John 11:1-44, I am the Resurrection - Revision history

Wakefien at 14:08, 5 April 2023

2023-04-05T14:08:56Z

Wakefien at 13:52, 5 April 2023

2023-04-05T13:52:17Z

Wakefien: /* Conclusion: */

2023-03-27T18:43:02Z

‎Conclusion:

Wakefien: /* The real solution is specific knowledge of the one who has defeated death (11:25-26). */

2023-03-27T18:37:40Z

‎The real solution is specific knowledge of the one who has defeated death (11:25-26).

Wakefien: /* Optimism and even general hope hardly solve our looming problem (11:23-24). */

2023-03-27T18:06:22Z

‎Optimism and even general hope hardly solve our looming problem (11:23-24).

Wakefien: /* Denial, a typical response, does not change the reality of death (17). */

2023-03-27T16:47:15Z

‎Denial, a typical response, does not change the reality of death (17).

Wakefien: /* Every single one of us has a big looming problem, one day we expect to die (11:17-22). */

2023-03-23T23:21:10Z

‎Every single one of us has a big looming problem, one day we expect to die (11:17-22).

Wakefien: /* Regret, over what could have been often accompanies realization (20-22). */

2023-03-23T23:20:21Z

‎Regret, over what could have been often accompanies realization (20-22).

Wakefien: /* Optimism and even general hope hardly solve our looming problem (11:23-24). */

2023-03-23T23:12:39Z

‎Optimism and even general hope hardly solve our looming problem (11:23-24).

Wakefien: /* =In Genesis 1:31, upon completing creation, God saw all that he had made, and it was very good */

2023-03-23T23:05:24Z

‎=In Genesis 1:31, upon completing creation, God saw all that he had made, and it was very good

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	'''Theological Proposition/Focus: Jesus is the resurrection!'''		'''Theological Proposition/Focus: Jesus is the resurrection!'''

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 =Introduction:=
-==Image:==
+==Image: I love finding solutions to big problems. ==
-==Need: ==
+I suppose that is probably why I ended up studying math for so long. I really enjoyed the challenge of finding a problem that had gone unsolved for decades and then uncovering the solution to that problem.
-==Subject: ==
+==Need: Today as we study Scripture we are going to see that the worlds biggest problem has already been solved.==
-==Preview: ==
+==Subject: The resurrection==
-==Text:.==
+==Preview: We will see that we all have a big problem and mere optimism is the not the solution but God has provided the full solution in Jesus Christ.==
 ==Setting the Stage:==
 ====Before we dig into our focus let's read John 11:1-44====
 =Body=

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 ===MTR: Place your complete hope and confidence in Jesus.===
-=Conclusion: =
+=Conclusion: The end of the story=
-==Image: ==
+We already read the end of the story so you know what happens. Jesus actually raises Lazarus from the dead. Jesus proceeds to prove that he has complete authority over both life and death. At Easter we tend to celebrate Christ's resurrection but I don't want us to miss the significance of the resurrection.
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 ==The real solution is specific knowledge of the one who has defeated death (11:25-26).==
 ===The twofold claim of Jesus promises not just resurrection, but life (25a).===
 ===The conditions laid out by Jesus are measurable and specific (25b).===
-===The result laid out by Jesus is the solution to our problem (26).===
+====Image: I need it spelled out.====
 ===MTR: Place your complete hope and confidence in Jesus.===

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 ==Optimism and even general hope hardly solve our looming problem (11:23-24).==
 ===There is more to life than this present age (23).===
 ===We want more assurance than a mere general hope for the future provides (24).===
 ===MTR: Evaluate your future hope. Do you have something specific to which you can look forward?===

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 We hope that Christ comes to rapture his church before we personally face death but the odds are not in our favor, Christians have hoped for the Rapture for nearly 2000 years. Yes, the Rapture is coming but in reality, each of us needs to realize that the likely outcome for each of us is death.
 ===Denial, a typical response, does not change the reality of death (17).===
-We set the stage for the death of Lazarus by reading a large section of Scripture. Now we are going to zoom way in. Look at verse 17. Upon arriving on the scene we learn that Lazarus has been dead for four days! Of all the things that John might have written about, why did he choose to tell us that it had been four days? Simple John wants us to know Lazarus really was dead. this is not a situation where Lazarus is just very sick, or near death. It is not the case that a bad doctor has miss-diagnosed Lazarus and he actually is alive but just has very faint life signs. No, Lazarus is dead, entombed, gone! In the ancient world there was a belief that someone might be revived within a couple of days of death
+We set the stage for the death of Lazarus by reading a large section of Scripture. Now we are going to zoom way in. Look at verse 17. Upon arriving on the scene we learn that Lazarus has been dead for four days! Of all the things that John might have written about, why did he choose to tell us that it had been four days? Simple John wants us to know Lazarus really was dead. This is not a situation where Lazarus is just very sick, or near death. It is not the case that a bad doctor has miss-diagnosed Lazarus and he actually is alive but just has very faint life signs. No, Lazarus is dead, entombed, gone! In the ancient world there was a belief that someone might be revived within a couple of days of death
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 The general belief was that the spirit of the deceased hovered around the body for three days in anticipation of some possible means of reentry into the body. But on the third day it was believed that the body lost its color and the spirit was locked out. Therefore the spirit was obliged to enter the chambers of Sheol (the place of the dead). The passing of the third day, therefore, signaled the conclusion of the last modicum of hope for the mourners. <ref>Gerald L. Borchert, John 1–11, vol. 25A, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1996), 354.</ref>
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 But let me take this a step further. It is not just denial that we all face when someone close to us dies. Most of us at some point or another, maybe right now, are in denial about the reality of our own looming death. You need to know, and you need to reflect on the simple fact that death is a reality. One day you will be face-to-face with the end of life on this earth.
 As we move forward in the passage I want to point out to you that
 ===Sorrow, because things are not the way they are supposed to be, is natural (18-19).===
 ====Jewish mourning was carefully prescribed, yet another testament to the reality of death. We all know our cultural traditions of mourning because we all experience death.====

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 =====Sin brings life outside of what God intended. That is regrettable.=====
 <p>The problem is that in our expression of regret, I think we often make the object of our regret the wrong object. I will admit, in my own sin I have caught myself asking God "why didn't you stop me!" When we sin we should feel regret but we need to be careful that we do not make God the object of our regret!</p>
+====The regret we feel over death should be regret at our lack of anticipation of our coming death.====
-===Image: The typical mid-life crisis.===
+===MTR: Ask yourself, "have I properly acknowledged the reality of death?"===
 ==Optimism and even general hope hardly solve our looming problem (11:23-24).==

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 At this point, there is one additional emotion that generally follows, regret.
 ===Regret, over what could have been often accompanies realization (20-22).===
 ====Martha's actions demonstrate regret over what has happened.====
 =====Martha, in an act of great respect leaves her house (where she was supposed to be mourning) and goes to meet Jesus (who was culturally obligated to come to meet her at the house).=====
 =====Martha's words to Jesus reveal a level of regret and frustration. (the conditional statement and speech act theory suggest more than a statement of great faith but an implicit rebuke)=====
 ====When we understand the seriousness of sin, we should feel regret!====
-=====I will admit, in my own sin I have caught myself asking God "why didn't you stop me!"=====
+Several reasons for regret stand out to me.
-=====When we get caught in sin we often have regret.=====
+=====Sin brings death and separation from God. That is regrettable.=====
 ===Image: The typical mid-life crisis.===

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 ====Sorrow is natural because death and sin are not!====
-=====In Genesis 1:31, upon completing creation, God saw all that he had made, and it was very good====
+=====In Genesis 1:31, upon completing creation, God saw all that he had made, and it was very good=====
 =====In Genesis 3:17-19 we see that Adam's sin brought a significant change to creation.=====
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 At this point, there is one additional emotion that generally follows, regret.
 ===Regret, over what could have been often accompanies realization (20-22).===
 ====Martha's actions demonstrate regret over what has happened.====