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Thank You for Worshipping Christ with us Today!

“Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall

live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26

TheMost

Important Question!

In his profound essay, The Green

Fields of the Mind, on the meaning of baseball, A.

Bartlett Giamatti, encouraged us to

‘Go Deeper’

In his profound essay, The Green

Fields of the Mind, on the meaning of baseball, A.

Bartlett Giamatti, encouraged us to

‘Go Deeper’

“It breaks your heart. It was

designed to break your heart. The game begins in

the spring, when everything else

begins again, and it blossoms…

“It breaks your heart. It was

designed to break your heart. The game begins in

the spring, when everything else

begins again, and it blossoms…

…in the summer, filling the

afternoons and evenings, and

then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops

and leaves you to face the fall

alone. You count on it…

…in the summer, filling the

afternoons and evenings, and

then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops

and leaves you to face the fall

alone. You count on it…

…rely on it to buffer the

passage of time, to keep the memory of

sunshine and high skies alive, and then, just when the days are all twilight,

when you need it most…

…rely on it to buffer the

passage of time, to keep the memory of

sunshine and high skies alive, and then, just when the days are all twilight,

when you need it most…

…it stops. Today, October 2, a

Sunday of rain and broken

branches and leaf-clogged

drains and slick streets, it

stopped, and summer was

gone.”

…it stops. Today, October 2, a

Sunday of rain and broken

branches and leaf-clogged

drains and slick streets, it

stopped, and summer was

gone.”

Giamatti was asking us to seek ‘the deeper truth behind what we see and know

with our senses!’

Giamatti was asking us to seek ‘the deeper truth behind what we see and know

with our senses!’

John 11:17-26

17 So when Jesus came, He

found that he had already been in the tomb four days. 18 Now Bethany was

near…

John 11:17-26

17 So when Jesus came, He

found that he had already been in the tomb four days. 18 Now Bethany was

near…

…Jerusalem, about two miles away. 19 And

many of the Jews had joined the women around

Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their

brother.

…Jerusalem, about two miles away. 19 And

many of the Jews had joined the women around

Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their

brother.

20 Now Martha, as soon as she

heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house. 21 Now Martha said

to Jesus,

20 Now Martha, as soon as she

heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house. 21 Now Martha said

to Jesus,

“Lord, if You had been here, my

brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know

that whatever You ask of God,

God will give You.”

“Lord, if You had been here, my

brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know

that whatever You ask of God,

God will give You.”

23 Jesus said to her, “Your

brother will rise again.” 24 Martha

said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

23 Jesus said to her, “Your

brother will rise again.” 24 Martha

said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

25 Jesus said to her, “I am the

resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may

die, he shall live. 26 And whoever

lives and believes in Me…

25 Jesus said to her, “I am the

resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may

die, he shall live. 26 And whoever

lives and believes in Me…

…shall never die. Do you believe

this?”

…shall never die. Do you believe

this?”

The Great Question!

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who

believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and

believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” (John

11:25-26)

The Great Question!

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who

believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and

believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” (John

11:25-26)

Many believe this passage is just

about living forever, but it is

not!

Many believe this passage is just

about living forever, but it is

not!

It is about being willing to live for

something so powerful, so eternal, so

engaging and meaningful that it cannot possibly

die!

It is about being willing to live for

something so powerful, so eternal, so

engaging and meaningful that it cannot possibly

die!

“A man who does not have

something for which he is

willing to die is not fit to live.”

-- Martin Luther King Jr.

“A man who does not have

something for which he is

willing to die is not fit to live.”

-- Martin Luther King Jr.

Jesus was asking Mary & Martha to ‘Go Deeper’ into

the wonder, mystery and

intimacy of God then they could

have ever imagined!

Jesus was asking Mary & Martha to ‘Go Deeper’ into

the wonder, mystery and

intimacy of God then they could

have ever imagined!

It’s AboutTrusting God!

He is Good!He is Gracious!

He is Righteous!

He is Loving!He is Faithful!

It’s AboutTrusting God!

He is Good!He is Gracious!

He is Righteous!

He is Loving!He is Faithful!

It’s About Trusting God

Now!

The power of this moment…

…it’s holiness, it’s

preciousness!

It’s About Trusting God

Now!

The power of this moment…

…it’s holiness, it’s

preciousness!

It’s About Trusting God Now, Forever!

The magnitudeof God…

…eternity!

It’s About Trusting God Now, Forever!

The magnitudeof God…

…eternity!

The Most Important Question!

“Do YouBelieve This?”

The Most Important Question!

“Do YouBelieve This?”

“Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall

live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26

TheMost

Important Question!

May you have anincredible week sharing

Jesus with others!

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