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- 1:00the
- 1:00Death
- 1:01of
- 1:01Lazarus
- 1:02A
- 1:03man
- 1:03was
- 1:03sick.
- 1:04Lazarus
- 1:04of
- 1:04Bethany,
- 1:05the
- 1:05town
- 1:05of
- 1:05Mary
- 1:06and
- 1:06her
- 1:06sister
- 1:06Martha.
- 1:07This
- 1:07is
- 1:08the
- 1:08same
- 1:08Mary
- 1:08who
- 1:08massaged
- 1:09the
- 1:09Lord's
- 1:09feet
- 1:10with
- 1:10aromatic
- 1:10oils
- 1:11and
- 1:11then
- 1:11wiped
- 1:12them
- 1:12with
- 1:12her
- 1:12hair.
- 1:13It
- 1:13was
- 1:13her
- 1:13brother
- 1:13Lazarus
- 1:14who
- 1:14was
- 1:14sick.
- 1:15So
- 1:16the
- 1:16sister
- 1:16sent
- 1:16word
- 1:17to
- 1:17Jesus,
- 1:17master,
- 1:18the
- 1:18one
- 1:18you
- 1:19love
- 1:19so
- 1:19very
- 1:19much
- 1:20is
- 1:20sick.
- 1:21When
- 1:21Jesus
- 1:22got
- 1:22the
- 1:22message,
- 1:22he
- 1:22said,
- 1:23this
- 1:24sickness
- 1:24is
- 1:24not
- 1:25fatal.
- 1:26It
- 1:26will
- 1:26become
- 1:26an
- 1:26occasion
- 1:27to
- 1:27show
- 1:27God's
- 1:28glory
- 1:28by
- 1:28glorifying
- 1:29God's
- 1:29son.
- 1:31Jesus
- 1:31loved
- 1:31Martha
- 1:32and
- 1:32her
- 1:32sister
- 1:32and
- 1:32Lazarus.
- 1:33But
- 1:33oddly,
- 1:34when
- 1:35he
- 1:35heard
- 1:35that
- 1:35Lazarus
- 1:36was
- 1:36sick,
- 1:36he
- 1:36stayed
- 1:37on
- 1:37where
- 1:37he
- 1:37was
- 1:37for
- 1:38two
- 1:38more
- 1:38days.
- 1:39After
- 1:40the
- 1:40two
- 1:40days,
- 1:40he
- 1:41said
- 1:41to
- 1:41his
- 1:41disciples,
- 1:42let's
- 1:42go
- 1:42back
- 1:42to
- 1:42Judea.
- 1:44They
- 1:44said,
- 1:45rabbi,
- 1:45you
- 1:45can't
- 1:45do
- 1:45that.
- 1:46The
- 1:46Jews
- 1:47are
- 1:47out
- 1:47to
- 1:47kill
- 1:47you
- 1:47and
- 1:48you're
- 1:48going
- 1:48back.
- 1:49And
- 1:50Jesus
- 1:50replied,
- 1:51are
- 1:51there
- 1:51not
- 1:5212
- 1:52hours
- 1:52of
- 1:53daylight?
- 1:53Anyone
- 1:54who
- 1:54walks
- 1:54in
- 1:55daylight
- 1:55doesn't
- 1:56stumble
- 1:56because
- 1:56there's
- 1:57plenty
- 1:57of
- 1:57light
- 1:57from
- 1:57the
- 1:58sun.
- 1:59Walking
- 1:59at
- 1:59night,
- 1:59he
- 2:00might
- 2:00very
- 2:00well
- 2:00stumble
- 2:01because
- 2:01he
- 2:01can't
- 2:01see
- 2:01where
- 2:02he's
- 2:02going.
- 2:03Then
- 2:03he
- 2:03said
- 2:03these
- 2:04things
- 2:04and
- 2:04then
- 2:05announced,
- 2:06our
- 2:06friend
- 2:06Lazarus
- 2:07has
- 2:07fallen
- 2:07asleep.
- 2:08I'm
- 2:08going
- 2:08to
- 2:08wake
- 2:08him
- 2:08up.
- 2:10The
- 2:10disciples
- 2:11said,
- 2:11master,
- 2:11if
- 2:11he's
- 2:12going
- 2:12to
- 2:12sleep,
- 2:13he'll
- 2:14get
- 2:14a
- 2:14good
- 2:14rest
- 2:14and
- 2:14wake
- 2:15up
- 2:15feeling
- 2:15fine.
- 2:16And
- 2:17Jesus
- 2:17was
- 2:17talking
- 2:17about
- 2:18death
- 2:18while
- 2:18the
- 2:18disciples
- 2:19thought
- 2:19he
- 2:19was
- 2:19talking
- 2:19about
- 2:20taking
- 2:20a
- 2:20nap.
- 2:22Then
- 2:22Jesus
- 2:23became
- 2:23explicit.
- 2:24Lazarus
- 2:24died,
- 2:25and
- 2:25I'm
- 2:26glad
- 2:26for
- 2:26your
- 2:26sakes
- 2:27that
- 2:27I
- 2:27wasn't
- 2:27there.
- 2:28You're
- 2:28about
- 2:29to
- 2:29be
- 2:29given
- 2:29new
- 2:29grounds
- 2:30for
- 2:30believing.
- 2:31Now
- 2:32let's
- 2:32go
- 2:32to
- 2:32him.
- 2:34That's
- 2:34when
- 2:34Thomas,
- 2:35the
- 2:35one
- 2:35called
- 2:35the
- 2:36twins,
- 2:36said
- 2:36to
- 2:36his
- 2:36companions,
- 2:37Come
- 2:37along.
- 2:38We
- 2:38might
- 2:39as
- 2:39well
- 2:39die
- 2:39with
- 2:39him.
- 2:41When
- 2:41Jesus
- 2:42finally
- 2:42got
- 2:42there,
- 2:42he
- 2:43found
- 2:43Lazarus
- 2:43already
- 2:44dead
- 2:44four
- 2:44days.
- 2:45And
- 2:46Bethany
- 2:46was
- 2:46near
- 2:47Jerusalem,
- 2:47only
- 2:48a
- 2:48couple
- 2:48of
- 2:48miles
- 2:48away.
- 2:49And
- 2:49many
- 2:50of
- 2:50the
- 2:50Jews
- 2:50were
- 2:50visiting
- 2:51Martha
- 2:51and
- 2:51Mary
- 2:52and
- 2:52sympathizing
- 2:52with
- 2:52them
- 2:53over
- 2:53their
- 2:53brother.
- 2:54And
- 2:55Martha
- 2:55heard
- 2:55Jesus
- 2:56was
- 2:56coming
- 2:56and
- 2:56went
- 2:56out
- 2:56to
- 2:57meet
- 2:57him.
- 2:57And
- 2:57Mary
- 2:57remained
- 2:58in
- 2:58the
- 2:58house.
- 2:59And
- 2:59Martha
- 3:00said,
- 3:00master,
- 3:00if
- 3:00you'd
- 3:01been
- 3:01here,
- 3:01my
- 3:01brother
- 3:01wouldn't
- 3:02have
- 3:02died.
- 3:02Even
- 3:03now,
- 3:04though
- 3:04I
- 3:05know
- 3:05that
- 3:05whatever
- 3:05you
- 3:06ask
- 3:06God,
- 3:07he
- 3:07will
- 3:08give
- 3:08you.
- 3:09And
- 3:09Jesus
- 3:10said,
- 3:11your
- 3:11brother
- 3:11will
- 3:11be
- 3:11raised
- 3:12up.
- 3:13Martha
- 3:14replied,
- 3:15I
- 3:15know
- 3:15that
- 3:15he
- 3:15will
- 3:16be
- 3:16raised
- 3:16up
- 3:16in
- 3:16the
- 3:16resurrection
- 3:17at
- 3:17the
- 3:17end
- 3:17of
- 3:17time.
- 3:19You
- 3:19don't
- 3:20have
- 3:20to
- 3:20wait
- 3:20for
- 3:20the
- 3:20end.
- 3:21I
- 3:21am
- 3:21right
- 3:22now.
- 3:22Resurrection
- 3:23and
- 3:23life.
- 3:24The
- 3:24one
- 3:25who
- 3:25believes
- 3:25in
- 3:25me,
- 3:25even
- 3:26though
- 3:26he
- 3:26or
- 3:26she
- 3:26dies,
- 3:27will
- 3:27live.
- 3:28And
- 3:28everyone
- 3:28who
- 3:28lives
- 3:29believes
- 3:29in
- 3:29me,
- 3:29does
- 3:30not
- 3:30ultimately
- 3:30die
- 3:30at
- 3:31all.
- 3:31Do
- 3:32you
- 3:32believe
- 3:32this?
- 3:33Yes,
- 3:34Master.
- 3:35All
- 3:35along
- 3:36I
- 3:36have
- 3:36believed
- 3:36that
- 3:36you
- 3:37are
- 3:37the
- 3:37Messiah,
- 3:37the
- 3:37Son
- 3:38of
- 3:38God
- 3:38who
- 3:38comes
- 3:38into
- 3:39the
- 3:39world.
- 3:40After
- 3:41saying
- 3:41this,
- 3:42she
- 3:42went
- 3:43to
- 3:43her
- 3:43sister
- 3:43Mary
- 3:43and
- 3:44whispered
- 3:44in
- 3:44her
- 3:45ear,
- 3:46the
- 3:46teacher
- 3:46is
- 3:46here
- 3:47and
- 3:47is
- 3:48asking
- 3:48for
- 3:48you.
- 3:50The
- 3:50moment
- 3:51she
- 3:51heard
- 3:51that,
- 3:51she
- 3:51jumped
- 3:52up
- 3:52and
- 3:52ran
- 3:52out
- 3:52to
- 3:52him.
- 3:52And
- 3:53Jesus
- 3:53had
- 3:54not
- 3:54yet
- 3:54entered
- 3:54the
- 3:54town,
- 3:55but
- 3:55was
- 3:55still
- 3:55the
- 3:55place
- 3:56where
- 3:56Martha
- 3:57had
- 3:57met
- 3:57it.
- 3:58When
- 3:58her
- 3:59sympathizing
- 4:00Jewish
- 4:00friends
- 4:00saw
- 4:01Mary
- 4:01run
- 4:01off,
- 4:02they
- 4:02followed
- 4:02her,
- 4:02thinking
- 4:03she
- 4:03was
- 4:03on
- 4:03her
- 4:03way
- 4:03to
- 4:03the
- 4:04tomb
- 4:04to
- 4:04weep
- 4:05there.
- 4:06And
- 4:06Mary
- 4:06came
- 4:07to
- 4:07where
- 4:07Jesus
- 4:07was
- 4:08waiting
- 4:08and
- 4:08fell
- 4:08at
- 4:08his
- 4:09feet,
- 4:09saying,
- 4:10master,
- 4:10if
- 4:11only
- 4:11you
- 4:11had
- 4:11been
- 4:12here,
- 4:12my
- 4:12brother
- 4:12would
- 4:13not
- 4:13have
- 4:13died.
- 4:14And
- 4:14when
- 4:14Jesus
- 4:15saw
- 4:15her
- 4:15sobbing
- 4:16and
- 4:16the
- 4:16Jews
- 4:16with
- 4:17her
- 4:17sobbing,
- 4:17a
- 4:18deep
- 4:18anger
- 4:18welled
- 4:19up
- 4:19within
- 4:19him.
- 4:20And
- 4:20he
- 4:20said,
- 4:21where
- 4:21did
- 4:21you
- 4:21put
- 4:21him,
- 4:23Master?
- 4:23Come
- 4:24and
- 4:24see,
- 4:24they
- 4:24said.
- 4:24And
- 4:24now
- 4:25Jesus
- 4:26wept.
- 4:28The
- 4:29Jews
- 4:29said,
- 4:29look
- 4:29how
- 4:30deeply
- 4:30he
- 4:30loved
- 4:30him.
- 4:32Others
- 4:32among
- 4:32them
- 4:32said,
- 4:33well,
- 4:33if
- 4:33he
- 4:33loved
- 4:33him
- 4:33so
- 4:34much,
- 4:34why
- 4:34didn't
- 4:34he
- 4:34do
- 4:35something
- 4:35to
- 4:35keep
- 4:35him
- 4:35from
- 4:35dying
- 4:36after
- 4:37all,
- 4:37he
- 4:37opened
- 4:37the
- 4:37eyes
- 4:38of
- 4:38the
- 4:38blind
- 4:38man.
- 4:39Then
- 4:40Jesus,
- 4:40the
- 4:40anger
- 4:40again
- 4:41welling
- 4:41up
- 4:41with
- 4:41him,
- 4:42arrived
- 4:42at
- 4:42the
- 4:42tomb.
- 4:43It
- 4:43was
- 4:43a
- 4:44simple
- 4:44cave
- 4:44in
- 4:44the
- 4:45hillside
- 4:45with
- 4:45a
- 4:46slab
- 4:46of
- 4:46stone
- 4:47laid
- 4:47against
- 4:47it.
- 4:48And
- 4:48Jesus
- 4:48said,
- 4:48remove
- 4:49the
- 4:49stone.
- 4:51The
- 4:51sister
- 4:51of
- 4:52the
- 4:52dead
- 4:52man.
- 4:52Martha
- 4:53said,
- 4:53master,
- 4:54by
- 4:54the
- 4:54time
- 4:54the
- 4:55there's
- 4:55a
- 4:55stench,
- 4:57he's
- 4:57been
- 4:57dead
- 4:57for
- 4:57four
- 4:58days.
- 4:59Jesus
- 5:00looked
- 5:00her
- 5:00in
- 5:00the
- 5:01eye.
- 5:02Didn't
- 5:03I
- 5:03tell
- 5:03you
- 5:03that
- 5:03if
- 5:03you
- 5:04believed,
- 5:04you
- 5:04would
- 5:05see
- 5:05the
- 5:05glory
- 5:05of
- 5:05God?
- 5:07Then
- 5:07to
- 5:07the
- 5:08others,
- 5:08go
- 5:09ahead,
- 5:10take
- 5:10away
- 5:10the
- 5:10stone.
- 5:12They
- 5:12removed
- 5:13the
- 5:13stone,
- 5:13and
- 5:13Jesus
- 5:14raised
- 5:14his
- 5:14eyes
- 5:15to
- 5:15heaven
- 5:15and
- 5:15prayed.
- 5:16Father,
- 5:17I'm
- 5:17grateful
- 5:17that
- 5:18you
- 5:18have
- 5:18listened
- 5:18to
- 5:19me.
- 5:19I
- 5:20know
- 5:20you
- 5:20always
- 5:20do
- 5:21listen
- 5:21but
- 5:22on
- 5:22account
- 5:22of
- 5:22this
- 5:22crowd
- 5:23standing
- 5:23here,
- 5:24I've
- 5:24spoken
- 5:24so
- 5:25that
- 5:25they
- 5:25might
- 5:26believe
- 5:26that
- 5:26you
- 5:26sent
- 5:27me.
- 5:28Then
- 5:29he
- 5:29shouted,
- 5:30lazarus,
- 5:31come
- 5:32out.
- 5:33And
- 5:34he
- 5:34came
- 5:34out
- 5:35a
- 5:35cadaver,
- 5:35wrapped
- 5:36from
- 5:36head
- 5:36to
- 5:37toe
- 5:37and
- 5:37with
- 5:37a
- 5:37kerchief
- 5:38on
- 5:38his
- 5:38face.
- 5:40And
- 5:40Jesus
- 5:41told
- 5:41them,
- 5:42unwrap
- 5:42him
- 5:42and
- 5:43let
- 5:43him
- 5:43loose.
- 5:45The
- 5:46man
- 5:46who
- 5:46creates
- 5:47God
- 5:47signs.
- 5:49That
- 5:49was
- 5:49a
- 5:49turning
- 5:50point
- 5:50for
- 5:50many
- 5:50of
- 5:51the
- 5:51Jews
- 5:51who
- 5:51were
- 5:51with
- 5:52Mary.
- 5:52They
- 5:53saw
- 5:53what
- 5:53Jesus
- 5:54did
- 5:54and
- 5:54believed
- 5:54in
- 5:55him.
- 5:55But
- 5:55some
- 5:56went
- 5:56back
- 5:56to
- 5:56the
- 5:56Pharisees
- 5:57and
- 5:57told
- 5:57on
- 5:57Jesus.
- 5:58The
- 5:58high
- 5:58priests
- 5:59and
- 5:59Pharisees
- 6:00called
- 6:00a
- 6:00meeting
- 6:00of
- 6:00the
- 6:01Jewish
- 6:01ruling
- 6:01body.
- 6:02What
- 6:02do
- 6:02we
- 6:03do
- 6:03now?
- 6:03They
- 6:04asked.
- 6:04This
- 6:05man
- 6:05keeps
- 6:05on
- 6:05doing
- 6:06things,
- 6:06creating
- 6:06God's
- 6:07signs.
- 6:08If
- 6:08we
- 6:08let
- 6:09him
- 6:09go
- 6:09on,
- 6:09pretty
- 6:09soon
- 6:10everyone
- 6:10will
- 6:10be
- 6:11believing
- 6:11in
- 6:11him.
- 6:12And
- 6:12the
- 6:12Romans
- 6:12will
- 6:13come
- 6:13and
- 6:13remove
- 6:13what
- 6:14little
- 6:14power
- 6:14and
- 6:15privilege
- 6:15we
- 6:15still
- 6:16do
- 6:16have.
- 6:18Well,
- 6:18that
- 6:19concludes
- 6:19this
- 6:20very,
- 6:21very
- 6:22powerful
- 6:22passage
- 6:23here.
- 6:24And
- 6:24so
- 6:25let's,
- 6:25let's
- 6:25just
- 6:25get
- 6:25into
- 6:26a
- 6:26couple
- 6:26of
- 6:26points
- 6:26to
- 6:26ponder,
- 6:26a
- 6:27couple
- 6:27of
- 6:27teaching
- 6:27points.
- 6:29First
- 6:30quote,
- 6:31I
- 6:31am
- 6:32right
- 6:32now.
- 6:32Resurrection
- 6:33and
- 6:34life.
- 6:35Close
- 6:35quote.
- 6:36Right
- 6:37now.
- 6:38Not
- 6:39someday,
- 6:39not
- 6:40down
- 6:40the
- 6:40road,
- 6:40not
- 6:41after
- 6:41you
- 6:41die.
- 6:41Right
- 6:42now.
- 6:45Martha
- 6:45had
- 6:45the
- 6:45standard
- 6:46theology
- 6:46kind
- 6:46of
- 6:47down,
- 6:47you
- 6:47know,
- 6:47for
- 6:47the
- 6:48time
- 6:48she
- 6:49knew
- 6:49about
- 6:49the
- 6:49resurrection
- 6:50in
- 6:50the
- 6:50last
- 6:50days.
- 6:50And
- 6:51Jesus
- 6:51essentially
- 6:52says,
- 6:52that's
- 6:52not
- 6:53wrong,
- 6:54but
- 6:54it's
- 6:55not
- 6:55big
- 6:55enough.
- 6:56Resurrection
- 6:57isn't
- 6:57just
- 6:58a
- 6:58future
- 6:58event
- 6:58you
- 6:59wait
- 6:59for.
- 6:59It's
- 6:59a
- 7:00present
- 7:00reality
- 7:01that
- 7:01you
- 7:01live
- 7:01for,
- 7:03that
- 7:03you
- 7:03live
- 7:03in.
- 7:04And
- 7:05this
- 7:05changes
- 7:05everything
- 7:06about
- 7:06how
- 7:06we
- 7:06walk
- 7:07through
- 7:07suffering.
- 7:09On
- 7:09my
- 7:09cancer
- 7:10related
- 7:11podcast,
- 7:11I
- 7:11sit
- 7:11with
- 7:12people
- 7:12every
- 7:12week,
- 7:12are
- 7:12facing
- 7:13some
- 7:14hard
- 7:14things,
- 7:14some
- 7:15hard
- 7:15life
- 7:15and
- 7:15death
- 7:15things.
- 7:17And
- 7:17the
- 7:17ones
- 7:17who
- 7:18find
- 7:18a
- 7:18way
- 7:18through
- 7:18it
- 7:18aren't
- 7:18just
- 7:19banking
- 7:19on
- 7:19someday.
- 7:20They're
- 7:21finding
- 7:21small
- 7:22points
- 7:22of
- 7:22life
- 7:22and
- 7:23light.
- 7:23Resurrections
- 7:24every
- 7:24day
- 7:25right
- 7:25now.
- 7:26A
- 7:26good
- 7:26scan,
- 7:27a
- 7:27good
- 7:27visit,
- 7:29a
- 7:29moment
- 7:29of
- 7:29laughter,
- 7:31a
- 7:31friend
- 7:31who
- 7:31shows
- 7:32up.
- 7:33Resurrection,
- 7:34that
- 7:34happens
- 7:34in
- 7:34real
- 7:35time,
- 7:36in
- 7:36the
- 7:36middle
- 7:36of
- 7:36a
- 7:36mess.
- 7:37And
- 7:37a
- 7:37progressive
- 7:38faith
- 7:38insists
- 7:39that
- 7:39God's
- 7:39life
- 7:39giving
- 7:40power
- 7:40isn't
- 7:41just
- 7:41a
- 7:41ticket
- 7:41to
- 7:42the
- 7:42afterlife.
- 7:43It's
- 7:43an
- 7:43invitation
- 7:44to
- 7:44come
- 7:44alive
- 7:44today,
- 7:45even
- 7:46in
- 7:46the
- 7:46places
- 7:46that
- 7:46smell
- 7:47like
- 7:48death.
- 7:50Second
- 7:50point
- 7:51to
- 7:51ponder,
- 7:52unwrap,
- 7:53and
- 7:53let
- 7:53him
- 7:54loose.
- 7:55And
- 7:56Lazarus
- 7:56came
- 7:56out
- 7:56of
- 7:56the
- 7:57tomb,
- 7:57but
- 7:57he
- 7:58was
- 7:58still
- 7:58bound
- 7:58up,
- 8:00still
- 8:00wrapped
- 8:00up
- 8:00in
- 8:01grave
- 8:01clothes.
- 8:02And
- 8:02Jesus
- 8:03didn't
- 8:03unwrap
- 8:03him
- 8:03himself.
- 8:04He
- 8:04told
- 8:04the
- 8:04community,
- 8:05the
- 8:05others,
- 8:05to
- 8:06do
- 8:06it.
- 8:07And
- 8:07that's
- 8:07the
- 8:07part
- 8:08that
- 8:08I
- 8:08think
- 8:09I
- 8:09really
- 8:09want
- 8:09to
- 8:10drill
- 8:10down
- 8:10with
- 8:11you
- 8:11here.
- 8:11Resurrection
- 8:12might
- 8:12be
- 8:12God's
- 8:13work,
- 8:14but
- 8:14liberation
- 8:15is
- 8:16for
- 8:16all
- 8:16of
- 8:16us.
- 8:16It's
- 8:17a
- 8:17community
- 8:17project
- 8:18and
- 8:18there
- 8:18are
- 8:18people
- 8:19all
- 8:19around
- 8:19us
- 8:19who
- 8:19have
- 8:20Come
- 8:20back
- 8:20to
- 8:20life
- 8:20in
- 8:20some
- 8:21way
- 8:21or
- 8:21another.
- 8:21They've
- 8:22overcome
- 8:22addiction
- 8:23or
- 8:23they've
- 8:24left
- 8:24an
- 8:24abusive
- 8:25situation.
- 8:26They've
- 8:26come
- 8:27out
- 8:27of
- 8:27the
- 8:27closet.
- 8:28They
- 8:28walk
- 8:29through
- 8:29your
- 8:29grief
- 8:30and
- 8:30they're
- 8:30standing
- 8:31upright
- 8:32and
- 8:32they're
- 8:32still
- 8:33wrapped
- 8:33up
- 8:34in
- 8:34the
- 8:34old
- 8:34stuff,
- 8:36but
- 8:36they
- 8:36need
- 8:37us
- 8:38to
- 8:38help
- 8:38them
- 8:40unwrap
- 8:40it.
- 8:41Old
- 8:42shame
- 8:42and
- 8:42old
- 8:43labels
- 8:43need
- 8:43to
- 8:43be
- 8:44unwrapped.
- 8:44Old
- 8:44narratives
- 8:45that
- 8:45other
- 8:46people
- 8:46put
- 8:46on
- 8:46them
- 8:47need
- 8:47to
- 8:47be
- 8:47unwrapped.
- 8:48And
- 8:48Jesus
- 8:48looks
- 8:49at
- 8:49us,
- 8:49the
- 8:49community,
- 8:49and
- 8:49says,
- 8:50unwrap
- 8:51them
- 8:51and
- 8:51let
- 8:51them
- 8:51loose.
- 8:52And
- 8:53that's
- 8:53our
- 8:53job,
- 8:54not
- 8:55to
- 8:55judge
- 8:55whether
- 8:55they
- 8:56deserve
- 8:56to
- 8:56be
- 8:56alive
- 8:56again,
- 8:57but
- 8:57to
- 8:57help
- 8:58get
- 8:58them
- 8:59free.
- 9:01And
- 9:01then
- 9:01there's
- 9:02the
- 9:02Pharisees
- 9:02at
- 9:02the
- 9:02end
- 9:02of
- 9:03the
- 9:03story
- 9:04who's
- 9:04real
- 9:04concerned.
- 9:05Wasn't
- 9:05theology
- 9:05at
- 9:05all.
- 9:05It
- 9:06was
- 9:06power,
- 9:07privilege.
- 9:08When
- 9:08the
- 9:08resurrection
- 9:09threatens
- 9:10the
- 9:10system,
- 9:10the
- 9:10powers
- 9:11that
- 9:11be,
- 9:12sometimes
- 9:12the
- 9:13system
- 9:13pushes
- 9:13back.
- 9:13And
- 9:14that's
- 9:14still
- 9:14true
- 9:14today,
- 9:14of
- 9:15course.
- 9:16So
- 9:18here's
- 9:18an
- 9:18action
- 9:18step
- 9:19for
- 9:19the
- 9:19day.
- 9:19Think
- 9:20about
- 9:20someone
- 9:20in
- 9:20your
- 9:21life
- 9:21who
- 9:22alive
- 9:22again,
- 9:22but
- 9:22maybe
- 9:23still
- 9:23wrapped
- 9:23up
- 9:23and
- 9:23bound
- 9:24up
- 9:24and
- 9:24still
- 9:25carrying
- 9:25some
- 9:25old
- 9:25shame,
- 9:26old
- 9:26identities,
- 9:27old
- 9:27junk,
- 9:27old
- 9:28baggage
- 9:29that
- 9:30they
- 9:30need
- 9:31help
- 9:31reinforcing
- 9:32to
- 9:32unwrap
- 9:32them,
- 9:32so
- 9:33to
- 9:33speak.
- 9:34Maybe
- 9:34you
- 9:34can
- 9:35be
- 9:35that
- 9:35person,
- 9:35help
- 9:35unwrap
- 9:36them
- 9:36a
- 9:37word
- 9:37of
- 9:37affirmation,
- 9:38doing
- 9:38something
- 9:38to
- 9:38be
- 9:38helpful,
- 9:40a
- 9:40refusal
- 9:41to
- 9:41bring
- 9:41up
- 9:41the
- 9:41past,
- 9:42an
- 9:42invitation
- 9:43back
- 9:43to
- 9:43the
- 9:44table.
- 9:45Be
- 9:45the
- 9:45community
- 9:46Jesus
- 9:46calls
- 9:47for
- 9:48in
- 9:48this
- 9:48story.
- 9:49We're
- 9:50going
- 9:50to
- 9:50pray
- 9:50here
- 9:50just
- 9:51a
- 9:51minute.
- 9:51Before
- 9:51we
- 9:51do,
- 9:52just
- 9:52a
- 9:52reminder
- 9:52that
- 9:53we
- 9:53have
- 9:53a
- 9:53great,
- 9:56great
- 9:56resource
- 9:56for
- 9:57you
- 9:57called
- 9:57the
- 9:57ABC
- 9:58123
- 9:59Bible
- 9:59study
- 9:59method.
- 10:00We
- 10:00invite
- 10:00you
- 10:01to
- 10:01head
- 10:01over
- 10:01to
- 10:01our
- 10:01website,
- 10:01voiceofgoddaily.com
- 10:03pick
- 10:03it
- 10:04up
- 10:04right
- 10:04there.
- 10:04Let's
- 10:05pray.
- 10:06Oh
- 10:06God.
- 10:06We've
- 10:07all
- 10:07stood
- 10:07at
- 10:07the
- 10:07tomb
- 10:07and
- 10:07thought
- 10:08it
- 10:08was
- 10:08too
- 10:08much.
- 10:08Or
- 10:09thought
- 10:09it
- 10:09was
- 10:09too
- 10:10little,
- 10:10too
- 10:10late,
- 10:10too
- 10:11far
- 10:11gone,
- 10:11too
- 10:12long
- 10:12dead,
- 10:13too
- 10:13much
- 10:13stench.
- 10:14And
- 10:14that
- 10:15you
- 10:15are
- 10:15here
- 10:16shouting
- 10:16names
- 10:17and
- 10:17calling
- 10:17the
- 10:17dead
- 10:17back
- 10:18to
- 10:18life.
- 10:18And
- 10:18forgive
- 10:18us
- 10:18for
- 10:19the
- 10:19times
- 10:19we've
- 10:20been
- 10:20more
- 10:20like
- 10:20the
- 10:20Pharisees,
- 10:21more
- 10:21worried
- 10:21about
- 10:22our
- 10:22comfort
- 10:22and
- 10:23control
- 10:24than
- 10:24about
- 10:24the
- 10:24people
- 10:24you're
- 10:25setting
- 10:25free.
- 10:26Give
- 10:26us
- 10:27hands
- 10:27willing
- 10:27to
- 10:27unwrap
- 10:28the
- 10:29grave
- 10:29clothes
- 10:29of
- 10:29the
- 10:30people
- 10:30around
- 10:30us
- 10:31and
- 10:31open
- 10:31our
- 10:32eyes
- 10:32to
- 10:32the
- 10:32resurrection
- 10:33that's
- 10:33happening
- 10:33right
- 10:33now,
- 10:34not
- 10:35someday,
- 10:36but
- 10:36today.
- 10:37In
- 10:37our
- 10:38homes,
- 10:39our
- 10:39friendships,
- 10:40our
- 10:40own
- 10:40stubborn
- 10:41hearts,
- 10:42we
- 10:42believe
- 10:43God
- 10:43help
- 10:44the
- 10:44part
- 10:44of
- 10:44us
- 10:44that's
- 10:44still
- 10:44not
- 10:45sure.
- 10:45Amen.
- 10:48My
- 10:49friend.
- 10:49I
- 10:49am
- 10:49delighted
- 10:50you
- 10:51chose
- 10:51to
- 10:51join
- 10:52me
- 10:52for
- 10:52today's
- 10:52reading.
- 10:53The
- 10:54daily
- 10:54Bible
- 10:55refresh
- 10:55is
- 10:56completely
- 10:57listener
- 10:58supported.
- 10:59Your
- 10:59gift
- 11:00goes
- 11:00a
- 11:00long
- 11:01way
- 11:01to
- 11:01getting
- 11:01the
- 11:01audible
- 11:02word
- 11:02of
- 11:02God
- 11:03from
- 11:03a
- 11:04progressive
- 11:04perspective
- 11:05into
- 11:06two
- 11:06millionaires
- 11:06a
- 11:07million
- 11:07people
- 11:08by
- 11:082028.
- 11:09I
- 11:10would
- 11:10be
- 11:10so
- 11:10grateful
- 11:11if
- 11:11you
- 11:11would
- 11:11go
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- 11:17Thanks
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- 11:19My
- 11:19name
- 11:19is
- 11:19Dr.
- 11:19Brad
- 11:20Miller
- 11:20and
- 11:20I'll
- 11:20be
- 11:21right
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- 11:29Remember,
- 11:29God's
- 11:30loyal
- 11:30love
- 11:30doesn't
- 11:31run
- 11:31out.
- 11:32His
- 11:32merciful
- 11:32love
- 11:33hasn't
- 11:33dried
- 11:34up,
- 11:34it's
- 11:35created
- 11:35new
- 11:37every
- 11:37morning.