WEBVTT 00:00:00.900 --> 00:00:06.879 Let's turn again for a little to the chapter we read in John chapter 11. 00:00:06.879 --> 00:00:14.339 And we can read that from verse 38 where it says, 00:00:14.580 --> 00:00:17.679 Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. 00:00:18.420 --> 00:00:21.960 It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. 00:00:22.460 --> 00:00:25.719 Jesus said, Take away the stone. 00:00:26.419 --> 00:00:28.820 Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, 00:00:28.820 --> 00:00:33.899 Lord, by this time there will be an odour, for he has been dead four days. 00:00:33.899 --> 00:00:39.719 This is probably one of the best-known chapters in the New Testament, 00:00:39.960 --> 00:00:43.799 and I'm sure everybody has heard many a sermon on this 00:00:43.799 --> 00:00:47.739 because it is so full of instruction, so full of meaning. 00:00:48.799 --> 00:00:51.459 It is really quite a remarkable chapter, 00:00:51.939 --> 00:00:58.420 and it highlights very much the care and the compassion of Christ, 00:00:58.820 --> 00:01:01.399 the authority, the power of Christ. 00:01:01.399 --> 00:01:07.120 It highlights his humanness, highlights his godness. 00:01:08.480 --> 00:01:11.439 And the chapter is full of instructions for us. 00:01:12.459 --> 00:01:20.620 And we see the delay of Christ responding to the news that Lazarus was very ill, 00:01:21.560 --> 00:01:24.019 and this was a family that he loves. 00:01:24.019 --> 00:01:31.539 And it teaches us that the delays of Christ in answering doesn't mean that he's not hearing us. 00:01:32.119 --> 00:01:36.439 You know, sometimes when we pray and it appears that the Lord isn't hearing, 00:01:36.799 --> 00:01:38.599 there's no answer to our prayer. 00:01:39.459 --> 00:01:42.979 We're liable to think, God's not listening. 00:01:43.299 --> 00:01:44.099 God's not hearing. 00:01:44.640 --> 00:01:49.420 Well, this chapter shows us very clearly that the Lord was fully aware. 00:01:49.420 --> 00:01:51.299 The Lord was responding. 00:01:52.159 --> 00:01:55.219 But what we've got to learn is that at the end of the day, 00:01:55.859 --> 00:01:59.540 God will always work things for his own glory. 00:02:00.340 --> 00:02:05.560 And that's a problem for us because we expect things to, 00:02:05.620 --> 00:02:07.620 when we bring a matter before the Lord, 00:02:08.139 --> 00:02:12.800 we have worked out in our own mind how we want it to work out. 00:02:12.800 --> 00:02:17.560 And the Lord might have a completely different purpose and a different plan 00:02:17.560 --> 00:02:20.960 because his plan and his way is for his glory. 00:02:21.760 --> 00:02:28.160 And while we very glibly say that we want to live to the glory of God, 00:02:28.500 --> 00:02:32.580 doing that actually can be really challenging and really difficult. 00:02:33.000 --> 00:02:35.840 And that's where faith has to come into exercise. 00:02:35.840 --> 00:02:39.759 Because if we're suitably exercised by faith, 00:02:40.340 --> 00:02:43.659 and our faith is fixed constantly upon Christ, 00:02:44.259 --> 00:02:47.000 then we will be seeking the glory of God, 00:02:47.240 --> 00:02:50.360 and we will understand something of the delays 00:02:50.360 --> 00:02:55.400 and something of the cross providences that appear to come our way. 00:02:57.180 --> 00:03:01.000 Also, it shows us here that we're not always ready 00:03:01.000 --> 00:03:03.159 for the way that the Lord will work 00:03:03.159 --> 00:03:06.099 because we find Martha in verse 22 saying, 00:03:06.900 --> 00:03:10.780 I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you. 00:03:11.319 --> 00:03:13.780 So that's Martha saying to Jesus, whatever. 00:03:14.400 --> 00:03:17.219 I know, Jesus, whatever you ask. 00:03:18.240 --> 00:03:21.960 But the thing is, Martha wasn't ready for the whatever. 00:03:23.259 --> 00:03:27.280 Because when Jesus asks them to take away the stone, 00:03:27.460 --> 00:03:28.479 Martha's horrified. 00:03:29.419 --> 00:03:31.620 And Martha's basically saying, you can't do that. 00:03:33.159 --> 00:03:34.379 No, Lord, not that. 00:03:35.960 --> 00:03:37.900 And I'm sure we've been there as well. 00:03:38.919 --> 00:03:41.020 Because there have been times we've said, 00:03:42.079 --> 00:03:43.979 maybe not audibly, but in our hearts, 00:03:44.060 --> 00:03:45.460 we're saying, Lord, what are you doing? 00:03:46.379 --> 00:03:47.259 Lord, not this. 00:03:48.740 --> 00:03:51.280 And that shows us that we're not alone. 00:03:51.479 --> 00:03:52.819 Here's this good woman. 00:03:53.819 --> 00:03:55.519 And she's saying, I know, whatever. 00:03:55.519 --> 00:04:00.460 But when Jesus begins to tell whatever means, 00:04:00.460 --> 00:04:03.000 she's saying, no, not that. 00:04:04.280 --> 00:04:07.580 And again, we see that the sisters make the same mistake. 00:04:07.719 --> 00:04:11.620 Both Mary and Martha believe that if Jesus had been present, 00:04:12.200 --> 00:04:14.020 that Lazarus would not have died. 00:04:14.760 --> 00:04:15.960 They both think that. 00:04:16.759 --> 00:04:19.199 And again, sometimes we make the mistake 00:04:19.199 --> 00:04:24.319 when losses and pains and difficulties come into our life, 00:04:24.379 --> 00:04:26.500 that it's a sign that the Lord isn't with us. 00:04:26.500 --> 00:04:28.680 That is not the case. 00:04:29.720 --> 00:04:33.379 The Lord had a purpose in allowing Lazarus to die, 00:04:33.480 --> 00:04:34.839 as is very obvious here. 00:04:35.439 --> 00:04:38.199 But sometimes we make the mistake of thinking 00:04:38.199 --> 00:04:40.579 that the Lord isn't there. 00:04:41.120 --> 00:04:42.639 Well, we've always got to remember 00:04:42.639 --> 00:04:45.839 that the way that God works is 00:04:45.839 --> 00:04:47.959 that he has to try us. 00:04:49.199 --> 00:04:52.120 You know what the Lord says of the trial of our faith? 00:04:52.500 --> 00:04:54.699 That it's more precious than gold. 00:04:54.699 --> 00:04:57.099 Now, we know how precious gold is. 00:04:57.759 --> 00:04:59.039 But in the Lord's sight, 00:04:59.539 --> 00:05:01.439 the trial of our faith 00:05:01.439 --> 00:05:05.339 is of far more importance and more value than gold. 00:05:06.060 --> 00:05:07.019 And so it's inevitable, 00:05:07.480 --> 00:05:09.860 but the Lord is going to test his people. 00:05:11.139 --> 00:05:13.959 It makes it very clear it's a mark, indeed, 00:05:14.519 --> 00:05:17.879 of the Christian that they will be tested along the way. 00:05:18.639 --> 00:05:21.639 But the thing is, often our eyes of faith are dimmed 00:05:21.639 --> 00:05:24.860 and we're not seeing in the way that we should. 00:05:25.819 --> 00:05:27.319 And Jesus says in verse 40, 00:05:27.439 --> 00:05:28.060 Jesus said, 00:05:28.620 --> 00:05:30.800 Did I not tell you if you believe 00:05:30.800 --> 00:05:33.039 that you will see the glory of God? 00:05:33.919 --> 00:05:34.919 You know, unbelief 00:05:34.919 --> 00:05:39.120 is an incredible blight on our Christian life. 00:05:39.699 --> 00:05:42.979 Unbelief robs us of seeing so much. 00:05:43.680 --> 00:05:46.779 Unbelief is a hindrance to the work of Jesus. 00:05:46.779 --> 00:05:50.839 It's not a sense of unworthiness 00:05:50.839 --> 00:05:54.239 that holds back the work of Jesus. 00:05:55.139 --> 00:05:56.639 It's not a sense of our sin 00:05:56.639 --> 00:05:58.879 that holds back the work of Jesus. 00:05:59.039 --> 00:05:59.679 It's unbelief. 00:05:59.959 --> 00:06:01.279 It tells us in Mark's gospel, 00:06:02.039 --> 00:06:04.619 He could do no mighty works there 00:06:04.619 --> 00:06:06.539 except lay hands on a few. 00:06:07.079 --> 00:06:08.939 And he marveled at their unbelief. 00:06:08.939 --> 00:06:13.019 So you see how unbelief hinders 00:06:13.019 --> 00:06:15.719 the work of Christ like little else. 00:06:16.819 --> 00:06:19.319 And it's a challenging question to ourselves as well. 00:06:20.000 --> 00:06:23.300 Is unbelief hindering 00:06:23.300 --> 00:06:26.100 and holding back in our life 00:06:26.100 --> 00:06:27.759 the work of Jesus? 00:06:28.620 --> 00:06:29.360 Because you see, 00:06:30.319 --> 00:06:33.060 unbelief clouds our sense 00:06:33.060 --> 00:06:34.040 of how the Lord is working. 00:06:34.079 --> 00:06:35.120 You could have two Christians 00:06:35.120 --> 00:06:37.319 looking at exactly the same situation. 00:06:37.319 --> 00:06:39.599 And one Christian could be saying, 00:06:39.680 --> 00:06:40.699 Oh, do you know, it's wonderful. 00:06:41.099 --> 00:06:43.180 It's wonderful the way the Lord is working. 00:06:43.699 --> 00:06:45.899 I'm amazed at what the Lord is doing. 00:06:46.879 --> 00:06:49.019 And another Christian beside is saying, 00:06:49.120 --> 00:06:49.540 Oh, do you know, 00:06:49.860 --> 00:06:51.439 Lord's not with us at all. 00:06:51.980 --> 00:06:53.159 Nothing happening today. 00:06:53.719 --> 00:06:54.740 Everything is dead. 00:06:55.839 --> 00:06:57.100 And the problem is 00:06:57.100 --> 00:06:59.839 of what's going on within the person's heart. 00:07:00.139 --> 00:07:02.620 One person has a vision to see. 00:07:02.620 --> 00:07:04.680 One person has a sensitive heart, 00:07:05.019 --> 00:07:06.060 a tender heart, 00:07:06.060 --> 00:07:07.600 a spiritual heart, 00:07:07.920 --> 00:07:09.160 a heart that is fixed 00:07:09.160 --> 00:07:11.420 by faith and the glory of God 00:07:11.420 --> 00:07:12.920 and is seeing God at work, 00:07:13.019 --> 00:07:14.079 sees God in everything. 00:07:15.420 --> 00:07:16.300 And the other person 00:07:16.300 --> 00:07:18.980 is hindered and hampered 00:07:18.980 --> 00:07:20.280 because of unbelief. 00:07:21.000 --> 00:07:21.360 And remember, 00:07:21.500 --> 00:07:22.639 unbelief is still there 00:07:22.639 --> 00:07:23.980 in the heart of the Christian. 00:07:24.120 --> 00:07:24.879 Lord, I believe, 00:07:25.279 --> 00:07:27.660 help thou mine unbelief. 00:07:28.500 --> 00:07:30.220 And you will find unbelief 00:07:30.220 --> 00:07:32.560 very much in the prejudiced heart 00:07:32.560 --> 00:07:33.939 and in the hard heart. 00:07:33.939 --> 00:07:36.019 And so we need to seek 00:07:36.019 --> 00:07:37.899 to have our hearts softened 00:07:37.899 --> 00:07:41.259 and our hearts molded by Christ 00:07:41.259 --> 00:07:43.300 so that there will be a seeing 00:07:43.300 --> 00:07:45.040 all that Jesus is doing. 00:07:45.920 --> 00:07:48.759 And again, this chapter brings before us 00:07:48.759 --> 00:07:49.939 one of the most remarkable statements 00:07:50.500 --> 00:07:52.319 that Jesus ever made, 00:07:52.800 --> 00:07:53.459 where he says, 00:07:53.620 --> 00:07:56.100 I am the resurrection and the life. 00:07:56.100 --> 00:07:58.320 where Jesus is stating 00:07:58.320 --> 00:08:01.580 that he is a personal guarantee 00:08:01.580 --> 00:08:05.439 that he will win victory 00:08:05.439 --> 00:08:07.439 over death and over the grave. 00:08:07.960 --> 00:08:10.100 And that because he will win victory 00:08:10.100 --> 00:08:11.800 over the death and the grave, 00:08:12.140 --> 00:08:13.620 so will all his people. 00:08:14.140 --> 00:08:14.480 And you know, 00:08:14.520 --> 00:08:15.520 that's a glorious hope. 00:08:15.580 --> 00:08:16.680 If you're a believer tonight, 00:08:16.780 --> 00:08:17.320 you know something, 00:08:17.400 --> 00:08:19.080 you have a wonderful hope in your heart. 00:08:19.079 --> 00:08:22.719 Paul likens death to sleep. 00:08:23.019 --> 00:08:23.740 So does Jesus. 00:08:24.839 --> 00:08:26.680 And when you and I go to bed at night, 00:08:27.240 --> 00:08:28.099 two things happen. 00:08:28.639 --> 00:08:29.939 One is we have rest. 00:08:30.699 --> 00:08:32.519 And another thing is we have renewal. 00:08:33.039 --> 00:08:34.120 You get up the next day 00:08:34.120 --> 00:08:36.100 and that's you ready for another day. 00:08:37.199 --> 00:08:38.199 And in a sense, 00:08:38.299 --> 00:08:40.340 that's what happens in the grave as well. 00:08:41.240 --> 00:08:44.759 Our bodies are laid in the grave to rest. 00:08:45.659 --> 00:08:46.399 Till when? 00:08:47.019 --> 00:08:47.860 Till the resurrection. 00:08:47.860 --> 00:08:49.919 And at the resurrection, 00:08:50.320 --> 00:08:55.039 we find that everything is going to change. 00:08:56.200 --> 00:08:57.860 Because the return of Jesus 00:08:57.860 --> 00:08:59.580 is going to change things 00:08:59.580 --> 00:09:02.180 in a way that we cannot even begin to imagine. 00:09:03.399 --> 00:09:04.759 You know, when Jesus returns, 00:09:04.960 --> 00:09:06.220 it's going to be so different 00:09:06.220 --> 00:09:08.039 to how he came. 00:09:08.460 --> 00:09:09.279 At this time of year, 00:09:09.379 --> 00:09:12.139 so many are thinking about the birth of Jesus. 00:09:12.259 --> 00:09:13.759 When Jesus came into this world, 00:09:14.120 --> 00:09:16.500 very, very few recognized him. 00:09:16.500 --> 00:09:18.620 as the Messiah, 00:09:18.919 --> 00:09:20.120 as the Son of God, 00:09:20.480 --> 00:09:21.960 as who he is, 00:09:22.000 --> 00:09:23.480 the second person of the Godhead, 00:09:23.600 --> 00:09:24.480 come in our nature. 00:09:25.419 --> 00:09:26.059 But you know, 00:09:26.120 --> 00:09:27.259 the day he returns, 00:09:27.960 --> 00:09:31.659 there won't be one solitary soul alive 00:09:31.659 --> 00:09:34.399 that will have the slightest doubt, 00:09:35.159 --> 00:09:37.039 but that this is the Son of God. 00:09:37.039 --> 00:09:40.539 because we're told that when Jesus returns, 00:09:41.179 --> 00:09:43.539 it will be the most amazing spectacle. 00:09:43.719 --> 00:09:45.939 There'll be dazzling brilliance as he returns. 00:09:46.599 --> 00:09:48.120 He'll descend from heaven, 00:09:48.219 --> 00:09:49.719 and there'll be three great, 00:09:50.059 --> 00:09:50.679 as it were, 00:09:51.079 --> 00:09:53.399 phenomenon occurring at the same time. 00:09:53.399 --> 00:09:56.199 the Lord will shout. 00:09:57.659 --> 00:09:58.980 It also tells us 00:09:58.980 --> 00:10:00.919 that there will be the voice of the archangel, 00:10:01.439 --> 00:10:04.319 and there will be the sound of the trumpet of God. 00:10:05.419 --> 00:10:06.379 Now, we know that 00:10:06.379 --> 00:10:08.459 the trumpet was often used 00:10:08.459 --> 00:10:10.840 to signal the dawn of the day. 00:10:10.840 --> 00:10:13.379 the trumpet is often used 00:10:13.379 --> 00:10:16.240 to signal the arrival of royalty. 00:10:17.399 --> 00:10:18.980 But here, the trumpet, 00:10:19.139 --> 00:10:20.240 yes, it's going to announce 00:10:20.240 --> 00:10:22.019 the arrival of royalty, 00:10:22.220 --> 00:10:23.759 but it's going to do more than that. 00:10:24.519 --> 00:10:26.800 It's announcing the resurrection. 00:10:27.379 --> 00:10:29.740 It's announcing the opening of the graves. 00:10:30.259 --> 00:10:31.540 The trumpet of God, 00:10:32.080 --> 00:10:33.639 with a moment that blows, 00:10:34.220 --> 00:10:36.100 the graves will open. 00:10:36.100 --> 00:10:40.399 Imagine if we're still alive at that time. 00:10:40.860 --> 00:10:42.120 What a thought that would be. 00:10:42.700 --> 00:10:45.840 Paul tells us about that in Corinthians. 00:10:46.060 --> 00:10:46.360 He says, 00:10:46.759 --> 00:10:47.379 In a moment, 00:10:47.500 --> 00:10:48.899 in the twinkling of an eye, 00:10:49.340 --> 00:10:50.960 at the last trumpet, 00:10:51.300 --> 00:10:52.759 for the trumpet will sound, 00:10:53.200 --> 00:10:56.200 and the dead will be raised imperishable, 00:10:56.879 --> 00:10:59.240 and we shall all be changed. 00:11:00.279 --> 00:11:01.200 At that moment, 00:11:01.600 --> 00:11:02.879 the graves will open, 00:11:03.500 --> 00:11:05.639 and the graves of corruption 00:11:05.639 --> 00:11:07.919 will give way to incorruption, 00:11:08.720 --> 00:11:10.799 and we will be changed. 00:11:10.980 --> 00:11:12.600 Our bodies will be changed 00:11:12.600 --> 00:11:15.179 to become beautiful, glorious, spiritual. 00:11:15.620 --> 00:11:17.419 We will resemble our saviour, 00:11:17.500 --> 00:11:18.220 our mediator, 00:11:18.319 --> 00:11:19.539 the Lord Jesus Christ. 00:11:19.679 --> 00:11:20.439 We're told that. 00:11:20.899 --> 00:11:22.019 It's all a great mystery. 00:11:23.819 --> 00:11:25.699 Now, Paul likens it to 00:11:25.699 --> 00:11:28.980 planting a seed in the ground. 00:11:29.319 --> 00:11:29.779 And he says, 00:11:29.779 --> 00:11:31.299 Our body is like that seed. 00:11:32.319 --> 00:11:34.439 And when you put that seed into the ground, 00:11:34.440 --> 00:11:36.600 whether it's going to be a flower or a plant, 00:11:37.440 --> 00:11:39.220 that seed will die. 00:11:39.760 --> 00:11:41.520 But from the seed 00:11:41.520 --> 00:11:44.240 will grow the plant or the flower. 00:11:45.340 --> 00:11:46.180 So in a sense, 00:11:46.300 --> 00:11:48.720 the flower or the plant is a seed. 00:11:49.600 --> 00:11:50.900 Although the seed has died, 00:11:51.200 --> 00:11:52.580 this is what has come from it. 00:11:52.580 --> 00:11:53.700 And Paul says, 00:11:53.900 --> 00:11:55.500 that's what it's going to be like 00:11:55.500 --> 00:11:56.820 for us as well. 00:11:58.540 --> 00:11:59.960 The continuation there, 00:12:00.040 --> 00:12:01.639 so our body laid into the grave, 00:12:02.180 --> 00:12:03.980 the same body will rise 00:12:03.980 --> 00:12:05.320 just in the same way 00:12:05.320 --> 00:12:07.460 as you have to plant the seed in the ground, 00:12:07.820 --> 00:12:10.160 and from it this beautiful flower. 00:12:10.639 --> 00:12:13.040 So it will be for the believer. 00:12:13.039 --> 00:12:14.699 And it's no wonder 00:12:14.699 --> 00:12:16.839 that there's this wonderful hope 00:12:16.839 --> 00:12:18.639 within our heart. 00:12:20.039 --> 00:12:21.079 Now, this is what, 00:12:21.819 --> 00:12:24.679 although Jesus isn't saying all that to Martha 00:12:24.679 --> 00:12:26.199 at this particular moment, 00:12:26.620 --> 00:12:28.019 that is what it means 00:12:28.019 --> 00:12:29.299 when Jesus says 00:12:29.299 --> 00:12:32.639 that he is the resurrection and the life. 00:12:33.799 --> 00:12:34.779 And I hope tonight 00:12:34.779 --> 00:12:37.139 that you have this hope in your heart, 00:12:37.719 --> 00:12:38.959 that you have this hope. 00:12:39.379 --> 00:12:40.559 If you're a Christian tonight, 00:12:40.639 --> 00:12:41.519 you have this hope. 00:12:41.519 --> 00:12:43.500 If you're believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, 00:12:43.699 --> 00:12:46.319 that's part of what you believe in. 00:12:46.939 --> 00:12:49.480 You believe in the resurrection. 00:12:49.740 --> 00:12:53.860 Now, as I read on Wednesday night, 00:12:55.199 --> 00:12:57.159 there's going to be a resurrection for everybody, 00:12:57.799 --> 00:13:01.000 not just for the Christian. 00:13:01.620 --> 00:13:03.179 Remember, I read in Daniel, 00:13:03.840 --> 00:13:04.679 and it tells us, 00:13:04.679 --> 00:13:06.159 they are very, very solemn words. 00:13:07.679 --> 00:13:08.980 And many of those who sleep 00:13:08.980 --> 00:13:10.220 in the dust of the earth 00:13:10.220 --> 00:13:11.480 shall awake. 00:13:12.480 --> 00:13:14.379 Some to everlasting life, 00:13:15.240 --> 00:13:16.799 and some to shame 00:13:16.799 --> 00:13:18.899 and everlasting contempt. 00:13:20.360 --> 00:13:21.579 That's how it's going to be. 00:13:21.740 --> 00:13:22.759 There's going to be a division 00:13:22.759 --> 00:13:24.279 in the resurrection. 00:13:25.399 --> 00:13:27.059 Some to everlasting life, 00:13:27.919 --> 00:13:29.879 some to everlasting shame 00:13:29.879 --> 00:13:30.960 and contempt. 00:13:30.960 --> 00:13:34.160 And that's a serious thing 00:13:34.160 --> 00:13:35.340 to reject Jesus 00:13:35.340 --> 00:13:38.240 because Jesus is the only... 00:13:38.240 --> 00:13:40.379 This world has nothing for death. 00:13:41.040 --> 00:13:41.540 This world, 00:13:41.639 --> 00:13:43.360 there's nobody that can give you 00:13:43.360 --> 00:13:44.259 any hope 00:13:44.259 --> 00:13:47.060 for what happens in death 00:13:47.060 --> 00:13:48.560 apart from Jesus. 00:13:49.379 --> 00:13:51.360 And that's why it is so important 00:13:51.360 --> 00:13:53.100 that we lay hold upon the truth. 00:13:53.560 --> 00:13:54.080 Jesus said, 00:13:54.280 --> 00:13:55.120 I am the way, 00:13:55.300 --> 00:13:56.000 I'm the truth, 00:13:56.080 --> 00:13:56.840 I'm the life. 00:13:56.840 --> 00:13:59.560 And it's the most wonderful privilege 00:13:59.560 --> 00:14:00.759 that you have tonight 00:14:00.759 --> 00:14:02.180 to be sitting 00:14:02.180 --> 00:14:03.519 where Jesus is present, 00:14:03.680 --> 00:14:04.780 who is the way, 00:14:04.879 --> 00:14:05.220 the truth, 00:14:05.259 --> 00:14:05.720 and the life. 00:14:06.019 --> 00:14:06.700 And he's saying, 00:14:07.360 --> 00:14:07.899 ask me. 00:14:08.200 --> 00:14:09.720 Ask me to come into your heart. 00:14:10.440 --> 00:14:11.160 Receive me. 00:14:12.300 --> 00:14:13.440 Because without me, 00:14:14.160 --> 00:14:16.200 you do not have this hope 00:14:16.200 --> 00:14:17.879 in any shape or form. 00:14:19.180 --> 00:14:20.660 So the Christian is able 00:14:20.660 --> 00:14:21.899 to look at death and say, 00:14:21.960 --> 00:14:22.340 Oh death, 00:14:22.960 --> 00:14:23.920 where is your sting? 00:14:24.660 --> 00:14:25.899 To look at the grave and say, 00:14:25.960 --> 00:14:26.480 Oh grave, 00:14:26.740 --> 00:14:27.940 where is your victory? 00:14:29.279 --> 00:14:30.560 You'll often see in a tomb 00:14:30.560 --> 00:14:31.500 on a gravestone 00:14:31.500 --> 00:14:32.840 till the day breaks. 00:14:32.960 --> 00:14:34.060 I'm sure if you walk 00:14:34.060 --> 00:14:34.840 around a cemetery, 00:14:34.960 --> 00:14:35.879 you'll often see that 00:14:35.879 --> 00:14:37.200 till the day breaks. 00:14:37.340 --> 00:14:37.860 What day? 00:14:38.620 --> 00:14:39.040 It's the day, 00:14:39.039 --> 00:14:40.299 the resurrection dawn. 00:14:41.199 --> 00:14:42.539 That moment when the trumpet 00:14:42.539 --> 00:14:43.819 will sound 00:14:43.819 --> 00:14:45.839 and the graves will open. 00:14:47.939 --> 00:14:48.819 And then we see 00:14:48.819 --> 00:14:49.779 in this chapter 00:14:49.779 --> 00:14:51.939 Jesus' reaction to death. 00:14:52.639 --> 00:14:53.480 And we see, 00:14:53.679 --> 00:14:54.019 of course, 00:14:54.099 --> 00:14:55.059 that he weeps. 00:14:56.319 --> 00:14:57.659 It's a tiny version. 00:14:57.819 --> 00:14:58.939 It's a verse that's full 00:14:58.939 --> 00:15:00.699 of meaning and significance. 00:15:01.959 --> 00:15:02.939 We see that, 00:15:03.000 --> 00:15:03.860 that Jesus, 00:15:04.199 --> 00:15:05.419 people will say 00:15:05.419 --> 00:15:06.559 it's the smallest version 00:15:06.559 --> 00:15:07.120 of the Bible 00:15:07.120 --> 00:15:08.039 and so it is. 00:15:08.039 --> 00:15:09.000 Jesus wept. 00:15:09.879 --> 00:15:11.339 And it shows us something 00:15:11.339 --> 00:15:13.299 of just who Jesus is. 00:15:14.000 --> 00:15:15.339 It shows us his care, 00:15:15.459 --> 00:15:16.099 his love, 00:15:17.000 --> 00:15:17.819 his concern. 00:15:17.939 --> 00:15:19.879 He enters into our, 00:15:20.059 --> 00:15:20.899 where we are. 00:15:21.919 --> 00:15:23.279 Maybe tonight you have pain 00:15:23.279 --> 00:15:23.899 in your heart. 00:15:24.039 --> 00:15:24.299 Maybe, 00:15:24.419 --> 00:15:26.819 maybe nobody's listening to you. 00:15:27.500 --> 00:15:27.759 Well, 00:15:27.819 --> 00:15:28.539 Jesus will. 00:15:29.179 --> 00:15:30.279 That's the beauty of it. 00:15:30.279 --> 00:15:32.019 You might not be able 00:15:32.019 --> 00:15:32.879 to tell anybody 00:15:32.879 --> 00:15:33.659 how you feel. 00:15:34.199 --> 00:15:34.959 There might be things 00:15:34.959 --> 00:15:35.879 going on in your life 00:15:35.879 --> 00:15:37.220 nobody else knows about. 00:15:37.740 --> 00:15:38.620 You might be able 00:15:38.620 --> 00:15:39.879 to hide it from others. 00:15:39.980 --> 00:15:41.600 Your face doesn't display it, 00:15:41.659 --> 00:15:42.539 but my word, 00:15:42.620 --> 00:15:43.980 it's going on deep in there. 00:15:46.079 --> 00:15:47.220 Jesus is able. 00:15:48.079 --> 00:15:49.100 Jesus is the one. 00:15:49.199 --> 00:15:50.039 He is the shoulder 00:15:50.039 --> 00:15:50.980 to cry on. 00:15:51.439 --> 00:15:52.120 He is the one 00:15:52.120 --> 00:15:52.759 who is there 00:15:52.759 --> 00:15:54.079 and we're to go to him 00:15:54.079 --> 00:15:54.740 and to bring 00:15:54.740 --> 00:15:56.000 all our cares, 00:15:56.139 --> 00:15:56.879 our anxieties, 00:15:57.079 --> 00:15:57.699 our burdens, 00:15:57.700 --> 00:15:58.440 our pains, 00:15:58.560 --> 00:15:59.180 our sorrows 00:15:59.180 --> 00:16:00.680 because he understands. 00:16:00.800 --> 00:16:01.720 He's been there. 00:16:03.060 --> 00:16:04.379 But he is also able 00:16:04.379 --> 00:16:05.140 to help us 00:16:05.140 --> 00:16:05.879 in a way that 00:16:05.879 --> 00:16:06.879 no human 00:16:06.879 --> 00:16:08.560 is able to help. 00:16:09.720 --> 00:16:10.820 But there's more 00:16:10.820 --> 00:16:12.100 to the fact 00:16:12.100 --> 00:16:13.220 that Jesus wept 00:16:13.220 --> 00:16:14.780 because it tells us 00:16:14.780 --> 00:16:16.379 in verse 33 00:16:16.379 --> 00:16:17.320 when Jesus saw 00:16:17.320 --> 00:16:17.720 our weeping 00:16:17.720 --> 00:16:18.720 and the Jews also 00:16:18.720 --> 00:16:19.780 had come with our weeping, 00:16:20.300 --> 00:16:20.720 it tells us 00:16:20.720 --> 00:16:22.620 he was deeply moved 00:16:22.620 --> 00:16:23.379 in his spirit. 00:16:24.180 --> 00:16:24.680 And then again 00:16:24.680 --> 00:16:25.600 in verse 38 00:16:25.600 --> 00:16:26.360 it tells us 00:16:26.360 --> 00:16:27.680 that he was deeply 00:16:27.679 --> 00:16:28.439 moved. 00:16:30.539 --> 00:16:31.539 And that word 00:16:31.539 --> 00:16:33.659 actually translated 00:16:33.659 --> 00:16:34.179 means 00:16:34.179 --> 00:16:35.979 really there's 00:16:35.979 --> 00:16:36.659 an outburst 00:16:36.659 --> 00:16:37.839 of indignation 00:16:37.839 --> 00:16:38.579 or anger. 00:16:39.179 --> 00:16:39.679 Now we often 00:16:39.679 --> 00:16:40.679 don't associate 00:16:40.679 --> 00:16:41.759 that with Jesus. 00:16:42.799 --> 00:16:43.519 But that's 00:16:43.519 --> 00:16:44.719 at that moment 00:16:44.719 --> 00:16:45.759 that's what 00:16:45.759 --> 00:16:46.959 Jesus gives us 00:16:46.959 --> 00:16:48.179 and within him 00:16:48.179 --> 00:16:49.419 there's this 00:16:49.419 --> 00:16:51.199 outburst of anger 00:16:51.199 --> 00:16:51.759 within him. 00:16:52.519 --> 00:16:53.359 Not just weeping 00:16:53.359 --> 00:16:54.699 but there's 00:16:54.699 --> 00:16:55.879 this anger 00:16:55.879 --> 00:16:57.240 at what death 00:16:57.240 --> 00:16:57.720 has done, 00:16:58.059 --> 00:16:58.659 what sin 00:16:58.659 --> 00:16:59.259 has brought 00:16:59.259 --> 00:17:00.059 into this world. 00:17:00.139 --> 00:17:00.759 The havoc, 00:17:01.100 --> 00:17:01.759 the pain, 00:17:02.059 --> 00:17:02.820 the destruction, 00:17:03.220 --> 00:17:03.960 the tears, 00:17:04.240 --> 00:17:05.000 the sorrows, 00:17:05.819 --> 00:17:07.119 all because of sin. 00:17:07.519 --> 00:17:08.900 And Jesus is angry. 00:17:09.900 --> 00:17:10.240 In fact, 00:17:10.380 --> 00:17:10.519 it's, 00:17:10.519 --> 00:17:14.839 it has been said 00:17:14.839 --> 00:17:15.700 that 00:17:15.700 --> 00:17:16.740 that as he 00:17:16.740 --> 00:17:17.559 went to the 00:17:17.559 --> 00:17:18.660 B.B. Warfield 00:17:18.660 --> 00:17:19.119 who says 00:17:19.119 --> 00:17:20.319 Jesus approached 00:17:20.319 --> 00:17:20.900 the grave 00:17:20.900 --> 00:17:21.720 of Lazarus 00:17:21.720 --> 00:17:22.900 in a state 00:17:22.900 --> 00:17:23.599 not of 00:17:23.599 --> 00:17:25.000 uncontrollable 00:17:25.000 --> 00:17:25.519 grief 00:17:25.519 --> 00:17:26.420 but 00:17:26.420 --> 00:17:27.639 inexpressible 00:17:27.639 --> 00:17:28.200 anger. 00:17:29.059 --> 00:17:29.900 That's who he was. 00:17:30.119 --> 00:17:31.180 He was so angry 00:17:31.180 --> 00:17:32.799 with what 00:17:32.799 --> 00:17:33.720 sin 00:17:33.720 --> 00:17:35.259 has caused 00:17:35.259 --> 00:17:35.639 and the 00:17:35.639 --> 00:17:36.379 havoc 00:17:36.379 --> 00:17:37.139 and the pain 00:17:37.139 --> 00:17:37.980 and the destruction 00:17:37.980 --> 00:17:38.700 and the death. 00:17:39.940 --> 00:17:40.559 And so Jesus 00:17:40.559 --> 00:17:41.220 is angry 00:17:41.220 --> 00:17:41.880 with death. 00:17:42.980 --> 00:17:43.799 But the wonderful 00:17:43.799 --> 00:17:44.339 thing is 00:17:44.339 --> 00:17:45.099 Jesus has come 00:17:45.099 --> 00:17:45.740 to confront 00:17:45.740 --> 00:17:46.279 death 00:17:46.279 --> 00:17:47.360 and to confront 00:17:47.360 --> 00:17:47.880 the devil 00:17:47.880 --> 00:17:49.220 who's behind it 00:17:49.220 --> 00:17:50.120 and he's come 00:17:50.120 --> 00:17:51.180 to confront 00:17:51.180 --> 00:17:51.819 what nobody 00:17:51.819 --> 00:17:52.519 else could. 00:17:54.420 --> 00:17:55.039 And as Jesus 00:17:55.039 --> 00:17:56.039 came to the grave 00:17:56.039 --> 00:17:57.039 weeping and angry 00:17:57.039 --> 00:17:57.920 he commands 00:17:57.920 --> 00:17:59.519 take away 00:17:59.519 --> 00:18:00.160 the stone. 00:18:00.500 --> 00:18:00.920 And of course 00:18:00.920 --> 00:18:01.400 this is where 00:18:01.400 --> 00:18:02.059 the protest 00:18:02.059 --> 00:18:03.460 comes from 00:18:03.460 --> 00:18:03.860 Martha. 00:18:04.000 --> 00:18:04.299 Why? 00:18:04.299 --> 00:18:06.240 Because behind 00:18:06.240 --> 00:18:07.059 the stone 00:18:07.059 --> 00:18:08.240 there's corruption 00:18:08.240 --> 00:18:09.720 and nobody 00:18:09.720 --> 00:18:10.480 wants to see 00:18:10.480 --> 00:18:10.980 corruption. 00:18:12.440 --> 00:18:12.779 And you know 00:18:12.779 --> 00:18:13.379 spiritually 00:18:13.379 --> 00:18:15.139 that's who we 00:18:15.139 --> 00:18:16.159 are in our 00:18:16.159 --> 00:18:17.259 natural state 00:18:17.259 --> 00:18:18.539 corrupt. 00:18:19.799 --> 00:18:20.139 And 00:18:20.139 --> 00:18:21.359 there's 00:18:21.359 --> 00:18:22.240 stones 00:18:22.240 --> 00:18:23.299 layers of 00:18:23.299 --> 00:18:23.879 stones 00:18:23.879 --> 00:18:24.599 over us 00:18:24.599 --> 00:18:25.399 that hide 00:18:25.399 --> 00:18:26.359 from ourselves 00:18:26.359 --> 00:18:27.139 what we're 00:18:27.139 --> 00:18:27.779 really like. 00:18:29.079 --> 00:18:30.019 And we don't 00:18:30.019 --> 00:18:30.500 want to see 00:18:30.500 --> 00:18:30.940 what we're 00:18:30.940 --> 00:18:31.500 really like. 00:18:31.500 --> 00:18:33.559 why do you 00:18:33.559 --> 00:18:34.220 think people 00:18:34.220 --> 00:18:35.579 want the 00:18:35.579 --> 00:18:35.980 Bible 00:18:35.980 --> 00:18:36.900 removed? 00:18:37.880 --> 00:18:38.319 Why do 00:18:38.319 --> 00:18:39.099 people say 00:18:39.099 --> 00:18:40.640 whatever book 00:18:40.640 --> 00:18:41.160 you look at 00:18:41.160 --> 00:18:41.680 don't look at 00:18:41.680 --> 00:18:42.160 the Bible? 00:18:42.980 --> 00:18:43.779 Because the 00:18:43.779 --> 00:18:44.599 Bible is the 00:18:44.599 --> 00:18:45.440 only book 00:18:45.440 --> 00:18:45.920 that will 00:18:45.920 --> 00:18:46.720 shift the 00:18:46.720 --> 00:18:47.099 stones. 00:18:48.059 --> 00:18:48.579 The Bible 00:18:48.579 --> 00:18:49.019 is the 00:18:49.019 --> 00:18:50.380 only book 00:18:50.380 --> 00:18:51.619 that reveals 00:18:51.619 --> 00:18:52.180 to us 00:18:52.180 --> 00:18:52.960 how we 00:18:52.960 --> 00:18:53.799 really are. 00:18:55.000 --> 00:18:55.240 And so 00:18:55.240 --> 00:18:55.779 people don't 00:18:55.779 --> 00:18:56.440 want to know. 00:18:57.759 --> 00:18:58.420 When Jesus 00:18:58.420 --> 00:18:59.019 came into 00:18:59.019 --> 00:18:59.539 this world 00:18:59.539 --> 00:19:00.180 he declared 00:19:00.180 --> 00:19:00.740 I am the 00:19:00.740 --> 00:19:01.140 light of 00:19:01.140 --> 00:19:01.579 the world. 00:19:02.599 --> 00:19:03.120 And people 00:19:03.120 --> 00:19:03.700 didn't want 00:19:03.700 --> 00:19:04.180 the light. 00:19:05.019 --> 00:19:05.640 Jesus said 00:19:05.640 --> 00:19:05.980 that. 00:19:06.660 --> 00:19:07.640 Men love 00:19:07.640 --> 00:19:08.480 darkness 00:19:08.480 --> 00:19:10.079 rather than 00:19:10.079 --> 00:19:10.480 light. 00:19:11.660 --> 00:19:12.319 They prefer 00:19:12.319 --> 00:19:12.620 it. 00:19:13.140 --> 00:19:13.500 Leave me 00:19:13.500 --> 00:19:13.839 alone. 00:19:14.960 --> 00:19:15.140 You know 00:19:15.140 --> 00:19:15.519 there's so 00:19:15.519 --> 00:19:16.019 many people 00:19:16.019 --> 00:19:16.480 don't want 00:19:16.480 --> 00:19:16.779 to hear 00:19:16.779 --> 00:19:17.319 the gospel. 00:19:18.079 --> 00:19:18.500 They don't 00:19:18.500 --> 00:19:18.940 want to 00:19:18.940 --> 00:19:19.299 come to 00:19:19.299 --> 00:19:19.720 church 00:19:19.720 --> 00:19:20.819 because 00:19:20.819 --> 00:19:21.279 they'll be 00:19:21.279 --> 00:19:21.880 disturbed. 00:19:22.259 --> 00:19:22.660 That's the 00:19:22.660 --> 00:19:23.240 bottom line. 00:19:23.960 --> 00:19:24.279 They don't 00:19:24.279 --> 00:19:24.599 want to 00:19:24.599 --> 00:19:25.980 hear about 00:19:25.980 --> 00:19:26.400 sin. 00:19:27.039 --> 00:19:27.380 They don't 00:19:27.380 --> 00:19:27.700 want to 00:19:27.700 --> 00:19:28.240 hear about 00:19:28.240 --> 00:19:28.400 their 00:19:28.400 --> 00:19:28.960 accountability 00:19:28.960 --> 00:19:30.220 before God. 00:19:30.740 --> 00:19:31.279 They don't 00:19:31.279 --> 00:19:31.559 want to 00:19:31.559 --> 00:19:32.200 hear that 00:19:32.200 --> 00:19:33.660 inside here 00:19:33.660 --> 00:19:34.380 there's all 00:19:34.380 --> 00:19:34.859 kind of 00:19:34.859 --> 00:19:35.339 corruption 00:19:35.339 --> 00:19:36.620 and sin. 00:19:37.579 --> 00:19:37.920 And so 00:19:37.920 --> 00:19:38.420 people don't 00:19:38.420 --> 00:19:38.700 want to 00:19:38.700 --> 00:19:39.440 hear these 00:19:39.440 --> 00:19:39.880 things. 00:19:41.220 --> 00:19:42.079 But Jesus 00:19:42.079 --> 00:19:42.700 says take 00:19:42.700 --> 00:19:43.160 away the 00:19:43.160 --> 00:19:43.519 stone. 00:19:45.200 --> 00:19:45.500 And you 00:19:45.500 --> 00:19:45.819 know that's 00:19:45.819 --> 00:19:46.220 the greatest 00:19:46.220 --> 00:19:46.640 thing that 00:19:46.640 --> 00:19:47.079 could happen 00:19:47.079 --> 00:19:47.500 to you 00:19:47.500 --> 00:19:47.880 tonight. 00:19:47.980 --> 00:19:48.460 If tonight 00:19:48.460 --> 00:19:48.940 you're still 00:19:48.940 --> 00:19:49.319 not a 00:19:49.319 --> 00:19:49.680 Christian. 00:19:50.740 --> 00:19:51.180 That the 00:19:51.180 --> 00:19:52.599 stones that 00:19:52.599 --> 00:19:53.380 is covering 00:19:53.380 --> 00:19:54.660 your own 00:19:54.660 --> 00:19:56.279 eyes from 00:19:56.279 --> 00:19:56.799 your own 00:19:56.799 --> 00:19:57.579 heart would 00:19:57.579 --> 00:19:58.200 be shifted 00:19:58.200 --> 00:19:59.240 in order 00:19:59.240 --> 00:19:59.580 that you 00:19:59.580 --> 00:20:00.080 would see. 00:20:01.319 --> 00:20:01.620 And if 00:20:01.620 --> 00:20:01.940 you're a 00:20:01.940 --> 00:20:02.500 Christian you 00:20:02.500 --> 00:20:03.019 look back 00:20:03.019 --> 00:20:03.299 in your 00:20:03.299 --> 00:20:03.720 life and 00:20:03.720 --> 00:20:04.220 you thank 00:20:04.220 --> 00:20:04.720 the Lord 00:20:04.720 --> 00:20:05.200 that came 00:20:05.200 --> 00:20:05.600 a day 00:20:05.600 --> 00:20:06.480 when he 00:20:06.480 --> 00:20:07.440 removed that 00:20:07.440 --> 00:20:07.840 stone. 00:20:08.980 --> 00:20:09.360 That was 00:20:09.360 --> 00:20:10.960 hiding what 00:20:10.960 --> 00:20:11.640 was in there 00:20:11.640 --> 00:20:12.319 from yourself. 00:20:12.900 --> 00:20:13.120 Oh it 00:20:13.120 --> 00:20:14.360 wasn't a nice 00:20:14.360 --> 00:20:15.019 thing to begin 00:20:15.019 --> 00:20:15.340 with. 00:20:15.600 --> 00:20:16.059 It was a 00:20:16.059 --> 00:20:16.340 terrible 00:20:16.340 --> 00:20:16.900 discovery. 00:20:18.580 --> 00:20:19.200 But it 00:20:19.200 --> 00:20:19.660 was the most 00:20:19.660 --> 00:20:20.140 wonderful 00:20:20.140 --> 00:20:21.100 discovery because 00:20:21.100 --> 00:20:21.960 that discovery 00:20:21.960 --> 00:20:22.799 brought you to 00:20:22.799 --> 00:20:23.759 seek the 00:20:23.759 --> 00:20:24.080 Lord. 00:20:24.580 --> 00:20:24.960 To seek 00:20:24.960 --> 00:20:25.640 his forgiveness. 00:20:25.840 --> 00:20:26.160 To seek 00:20:26.160 --> 00:20:26.680 his mercy. 00:20:26.680 --> 00:20:27.360 to seek 00:20:27.360 --> 00:20:28.019 his pardon. 00:20:28.340 --> 00:20:28.660 To seek 00:20:28.660 --> 00:20:29.299 his renewal. 00:20:31.279 --> 00:20:31.640 And so 00:20:31.640 --> 00:20:32.200 this is what 00:20:32.200 --> 00:20:32.880 Jesus has 00:20:32.880 --> 00:20:33.100 done. 00:20:33.200 --> 00:20:33.340 And you 00:20:33.340 --> 00:20:33.560 know the 00:20:33.560 --> 00:20:33.920 wonderful 00:20:33.920 --> 00:20:34.560 thing is 00:20:34.560 --> 00:20:35.920 that Jesus 00:20:35.920 --> 00:20:36.880 is the 00:20:36.880 --> 00:20:37.200 one who 00:20:37.200 --> 00:20:37.980 has power 00:20:37.980 --> 00:20:39.920 over death 00:20:39.920 --> 00:20:40.519 and over 00:20:40.519 --> 00:20:40.960 the grave. 00:20:41.100 --> 00:20:41.320 He 00:20:41.320 --> 00:20:41.980 demonstrated 00:20:41.980 --> 00:20:42.900 in his 00:20:42.900 --> 00:20:43.940 own death. 00:20:45.060 --> 00:20:45.500 Because 00:20:45.500 --> 00:20:46.259 remember the 00:20:46.259 --> 00:20:46.820 ladies they 00:20:46.820 --> 00:20:47.380 came to 00:20:47.380 --> 00:20:47.920 anoint the 00:20:47.920 --> 00:20:48.400 body of 00:20:48.400 --> 00:20:48.759 Jesus. 00:20:49.680 --> 00:20:50.200 And as 00:20:50.200 --> 00:20:50.440 they were 00:20:50.440 --> 00:20:50.920 coming to 00:20:50.920 --> 00:20:51.480 the grave 00:20:51.480 --> 00:20:52.740 there was a 00:20:52.740 --> 00:20:53.400 problem and 00:20:53.400 --> 00:20:53.620 they were 00:20:53.620 --> 00:20:54.299 saying who 00:20:54.299 --> 00:20:55.500 is going to 00:20:55.500 --> 00:20:56.039 shift the 00:20:56.039 --> 00:20:56.400 stone? 00:20:56.680 --> 00:20:58.019 Because they 00:20:58.019 --> 00:20:58.640 knew that they 00:20:58.640 --> 00:20:59.299 hadn't the 00:20:59.299 --> 00:20:59.980 strength to 00:20:59.980 --> 00:21:00.440 shift the 00:21:00.440 --> 00:21:00.680 stone. 00:21:00.799 --> 00:21:01.340 Who's going 00:21:01.340 --> 00:21:02.220 to shift 00:21:02.220 --> 00:21:02.880 the stone? 00:21:03.900 --> 00:21:04.400 But when they 00:21:04.400 --> 00:21:05.019 got there they 00:21:05.019 --> 00:21:05.519 saw the 00:21:05.519 --> 00:21:06.080 stone was 00:21:06.080 --> 00:21:06.420 gone. 00:21:07.380 --> 00:21:07.920 Because you 00:21:07.920 --> 00:21:08.660 see Jesus 00:21:08.660 --> 00:21:11.420 he no stone 00:21:11.420 --> 00:21:12.500 no grave 00:21:12.500 --> 00:21:13.080 could hold 00:21:13.080 --> 00:21:13.279 him. 00:21:13.799 --> 00:21:14.060 He had 00:21:14.060 --> 00:21:14.779 power over 00:21:14.779 --> 00:21:15.019 it. 00:21:15.740 --> 00:21:15.980 And so 00:21:15.980 --> 00:21:16.820 Jesus is the 00:21:16.820 --> 00:21:17.240 one who 00:21:17.240 --> 00:21:18.640 has conquered 00:21:18.640 --> 00:21:19.140 death. 00:21:21.460 --> 00:21:21.940 And so 00:21:21.940 --> 00:21:22.799 Jesus approaches 00:21:22.799 --> 00:21:23.380 the grave 00:21:23.380 --> 00:21:24.380 miracles. 00:21:24.380 --> 00:21:24.960 And he 00:21:24.960 --> 00:21:26.040 comes distressed 00:21:26.040 --> 00:21:27.000 and angry 00:21:27.000 --> 00:21:27.600 and weeping 00:21:27.600 --> 00:21:28.100 and he 00:21:28.100 --> 00:21:28.800 commands 00:21:28.800 --> 00:21:30.380 take away 00:21:30.380 --> 00:21:31.140 the stone. 00:21:32.180 --> 00:21:32.580 Now some 00:21:32.580 --> 00:21:33.020 people will 00:21:33.020 --> 00:21:33.820 say why 00:21:33.820 --> 00:21:34.400 did Jesus 00:21:34.400 --> 00:21:35.800 ask them 00:21:35.800 --> 00:21:36.220 to take 00:21:36.220 --> 00:21:36.660 away the 00:21:36.660 --> 00:21:36.960 stone? 00:21:37.120 --> 00:21:37.820 If Jesus 00:21:37.820 --> 00:21:38.580 has power 00:21:38.580 --> 00:21:39.460 over death 00:21:39.460 --> 00:21:40.560 if Jesus 00:21:40.560 --> 00:21:41.980 is able 00:21:41.980 --> 00:21:42.760 to perform 00:21:42.760 --> 00:21:43.720 so many 00:21:43.720 --> 00:21:44.200 miracles 00:21:44.200 --> 00:21:44.960 why didn't 00:21:44.960 --> 00:21:45.320 he just 00:21:45.320 --> 00:21:45.720 take the 00:21:45.720 --> 00:21:46.220 stone away 00:21:46.220 --> 00:21:46.660 himself 00:21:46.660 --> 00:21:47.380 through 00:21:47.380 --> 00:21:48.440 his own 00:21:48.440 --> 00:21:48.860 power? 00:21:48.859 --> 00:21:50.219 Well I 00:21:50.219 --> 00:21:50.740 don't believe 00:21:50.740 --> 00:21:51.319 that Jesus 00:21:51.319 --> 00:21:51.799 is going 00:21:51.799 --> 00:21:52.419 to use 00:21:52.419 --> 00:21:53.199 miraculous 00:21:53.199 --> 00:21:54.759 power to 00:21:54.759 --> 00:21:55.339 do something 00:21:55.339 --> 00:21:55.779 that is 00:21:55.779 --> 00:21:57.379 quite simple 00:21:57.379 --> 00:21:57.819 for other 00:21:57.819 --> 00:21:58.319 people to 00:21:58.319 --> 00:21:58.539 do. 00:21:59.579 --> 00:22:00.059 Nobody 00:22:00.059 --> 00:22:00.719 could bring 00:22:00.719 --> 00:22:01.240 a person 00:22:01.240 --> 00:22:01.759 to life 00:22:01.759 --> 00:22:02.419 but Jesus 00:22:02.419 --> 00:22:03.619 but plenty 00:22:03.619 --> 00:22:03.959 of people 00:22:03.959 --> 00:22:04.919 around could 00:22:04.919 --> 00:22:05.439 shift the 00:22:05.439 --> 00:22:05.719 stone. 00:22:05.859 --> 00:22:06.079 I think 00:22:06.079 --> 00:22:06.399 it's as 00:22:06.399 --> 00:22:06.899 simple as 00:22:06.899 --> 00:22:07.199 that. 00:22:08.039 --> 00:22:08.299 And so 00:22:08.299 --> 00:22:09.019 Jesus very 00:22:09.019 --> 00:22:09.779 simply says 00:22:09.779 --> 00:22:10.919 take away 00:22:10.919 --> 00:22:11.979 the stone. 00:22:13.500 --> 00:22:14.319 And I'm 00:22:14.319 --> 00:22:15.159 sure that 00:22:15.159 --> 00:22:15.500 there are 00:22:15.500 --> 00:22:16.459 many stones 00:22:16.459 --> 00:22:17.000 tonight 00:22:17.000 --> 00:22:18.240 that are 00:22:18.240 --> 00:22:18.620 covering 00:22:18.620 --> 00:22:19.400 your heart. 00:22:19.960 --> 00:22:20.299 If you're 00:22:20.299 --> 00:22:21.120 still not 00:22:21.120 --> 00:22:21.640 a Christian 00:22:21.640 --> 00:22:22.900 it is 00:22:22.900 --> 00:22:23.440 because of 00:22:23.440 --> 00:22:24.599 the stone 00:22:24.599 --> 00:22:24.960 that is 00:22:24.960 --> 00:22:25.500 over you 00:22:25.500 --> 00:22:26.099 so that 00:22:26.099 --> 00:22:26.579 you're not 00:22:26.579 --> 00:22:27.120 seeing. 00:22:27.920 --> 00:22:28.440 If you're 00:22:28.440 --> 00:22:28.940 a Christian 00:22:28.940 --> 00:22:29.359 you will 00:22:29.359 --> 00:22:29.839 look back 00:22:29.839 --> 00:22:30.279 over your 00:22:30.279 --> 00:22:31.839 life and 00:22:31.839 --> 00:22:32.120 you will 00:22:32.120 --> 00:22:32.960 remember so 00:22:32.960 --> 00:22:33.740 many different 00:22:33.740 --> 00:22:34.180 people. 00:22:34.799 --> 00:22:35.160 You will 00:22:35.160 --> 00:22:35.960 remember people 00:22:35.960 --> 00:22:36.539 who said 00:22:36.539 --> 00:22:37.120 things to 00:22:37.120 --> 00:22:37.319 you. 00:22:38.140 --> 00:22:38.500 You will 00:22:38.500 --> 00:22:38.839 remember 00:22:38.839 --> 00:22:41.000 people and 00:22:41.000 --> 00:22:41.519 it was their 00:22:41.519 --> 00:22:42.640 life that 00:22:42.640 --> 00:22:43.160 spoke to 00:22:43.160 --> 00:22:43.380 you. 00:22:44.799 --> 00:22:45.160 They were 00:22:45.160 --> 00:22:47.420 Christians 00:22:47.420 --> 00:22:49.080 and they 00:22:49.080 --> 00:22:49.560 loved the 00:22:49.560 --> 00:22:51.120 Lord and 00:22:51.120 --> 00:22:51.640 their life 00:22:51.640 --> 00:22:52.420 spoke the 00:22:52.420 --> 00:22:52.800 way that 00:22:52.800 --> 00:22:53.300 they lived 00:22:53.300 --> 00:22:53.900 their life 00:22:53.900 --> 00:22:54.960 the way 00:22:54.960 --> 00:22:55.740 they reacted 00:22:55.740 --> 00:22:56.740 in situations. 00:22:57.640 --> 00:22:58.039 There was 00:22:58.039 --> 00:22:58.900 something about 00:22:58.900 --> 00:22:59.759 them that 00:22:59.759 --> 00:23:00.420 spoke to 00:23:00.420 --> 00:23:00.600 you. 00:23:01.720 --> 00:23:02.100 It was 00:23:02.100 --> 00:23:02.539 one of the 00:23:02.539 --> 00:23:03.000 stones. 00:23:03.560 --> 00:23:04.160 Maybe by 00:23:04.160 --> 00:23:04.360 their 00:23:04.360 --> 00:23:04.840 lifestyle. 00:23:05.800 --> 00:23:06.240 Maybe it 00:23:06.240 --> 00:23:06.640 was what 00:23:06.640 --> 00:23:07.080 they said 00:23:07.080 --> 00:23:07.500 to you. 00:23:08.019 --> 00:23:08.500 But these 00:23:08.500 --> 00:23:09.720 were what 00:23:09.720 --> 00:23:10.300 they were 00:23:10.300 --> 00:23:11.720 beginning to 00:23:11.720 --> 00:23:12.500 move the 00:23:12.500 --> 00:23:13.160 stones in 00:23:13.160 --> 00:23:13.640 your life 00:23:13.640 --> 00:23:14.759 so that 00:23:14.759 --> 00:23:14.940 you were 00:23:14.940 --> 00:23:15.480 beginning to 00:23:15.480 --> 00:23:15.800 get a 00:23:15.800 --> 00:23:16.540 glimpse of 00:23:16.540 --> 00:23:17.440 who you 00:23:17.440 --> 00:23:17.980 were and 00:23:17.980 --> 00:23:19.360 who you 00:23:19.360 --> 00:23:19.680 needed. 00:23:21.259 --> 00:23:21.680 And if 00:23:21.680 --> 00:23:22.160 you're here 00:23:22.160 --> 00:23:22.960 tonight without 00:23:22.960 --> 00:23:23.860 Jesus Christ 00:23:23.860 --> 00:23:24.500 you need the 00:23:24.500 --> 00:23:25.700 stone moved 00:23:25.700 --> 00:23:27.080 so that you 00:23:27.080 --> 00:23:27.660 too will 00:23:27.660 --> 00:23:28.460 discover your 00:23:28.460 --> 00:23:29.880 need and 00:23:29.880 --> 00:23:30.620 discover that 00:23:30.620 --> 00:23:30.980 there's only 00:23:30.980 --> 00:23:31.540 one who can 00:23:31.540 --> 00:23:32.080 meet that 00:23:32.080 --> 00:23:32.780 need and 00:23:32.780 --> 00:23:33.080 that's 00:23:33.080 --> 00:23:33.440 Jesus. 00:23:33.980 --> 00:23:34.320 There are 00:23:34.320 --> 00:23:34.740 so many 00:23:34.740 --> 00:23:35.120 stones. 00:23:35.240 --> 00:23:35.480 There's the 00:23:35.480 --> 00:23:35.860 stone of 00:23:35.860 --> 00:23:36.460 unbelief. 00:23:37.740 --> 00:23:37.960 You know 00:23:37.960 --> 00:23:38.460 it's possible 00:23:38.460 --> 00:23:39.000 to come to 00:23:39.000 --> 00:23:39.600 church week 00:23:39.600 --> 00:23:40.060 in, week 00:23:40.060 --> 00:23:41.100 out, month 00:23:41.100 --> 00:23:41.660 in, month 00:23:41.660 --> 00:23:42.320 out and 00:23:42.320 --> 00:23:42.820 still not 00:23:42.820 --> 00:23:43.320 believe. 00:23:43.640 --> 00:23:46.940 There's a 00:23:46.940 --> 00:23:47.460 stone of 00:23:47.460 --> 00:23:48.080 carelessness, 00:23:48.580 --> 00:23:49.100 of apathy. 00:23:50.200 --> 00:23:50.800 Again you 00:23:50.800 --> 00:23:51.320 can come to 00:23:51.320 --> 00:23:51.880 church week 00:23:51.880 --> 00:23:52.340 in, week 00:23:52.340 --> 00:23:53.500 out, month 00:23:53.500 --> 00:23:54.120 in, month 00:23:54.120 --> 00:23:55.440 out and 00:23:55.440 --> 00:23:56.180 it doesn't 00:23:56.180 --> 00:23:57.100 really bother 00:23:57.100 --> 00:23:57.380 you. 00:23:58.759 --> 00:23:59.360 You hear 00:23:59.360 --> 00:24:00.040 the gospel, 00:24:01.220 --> 00:24:01.700 you read 00:24:01.700 --> 00:24:01.960 it. 00:24:02.720 --> 00:24:03.180 In fact you 00:24:03.180 --> 00:24:03.600 could tell 00:24:03.600 --> 00:24:04.120 people if 00:24:04.120 --> 00:24:05.200 somebody said 00:24:05.200 --> 00:24:05.420 to you, 00:24:05.800 --> 00:24:06.020 you know 00:24:06.020 --> 00:24:06.400 what do 00:24:06.400 --> 00:24:06.800 you do to 00:24:06.800 --> 00:24:07.259 become a 00:24:07.259 --> 00:24:07.520 Christian? 00:24:07.759 --> 00:24:07.940 Oh you 00:24:07.940 --> 00:24:08.420 could quote 00:24:08.420 --> 00:24:08.780 oh you 00:24:08.780 --> 00:24:09.340 just believe 00:24:09.340 --> 00:24:09.560 in the 00:24:09.560 --> 00:24:10.020 Lord Jesus 00:24:10.020 --> 00:24:10.600 Christ and 00:24:10.600 --> 00:24:10.880 you'll be 00:24:10.880 --> 00:24:11.240 saved. 00:24:11.680 --> 00:24:12.120 But it 00:24:12.120 --> 00:24:12.680 doesn't really 00:24:12.680 --> 00:24:13.300 mean anything 00:24:13.299 --> 00:24:13.919 to you. 00:24:14.759 --> 00:24:15.119 Well let 00:24:15.119 --> 00:24:15.599 me assure 00:24:15.599 --> 00:24:15.980 you there's 00:24:15.980 --> 00:24:16.359 a huge 00:24:16.359 --> 00:24:17.000 stone over 00:24:17.000 --> 00:24:17.619 your heart 00:24:17.619 --> 00:24:19.039 that sure 00:24:19.039 --> 00:24:19.519 needs to 00:24:19.519 --> 00:24:20.079 be moved. 00:24:21.460 --> 00:24:21.940 For some 00:24:21.940 --> 00:24:22.779 people it's 00:24:22.779 --> 00:24:23.579 stones of 00:24:23.579 --> 00:24:24.039 doubt. 00:24:25.279 --> 00:24:25.960 Other people 00:24:25.960 --> 00:24:26.379 it might be 00:24:26.379 --> 00:24:27.240 stones of 00:24:27.240 --> 00:24:27.559 fear. 00:24:27.759 --> 00:24:27.940 You know 00:24:27.940 --> 00:24:28.240 there might 00:24:28.240 --> 00:24:28.680 be people 00:24:28.680 --> 00:24:29.339 here tonight 00:24:29.339 --> 00:24:29.659 and they're 00:24:29.659 --> 00:24:31.079 saying I 00:24:31.079 --> 00:24:31.579 would like to 00:24:31.579 --> 00:24:31.879 be a 00:24:31.879 --> 00:24:33.799 Christian but 00:24:33.799 --> 00:24:34.460 I'm afraid 00:24:34.460 --> 00:24:35.899 I'm afraid 00:24:35.899 --> 00:24:37.299 of how it 00:24:37.299 --> 00:24:38.059 will affect 00:24:38.059 --> 00:24:38.599 my life. 00:24:38.700 --> 00:24:39.059 What will 00:24:39.059 --> 00:24:39.839 people say? 00:24:40.000 --> 00:24:40.259 What will 00:24:40.259 --> 00:24:41.000 people say in 00:24:41.000 --> 00:24:42.079 school if 00:24:42.079 --> 00:24:42.480 I become 00:24:42.480 --> 00:24:42.920 a Christian? 00:24:43.299 --> 00:24:43.519 You know 00:24:43.519 --> 00:24:44.339 when you get 00:24:44.339 --> 00:24:44.920 older maybe 00:24:44.920 --> 00:24:45.279 it doesn't 00:24:45.279 --> 00:24:45.700 matter but 00:24:45.700 --> 00:24:46.119 when we're 00:24:46.119 --> 00:24:46.500 young I 00:24:46.500 --> 00:24:47.160 remember it 00:24:47.160 --> 00:24:48.240 myself the 00:24:48.240 --> 00:24:48.759 whole thing 00:24:48.759 --> 00:24:49.279 of peer 00:24:49.279 --> 00:24:49.740 pressure. 00:24:49.900 --> 00:24:50.400 What will 00:24:50.400 --> 00:24:50.960 other people 00:24:50.960 --> 00:24:51.460 think? 00:24:52.640 --> 00:24:53.619 That sometimes 00:24:53.619 --> 00:24:55.259 holds us 00:24:55.259 --> 00:24:55.700 back. 00:24:55.960 --> 00:24:56.480 Well we need 00:24:56.480 --> 00:24:57.140 that stone 00:24:57.140 --> 00:24:57.779 removed. 00:24:58.299 --> 00:24:58.559 It doesn't 00:24:58.559 --> 00:24:58.980 matter what 00:24:58.980 --> 00:24:59.539 people think. 00:24:59.680 --> 00:24:59.900 It doesn't 00:24:59.900 --> 00:25:00.279 matter what 00:25:00.279 --> 00:25:00.940 people say. 00:25:00.940 --> 00:25:01.660 It matters 00:25:01.660 --> 00:25:02.000 what the 00:25:02.000 --> 00:25:02.700 Lord says. 00:25:04.180 --> 00:25:04.619 And so you 00:25:04.619 --> 00:25:05.259 ask tonight 00:25:05.259 --> 00:25:06.680 Lord whatever 00:25:06.680 --> 00:25:07.700 stones are 00:25:07.700 --> 00:25:08.460 there that are 00:25:08.460 --> 00:25:10.460 blocking me 00:25:10.460 --> 00:25:11.400 from accepting 00:25:11.400 --> 00:25:11.660 you. 00:25:11.960 --> 00:25:12.420 Take them 00:25:12.420 --> 00:25:14.500 away in 00:25:14.500 --> 00:25:15.140 order that I 00:25:15.140 --> 00:25:15.819 may discover 00:25:15.819 --> 00:25:18.220 my need and 00:25:18.220 --> 00:25:18.980 discover the 00:25:18.980 --> 00:25:20.120 saviour who 00:25:20.120 --> 00:25:20.920 can meet that 00:25:20.920 --> 00:25:21.240 need. 00:25:22.019 --> 00:25:22.640 Because nobody 00:25:22.640 --> 00:25:23.380 else can 00:25:23.380 --> 00:25:24.640 except the 00:25:24.640 --> 00:25:25.579 Lord Jesus 00:25:25.579 --> 00:25:26.180 Christ. 00:25:26.819 --> 00:25:27.440 Remember 00:25:27.440 --> 00:25:29.079 Jesus says 00:25:29.079 --> 00:25:31.180 I am the 00:25:31.180 --> 00:25:31.779 resurrection 00:25:31.779 --> 00:25:32.740 and the 00:25:32.740 --> 00:25:33.039 life. 00:25:33.440 --> 00:25:33.920 Let's pray. 00:25:34.920 --> 00:25:35.380 Oh Lord 00:25:35.380 --> 00:25:36.120 our God we 00:25:36.120 --> 00:25:37.600 give thanks for 00:25:37.600 --> 00:25:38.340 the tremendous 00:25:38.339 --> 00:25:39.939 statement that 00:25:39.939 --> 00:25:40.619 you made by 00:25:40.619 --> 00:25:41.259 a grave. 00:25:42.459 --> 00:25:43.459 When it all 00:25:43.459 --> 00:25:44.139 seemed so 00:25:44.139 --> 00:25:45.199 bleak so 00:25:45.199 --> 00:25:46.720 empty there 00:25:46.720 --> 00:25:47.379 was so much 00:25:47.379 --> 00:25:48.539 distress and 00:25:48.539 --> 00:25:49.740 sorrow and 00:25:49.740 --> 00:25:51.500 sadness and 00:25:51.500 --> 00:25:52.059 yet you made 00:25:52.059 --> 00:25:52.439 the most 00:25:52.439 --> 00:25:53.500 wonderful statement 00:25:53.500 --> 00:25:54.699 that that has 00:25:54.699 --> 00:25:56.220 been made in 00:25:56.220 --> 00:25:56.819 the face of 00:25:56.819 --> 00:25:57.599 death saying 00:25:57.599 --> 00:25:59.599 I am life and 00:25:59.599 --> 00:26:00.419 I am the 00:26:00.419 --> 00:26:01.519 life that rises 00:26:01.519 --> 00:26:02.059 again. 00:26:02.980 --> 00:26:04.019 We give thanks 00:26:04.019 --> 00:26:04.699 for the hope 00:26:04.699 --> 00:26:05.399 that is in our 00:26:05.399 --> 00:26:06.220 heart tonight 00:26:06.220 --> 00:26:07.779 and that we 00:26:07.779 --> 00:26:08.360 are able to 00:26:08.360 --> 00:26:09.140 look at death 00:26:09.140 --> 00:26:10.039 when it will 00:26:10.039 --> 00:26:10.819 approach us 00:26:10.819 --> 00:26:11.860 and to say 00:26:11.860 --> 00:26:12.299 oh death 00:26:12.299 --> 00:26:12.900 where is your 00:26:12.900 --> 00:26:13.319 sting? 00:26:14.019 --> 00:26:14.440 Oh grave 00:26:14.440 --> 00:26:15.079 where is your 00:26:15.079 --> 00:26:15.440 victory? 00:26:15.759 --> 00:26:16.440 We pray for 00:26:16.440 --> 00:26:17.079 that faith 00:26:17.079 --> 00:26:17.579 oh Lord. 00:26:18.420 --> 00:26:19.319 We pray if there 00:26:19.319 --> 00:26:19.980 are any here 00:26:19.980 --> 00:26:20.759 tonight who are 00:26:20.759 --> 00:26:21.579 still outside 00:26:21.579 --> 00:26:23.360 Christ that 00:26:23.360 --> 00:26:23.799 they won't 00:26:23.799 --> 00:26:24.460 linger any 00:26:24.460 --> 00:26:26.519 longer because 00:26:26.519 --> 00:26:27.620 our days are 00:26:27.620 --> 00:26:28.220 running away. 00:26:29.299 --> 00:26:29.940 The return of 00:26:29.940 --> 00:26:31.519 Jesus Christ is 00:26:31.519 --> 00:26:32.100 coming ever 00:26:32.100 --> 00:26:32.480 closer. 00:26:32.480 --> 00:26:34.319 and we 00:26:34.319 --> 00:26:35.319 read there of 00:26:35.319 --> 00:26:35.680 what will 00:26:35.680 --> 00:26:36.259 happen on 00:26:36.259 --> 00:26:36.819 that day 00:26:36.819 --> 00:26:38.140 and that 00:26:38.140 --> 00:26:38.880 some to 00:26:38.880 --> 00:26:39.420 everlasting 00:26:39.420 --> 00:26:41.000 shame and 00:26:41.000 --> 00:26:41.579 contempt 00:26:41.579 --> 00:26:45.640 some to 00:26:45.640 --> 00:26:46.000 outer 00:26:46.000 --> 00:26:46.660 darkness. 00:26:47.559 --> 00:26:48.500 It tells us 00:26:48.500 --> 00:26:49.720 that men love 00:26:49.720 --> 00:26:50.720 darkness rather 00:26:50.720 --> 00:26:51.360 than light 00:26:51.360 --> 00:26:52.799 and if we 00:26:52.799 --> 00:26:53.480 choose that 00:26:53.480 --> 00:26:54.099 darkness 00:26:54.099 --> 00:26:55.480 then it ends 00:26:55.480 --> 00:26:56.120 in outer 00:26:56.120 --> 00:26:57.000 darkness which 00:26:57.000 --> 00:26:57.740 is a fearful 00:26:57.740 --> 00:26:58.200 thought. 00:26:59.140 --> 00:26:59.539 And so we 00:26:59.539 --> 00:27:00.220 pray that the 00:27:00.220 --> 00:27:01.220 light of Jesus 00:27:01.220 --> 00:27:02.539 may enter into 00:27:02.539 --> 00:27:03.360 our hearts and 00:27:03.360 --> 00:27:04.220 into our lives 00:27:04.220 --> 00:27:05.600 tonight and 00:27:05.600 --> 00:27:06.079 that we may 00:27:06.079 --> 00:27:06.940 discover what 00:27:06.940 --> 00:27:07.839 it is to have 00:27:07.839 --> 00:27:09.259 Jesus as our 00:27:09.259 --> 00:27:10.039 Lord and our 00:27:10.039 --> 00:27:11.579 Saviour as the 00:27:11.579 --> 00:27:12.620 resurrection and 00:27:12.620 --> 00:27:13.620 life in our 00:27:13.620 --> 00:27:14.000 life. 00:27:14.759 --> 00:27:15.559 Bless us all we 00:27:15.559 --> 00:27:16.500 pray grant us 00:27:16.500 --> 00:27:17.640 your grace and 00:27:17.640 --> 00:27:18.600 take us all home 00:27:18.600 --> 00:27:19.980 safely we ask in 00:27:19.980 --> 00:27:20.740 Jesus name. 00:27:20.980 --> 00:27:21.259 Amen. 00:27:23.660 --> 00:27:24.519 We're going to 00:27:24.519 --> 00:27:25.460 conclude our 00:27:25.460 --> 00:27:26.200 service singing 00:27:26.200 --> 00:27:27.140 to God's praise 00:27:27.140 --> 00:27:30.120 in Psalm 16 00:27:30.120 --> 00:27:31.259 from Sing 00:27:31.259 --> 00:27:31.900 Psalms. 00:27:33.900 --> 00:27:35.160 Psalm 16 00:27:35.160 --> 00:27:36.080 from Sing 00:27:36.080 --> 00:27:36.680 Psalms. 00:27:44.740 --> 00:27:45.759 And the tune 00:27:45.759 --> 00:27:46.240 is Golden 00:27:46.240 --> 00:27:46.620 Hill. 00:27:50.060 --> 00:27:51.040 Verse 8 00:27:51.040 --> 00:27:51.940 Before me 00:27:51.940 --> 00:27:53.040 constantly I 00:27:53.040 --> 00:27:53.520 set the 00:27:53.520 --> 00:27:54.200 Lord alone 00:27:54.200 --> 00:27:55.660 because he 00:27:55.660 --> 00:27:56.080 is in my 00:27:56.080 --> 00:27:56.840 right hand 00:27:56.840 --> 00:27:57.620 I'll not 00:27:57.620 --> 00:27:58.740 be overthrown 00:27:58.740 --> 00:28:00.259 therefore my 00:28:00.259 --> 00:28:01.240 heart is glad 00:28:01.240 --> 00:28:02.319 my tongue 00:28:02.319 --> 00:28:03.160 with joy 00:28:03.160 --> 00:28:03.880 will sing 00:28:03.880 --> 00:28:05.100 my body 00:28:05.100 --> 00:28:05.799 too will 00:28:05.799 --> 00:28:07.039 rest secure 00:28:07.039 --> 00:28:07.539 in hope 00:28:07.539 --> 00:28:08.259 unwavering 00:28:08.259 --> 00:28:09.500 for you 00:28:09.500 --> 00:28:09.880 will not 00:28:09.880 --> 00:28:10.539 allow my 00:28:10.539 --> 00:28:11.299 soul and 00:28:11.299 --> 00:28:11.960 death to 00:28:11.960 --> 00:28:12.340 stay 00:28:12.340 --> 00:28:13.539 nor will 00:28:13.539 --> 00:28:13.940 you leave 00:28:13.940 --> 00:28:14.480 your Holy 00:28:14.480 --> 00:28:14.880 One to 00:28:14.880 --> 00:28:15.279 see the 00:28:15.279 --> 00:28:16.120 tombs decay 00:28:16.120 --> 00:28:17.720 you have 00:28:17.720 --> 00:28:18.279 made known 00:28:18.279 --> 00:28:18.680 to me 00:28:18.680 --> 00:28:19.340 the path 00:28:19.340 --> 00:28:19.880 of life 00:28:19.880 --> 00:28:20.460 divine 00:28:20.460 --> 00:28:21.620 bliss 00:28:21.620 --> 00:28:22.120 shall I 00:28:22.120 --> 00:28:22.299 know 00:28:22.299 --> 00:28:22.660 at your 00:28:22.660 --> 00:28:23.460 right hand 00:28:23.460 --> 00:28:24.380 joy 00:28:24.380 --> 00:28:25.200 from your 00:28:25.200 --> 00:28:25.600 face 00:28:25.600 --> 00:28:26.420 will shine 00:28:26.420 --> 00:28:27.400 these verses 00:28:27.400 --> 00:28:28.240 verses 8 00:28:28.240 --> 00:28:28.920 to the end 00:28:28.920 --> 00:28:29.860 of Psalm 16 00:28:29.860 --> 00:28:31.019 before me 00:28:31.019 --> 00:28:31.759 constantly 00:28:31.759 --> 00:28:38.860 before me 00:28:38.860 --> 00:28:41.539 constantly 00:28:41.539 --> 00:28:45.920 I said 00:28:45.920 --> 00:28:48.299 the Lord 00:28:48.299 --> 00:28:50.740 the Lord 00:28:50.740 --> 00:28:52.460 because 00:28:52.460 --> 00:28:56.319 he is 00:28:56.319 --> 00:28:57.440 at my 00:28:57.440 --> 00:29:00.279 right hand 00:29:00.279 --> 00:29:03.240 I'll not 00:29:03.240 --> 00:29:04.240 be 00:29:04.240 --> 00:29:04.460 over 00:29:04.460 --> 00:29:14.279 up 00:29:14.279 --> 00:29:14.279 00:29:14.279 --> 00:29:14.279 00:29:14.279 --> 00:29:14.279 00:29:14.279 --> 00:29:14.279 00:29:14.279 --> 00:29:14.279 00:29:14.279 --> 00:29:14.279 00:29:14.279 --> 00:29:14.279 00:29:14.279 --> 00:29:14.279 00:29:14.279 --> 00:29:14.279 00:29:14.279 --> 00:29:14.279 00:29:14.279 --> 00:29:14.279 00:29:14.279 --> 00:29:14.279 00:29:14.279 --> 00:29:18.360 my 00:29:18.360 --> 00:29:18.360 00:29:18.360 --> 00:29:18.360 00:29:18.360 --> 00:29:18.360 00:29:18.360 --> 00:29:18.360 00:29:18.360 --> 00:29:18.360 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00:30:43.720 --> 00:30:48.860 So at your right hand, 00:30:49.339 --> 00:30:55.720 For if all your face will shine. 00:30:58.299 --> 00:30:59.779 I'll go to the door on my right. 00:30:59.920 --> 00:31:04.500 Now may the grace, mercy and peace of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit 00:31:04.500 --> 00:31:08.579 rest and abide upon each one of you now and forevermore. Amen. 00:31:08.579 --> 00:31:10.579 Hello. 00:31:10.579 --> 00:31:11.579 Hello. 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:11.579 00:31:38.579 --> 00:32:08.559 Thank you.