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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!