What are we doing? For this man is performing many signs.
48  "If we let Him go on like this, all men will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation."
49  But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, "You know nothing at all,
50  nor do you take into account that it is expedient for you that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish."
51  Now he did not say this on his own initiative, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation,
52  and not for the nation only, but in order that He might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.
53  So from that day on they planned together to kill Him.

  1. Rewards From The Death Of The Ultimate Purifying Passover Lamb

John 11:54-57 (NASB)
54  Therefore Jesus no longer continued to walk publicly among the Jews, but went away from there to the country near the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim; and there He stayed with the disciples.
55  Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the Passover to purify themselves.
56  So they were seeking for Jesus, and were saying to one another as they stood in the temple, "What do you think; that He will not come to the feast at all?"
57  Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he was to report it, so that they might seize Him.

Lord’s Supper: Remembering With Reverence

1 Corinthians 11:23-26 (NASB)
23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread;
24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me."
25 In the same way He took the cup also after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."
26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes.