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 Turn with me to John chapter 11.

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 John chapter 11.

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 And we're going to look at the first 44 verses.

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 The last time I was in this chapter and spent some work in here was for Stuart Cashman's funeral.

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 And it's one of those chapters, isn't it? It's a very poignant chapter.

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 And so let's turn to God, let's pray and ask for God's help.

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 Our Father in heaven, we come to a chapter which is so familiar and yet brings us such wonderful comfort.

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 And we pray that your Holy Spirit would use your words to comfort those who mourn tonight.

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 And to strengthen our faith.

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 That we might know the hope of the Lord Jesus Christ who is the resurrection and the life.

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 In his name we pray. Amen.

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 Martha said to him,

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 Yes indeed Lord, I have personally come to this faith that you are the Messiah, the Son of God.

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 You are the one who is coming into the world.

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 Typically Martha put her faith into words.

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 Her sister Mary put her faith into wordless action.

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 She came and fell at Jesus' feet.

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 Faith.

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 Her brother was still in the tomb.

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 In fact he was not only still in the tomb,

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 his body was well on the way to dissolution.

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 He'd been in the tomb four days.

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 He was not only dead, he was twice dead you could say.

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 Dead beyond recall.

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 Yes Lord, I've come to this personal faith.

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 That you are the Christ, the Son of God.

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 Mary came and fell at his feet.

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 And I think that is what this chapter is all about.

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 I think this is what that story, this story is all about.

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 It is about trusting the Lord Jesus when the chips are down.

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 It is about trusting the Lord Jesus in the face of death.

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 He wasn't there when we needed him.

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 Do you still trust him?

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 Yes Lord.

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 I've come to this personal faith.

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 Lazarus is still in the tomb.

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 Jesus says, I am the resurrection.

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 Do you believe it?

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 Yes Lord.

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 I've come to this personal faith.

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 Nothing has happened.

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 Mary is still consumed with tears.

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 And she goes to the tomb from the house.

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 And it is assumed that she's going to weep there.

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 The two sisters are just consumed with grief.

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 Because of the death of their beloved brother.

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 Yes Lord.

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 I believe.

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 That is my personal faith.

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 The chips are down.

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 They are well walked into the ground.

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 I'm standing in the face of death.

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 But I'm still trusting.

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 The story comes in three parts.

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 The first part is Jesus delaying.

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 It says, let me read it to you.

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 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister.

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 Mary and Lazarus.

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 So therefore.

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 So therefore.

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 When he heard that Lazarus was ill.

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 He stayed two days longer in the place where he was.

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 That is odd isn't it?

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 That is really strange.

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 Jesus having loved them.

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 They're in dire need.

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 Therefore he didn't come to them.

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 He loved them.

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 Therefore he stayed where he was.

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 He didn't go to them.

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 And what we see here is that the delaying.

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 And the apparent absence of the Lord.

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 Is part of his love for us.

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 Didn't they look back.

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 After this chapter.

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 After this incident.

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 And say.

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 Now that we've got Lazarus back again.

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 Now that we've seen with our own eyes.

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 That Jesus really is the resurrection.

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 And the life.

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 Now that Jesus really raises from the dead.

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 Now that we've been through all of that.

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 And out of the other side.

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 It was worth waiting those days.

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 Wasn't it?

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 Jesus says to them.

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 Doesn't he?

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 He says.

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 This sickness.

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 That's what he describes.

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 The death of their brother.

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 This sickness.

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 Is not unto death.

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 But for the glory of God.

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 And because.

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 Mary.

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 And Martha.

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 And Lazarus.

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 Were loved by Jesus.

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 He wanted them.

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 To see the glory of God.

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 In this sickness.

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 Therefore he stayed for two days.

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 There's Jesus delaying.

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 The second part of the story.

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 Is Jesus arriving.

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 He gets near to the village of Bethany.

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 Where they live.

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 But he doesn't go and visit in their house.

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 Again.

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 That's really strange.

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 Isn't it?

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 He stays outside the village.

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 Which in itself is a remarkable thing.

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 You would have thought.

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 He would go straight away to be with them.

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 In their bereavement.

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 He waits.

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 He waits.

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 But no.

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 He waits outside.

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 And the word gets to them.

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 Because there has to be that little moment of decision.

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 He wasn't there when we needed him.

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 Do we still trust him?

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 I don't know if it's the best way to put it or not.

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 But they have got to decide.

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 They've got to decide.

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 They've got to make the effort of coming.

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 And committing their cause to Jesus.

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 They've got to express their trust and confidence in him.

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 And that's the middle part of the story.

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 He comes.

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 And he waits to see how they will react.

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 Of course he knows how they will react.

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 But humanly speaking.

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 He comes to see how they would react.

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 And here comes.

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 I'm busy.

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 Bustling Martha.

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 Hurrying along.

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 And she says.

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 Lord if you'd been here.

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 My brother would not have died.

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 So typical of Martha.

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 She's got a recipe.

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 Hasn't she?

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 She's got a solution.

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 For the situation.

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 Even now.

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 Oh God.

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 I know that whatever you ask.

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 The Lord will answer.

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 So what are you going to do about it?

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 Jesus says.

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 Your brother will rise again.

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 She says.

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 Of course I know that he'll rise again.

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 I know that the last day is coming.

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 And the dead are kept safe until that last day.

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 And then I'll see him again.

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 No says Jesus.

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 That's not what I meant.

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 I'm not talking about the last day.

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 I am the resurrection.

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 Do you believe that?

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 You see he waits.

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 He waits until they come out.

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 So there's this little test.

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 There's this opportunity.

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 To express personal faith.

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 That's Martha.

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 Mary comes rushing to Jesus too.

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 Eyes filled with tears.

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 And she falls at Jesus' feet.

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 It's over to you Lord.

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 It's over to you Lord.

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 That's the middle part of the story.

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 Jesus delaying.

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 Jesus arriving.

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 And then there's the last part of the story.

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 Which is Jesus triumphing.

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 Can you see how the story works itself out?

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 Delaying.

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 Arriving.

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 Triumphing.

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 Where have you put him?

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 Come and see.

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 Take away the stone.

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 Jesus says.

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 No, no, no.

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 Says Martha.

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 Martha knows about all these things.

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 She's busy.

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 Bustling.

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 Practical Martha.

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 Lord if you take away the stone.

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 There's going to be the father and mother of a stench.

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 It will stink.

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 He's been dead four days in the Middle East.

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 He's been in the tomb four days.

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 His body will start to have decomposed.

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 Take away the stone.

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 Jesus says.

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 You see.

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 Jesus.

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 wants them to know that this man is not only dead.

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 But doubly dead.

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 And therefore he makes them stand in the stench of death.

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 The stench of corruption.

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 Jesus says.

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 Father, I know at the time you heard me.

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 Is that interesting?

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 I know at the time you heard me.

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 That tells us, doesn't it?

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 That Jesus has been praying before he came to Mary and Martha.

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 What was he doing for those two days?

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 Committing the whole matter to his father.

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 I know that you heard me because you always hear me.

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 But I said this so that these people may believe that you sent me.

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 And then he says these words.

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 Lazarus, come forth.

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 And Lazarus came forth.

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 He who was dead came forth.

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 Somebody has said of me that he had to use the name Lazarus.

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 Because if he hadn't used the name Lazarus.

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 All the dead of the graves would have come out.

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 Jesus triumphing.

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 The sisters implicitly said, didn't they?

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 Where were you when we needed you?

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 Where were you when we needed you?

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 So let's try and answer that question in the rest of our time together.

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 Where was Jesus when they were looking and longing for him to come?

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 First of all, this passage shows us that Jesus was in charge.

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 He was in charge.

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 He knew why the sickness had come.

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 He knew how long it would last.

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 And he knew what would happen next.

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 He says the reason why this sickness has come.

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 This sickness is not unto death.

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 It is for the glory of God.

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 And that the Son of God may be glorified.

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 And he knew the reason.

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 He knew the purpose behind it all.

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 He knew how long it would last.

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 He stayed two days where he was.

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 And then he said to the disciples,

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 Lazarus has died.

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 That isn't what he said, is it?

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 What did he say?

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 He said, Lazarus has fallen asleep.

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 Because that is what death is to Jesus.

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 To us, it's not falling asleep, is it?

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 Because we cannot wake our beloved dead.

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 But to Jesus, death is sleep.

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 It is dropping off in order to be brought back again.

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 I love that.

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 When I ring my mum and dad and I ring home.

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 And my mum answers the phone.

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 And I say, how's dad?

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 And she will say, he's just dropped off.

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 I'll call him.

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 And then I hear the words, Alan.

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 And he groggily comes to the phone.

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 That's the picture.

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 He's just dropped off.

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 We see it elsewhere in the Gospel, isn't it?

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 The picture of the little girl.

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 She's 12 years old.

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 And she's died.

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 And Jesus goes into that room.

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 And he takes her by the hand.

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 I love that.

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 He took her by the hand.

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 He took her dead hand in his hand.

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 And he said she's only asleep.

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 I very, very occasionally have to wake Phoebe up in the morning.

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 Jesus took her by the hand.

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 I have to shake her.

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 Lazarus, I am the resurrection and the life.

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 He is dead.

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 I am going to wake him out of sleep.

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 He's in charge of the whole thing.

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 Why has he come?

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 And how long will it last?

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 And what will the end be?

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 Why has it come?

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 It has come for the glory of God.

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 How long will it last?

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 He's waiting two days.

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 And whatever time it took on his journey.

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 And what will be the end?

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 I will wake him out of his sleep.

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 Jesus is totally in charge.

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 And he's speaking to us.

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 He's speaking to you.

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 When you are in that same situation.

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 With that intense word of comfort tonight.

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 It is all purposeful.

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 Because the thing that bugs us.

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 And the thing that bugs you.

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 When the chips are down.

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 Is that you can't see why.

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 You cannot see why.

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 There is no sense in it.

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 I can't see any purpose in it.

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 Neither can we.

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 But he can.

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 This sickness is not under death.

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 It is for the glory of God.

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 So that the Son of God is glorified.

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 We love Psalm 23.

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 We've sung it a few times recently.

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 The words are so familiar aren't they?

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 They slip off your tongue.

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 And we don't ask often.

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 What do they mean?

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 And so the good shepherd in Psalm 23.

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 He leads us doesn't he?

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 In paths of righteousness.

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 For his name's sake.

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 Have you ever asked yourself.

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 What is a path of righteousness?

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 Righteousness.

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 The word righteousness has the same meaning.

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 All the way through the Bible.

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 Of course in different contexts.

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 Different contexts.

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 It's got different shades of meaning obviously.

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 But it's got one basic meaning.

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 All the way through the Bible.

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 The word righteousness means.

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 What is right with God.

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 Can you remember that?

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 Righteousness means.

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 What is right with God.

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 He leads me.

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 In paths.

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 Of righteousness.

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 I don't see the sense of them.

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 But they are right with God.

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 Jesus is in charge.

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 The second thing about Jesus.

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 In times of trouble.

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 Is Jesus is available.

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 He came to them.

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 He came to them.

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 Where they were.

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 He came to listen to Martha's solution.

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 And to gently comfort Mary.

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 As she laid his feet.

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 Different though they were.

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 He came to be with them.

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 But he came in such a way.

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 Do you remember.

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 To recalcate.

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 To excite their faith.

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 Now that I've come.

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 Are you going to trust me?

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 Was there a build up of resentment?

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 In their minds.

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 It sounds a little bit like that.

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 Doesn't it?

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 In Martha's words.

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 If you had been here Lord.

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 My brother would not have died.

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 There's a note isn't there.

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 Of accusation.

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 There's a little bit of resentment.

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 It seems.

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 Are you.

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 Going to overcome.

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 Your spirit of resentment.

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 And replace it with a spirit of trust Martha.

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 And come to me now that I'm here.

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 And deal with your situation.

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 That's often the really hard bit isn't it?

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 When everything in us.

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 Wants to go into the corner.

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 And chew the fat.

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 And tell ourselves.

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 How awful life is.

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 And grumble to ourselves.

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 In our hearts.

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 The answer is to get out of the corner.

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 And come to the Lord Jesus.

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 And the third thing about Jesus.

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 In our times of trouble.

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 Is this miracle.

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 Jesus was moved.

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 I suppose isn't it.

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 If I passed.

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 Pencils and papers around tonight.

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 And I asked you.

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 What is the great miracle of John 11.

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 We would write.

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 Wouldn't we.

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 The great miracle of John 11.

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 Is that Lazarus was raised from the dead.

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 But I don't think it is.

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 Really.

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 Jesus is the son of God.

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 He's the son of God.

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 It is no bother.

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 Is it.

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 For Jesus to raise.

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 The dead.

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 If you did.

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 That would be an incredible miracle.

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 But for Jesus.

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 He is the son of God.

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 It stands to reason.

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 Isn't it.

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 That if Jesus is the word made flesh.

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 He is the Lord of all life.

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 And all power.

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 No.

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 The real miracle.

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 Is the shortest verse in the Bible.

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 Isn't it.

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 John 11.

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 And verse.

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 36.

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 Jesus.

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 35.

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 Jesus.

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 Wept.

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 Jesus.

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 Wept.

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 When I was growing up.

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 Every Sunday morning.

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 In Swansea.

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 All the children of the church.

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 You had to go up to the front.

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 For the children's talk.

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 And there you had to recite a verse.

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 Alright.

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 And.

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 Some.

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 Children.

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 Put it on their hand.

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 If my father was away preaching.

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 I would always recite.

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 John 11.

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 35.

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 Jesus.

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 Wept.

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 It's the shortest verse in the Bible.

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 Well.

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 It's an astonishing verse isn't it.

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 I can't really fully understand it.

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 And neither can you.

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 Jesus knew that he was going to raise Lazarus from the dead.

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 He knew that.

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 He would raise him from the dead in two minutes more.

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 And everybody's tears would be turned to laughter and joy.

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 But before he does that for them.

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 He identifies with their sorrows.

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 Isn't that marvelous?

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 He identifies with your sorrows.

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 He is one with them in their grief.

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 He is greatly disturbed in his spirit.

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 And deeply moved.

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 Jesus wept.

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 Jesus is in charge.

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 Jesus is available.

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 Jesus weeps.

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 And then of course Jesus triumphs.

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 He brought the whole thing to a triumphant conclusion.

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 He brought Lazarus out of the tomb.

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 I spoke to my brother this week.

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 He'd been taking a funeral.

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 And he'd begun the funeral.

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 By reading the story of the raising of the widow's son.

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 In the town of Nain.

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 Where Jesus stopped the funeral.

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 And raised the son back to life.

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 And gave him to his mother.

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 It's a shocking way to begin a funeral.

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 But then later on he read about the dying thief.

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 Do you remember the dying thief?

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 And what does Jesus say to the dying thief?

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 Jesus says today you will be with me in paradise.

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 Jesus is not going to come and raise the people whom you love who are dead.

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 Jesus is not going to do that.

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 He doesn't disturb funerals anymore.

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 But Jesus does an even better thing.

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 He does a far greater thing.

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 A far better thing.

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 If only you will realise it.

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 Today.

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 Today you will be with me in paradise.

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 Not back to this tired old life.

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 Not back to this veil of tears.

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 But on.

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 And on to the glory.

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 That is Jesus triumphed for us.

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 So trust him.

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 And that is.

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 The Jesus.

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 Who is at the centre of their faith.

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 Martha said.

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 Yes.

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 Indeed Lord.

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 I have personally come to this faith.

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 That you are the Messiah.

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 The son of God.

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 The one who is coming into the world.

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 Martha's personal faith.

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 You are the Messiah.

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 That is.

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 You are sufficient for every need.

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 Because you are the one who has been anointed by God.

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 Which is what Messiah means.

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 You have been given by God.

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 Every potentiality.

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 And every power.

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 Every gift.

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 And every grace.

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 Every supply.

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 And every richness.

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 You are the Messiah.

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 You are God's king.

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 You have it all.

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 You have it all.

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 For me.

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 And I trust you.

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 And you are the son of God.

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 You are the one who has all power.

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 To do in heaven and earth.

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 Anything you want.

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 And anything you please.

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 I can't.

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 But you can.

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 And you are the one that is here.

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 And you are the one who is coming into the world.

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 And you are here.

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 And you are with us.

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 Yes Lord I believe.

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 I believe.

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 I believe that you are the all sufficient Messiah.

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 The all powerful.

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 And the all present Jesus.

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 And then there is Mary.

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 And she just came.

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 And she fell at his feet.

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 And said Lord over to you.

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 Mary and Martha.

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 Martha believing that I believe you are the Messiah.

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 The son of God.

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 Mary handing herself over to the Lord Jesus.

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 And I think those two things.

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 Are really the two essential sides of faith.

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 What is faith?

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 What is faith?

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 The shorter catechism tells us isn't it?

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 It is a resting.

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 And a relying.

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 On the Lord Jesus.

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 And so Martha.

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 She comes.

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 And she tells us.

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 What she believes.

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 In the moment of trouble.

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 And so in the moment of trouble.

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 How do you respond by faith?

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 You respond by saying.

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 What you believe.

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 I believe the creed.

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 I believe.

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 You said it this morning.

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 Isn't it?

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 I believe in God.

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 The father almighty.

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 I believe in Jesus Christ.

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 His only son.

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 Our Lord.

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 That on the third day.

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 He was raised from the dead.

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 I believe that.

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 God's truth.

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 Is our strength.

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 I believe that you are the Messiah.

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 So instead of rehearsing to ourselves this week.

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 Our troubles.

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 Rehearse to yourself.

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 The truth.

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 That Jesus is the Messiah.

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 Messiah.

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 And a very present Messiah.

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 And then you go to the other side of faith.

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 The faith.

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 That trusts.

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 The faith.

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 That entrusts.

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 Ourselves to him.

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 All my needs.

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 Into your hands.

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 May God grant us.

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 Such faith.

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 Let us pray.

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