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THE GRAVE ROBBER

Pastor Mark Johnson

April 5, 2014

John 11:25-26

The seven miracles in John’s Gospel are seven signs, and each sign points straight to Jesus.

So let me offer a word of caution: Don’t seek miracles. Seek Jesus.

Everyone wants a miracle. But here’s the catch: No one wants to be in a situation that necessitates one!

The prerequisite for a miracle is a problem, and the bigger the problem, the greater the potential miracle.

He is the God who can make your impossible possible!

Don’t you wish you could turn back time?

What’s done is done. Some things in life areirreversible.

Sometimes life can feel ruined. But it’s not over until God says it’s over!

When Jesus walked out of the tomb, the wordimpossible was removed from our vocabulary.

The seventh miracle reveals the true identity, the full identity, of Jesus.

 He’s the Grave Robber. And He saves His boldest claim for last:

John 11:25 “I am the resurrection and the life”

It’s that unique claim which sets Jesus apart and puts Him in a category by Himself—the Son of God.

C.S. Lewis famously observed, “Jesus is either a liar, a lunatic, or in fact who He claimed to be—Lord.”

So which is it? That one decision will determine your eternal destiny. It will also make theimpossible possible!

The litmus test is the same now as it was then. The only question on God’s final exam is: Do you believe this?

Romans 10:9:“If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved” (esv)

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the axis around which our faith revolves.

  • When Jesus rose from the dead, it radically redefined reality.
  • The resurrection is the history changer, the game changer.
  • But the trick is learning to live as if Jesus was crucified yesterday, rose from the dead today, and is coming back tomorrow!

But the resurrection miracles don’t stop there:

  • God raises dreams from the dead.
  • He resurrects dead relationships.
  • And no matter what part of your personality has died at the hands of sin, suffering, or Satan himself, the Grave Robber came to give you your life back!

 

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