Sermon Tone Analysis

Disappointment

Life is full of it.

Once upon a time before I was born thing were awesome, I was sheltered and safe, not a care in the world.

Then one day I was surrounded by bright lights and loud noises and before I could even start to adjust someone smacked my bottom with enough force that I began to cry — I didn’t even know I could cry — And it has never been right since.

Life is Hard

I know I say this a lot, but I say it because it’s true.

It is full of disappointment.

What we are going to do today is take this passage an look at what most people thing is the greatest disappointment, and see the light in it.

The Story.

Mary and Martha send for Jesus because their brother Lazarus is sick

By the way if you do the math in this passage, he is already dead.

— read it when you get home.

Jesus stays 2 more days

after the 2 days he say lets go to Judea

the disciple don’t want to go.

remembering that the Jews almost stoned Jesus last time they were there.

Thomas the Twin (DIDYMUS)

Jesus comforts the sisters

note the Martha went to meet Jesus and Mary stayed home

John 11:20

See the great disappointment.

Mary wiped Jesus’s feet with her hair in an unashamed demonstration of love and gratitude for the forgiveness of her sin.

When at Martha’s house, Mary was the one who couldn’t tear herself away to be prepared.

See that Jesus reaches out to the broken hearted..

John 11:28

The sisters take Jesus to the tomb of lazarus

Jesus weeps

moved by the emotion of those close to Lazarus

possibly because of his own humanity and empathizing with those suffering loss (Jesus recognizes our pain and disappointment and is deeply moved by it.)

Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead.

I said this quickly because I want to get to 3 foundational statements that Jesus make.

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jn

jn 11

It is when a person walks in the night that they stumble, for they have no light.

We do not have it within ourselves to avoid all the disappointment that there is in the world today.

ONLY HE

Hopes and dreams are dashed

One of the sayings I hate the most is “you can do anything you set your mind to.”

If you just believe good things will happen, then they will..

IT IS NOT OUR BELIEF THAT MAKES THINGS HAPPEN, IT’S JESUS!

IT IS NOT OUR BELIEF THAT MAKES THINGS HAPPEN, IT’S JESUS!

WHAT OUR BELIEF DOES IS GIVE US HOPE

WHAT OUR BELIEF DOES IS GIVE US HOPE

GOD IS GOOD ...

GOD IS GOOD ...

Eventually - you die.

I AM the Resurrection and the life.

Your dead hopes and dreams - if they are founded in Christ - are never truly dead.

Earlier “This will not lead to death” (he already was)

There is coming a day when we will be risen and we will be in that mansion in the sky....

He’s not just talking about that...

what keeps you down

sin

bitterness

anger

hopelessness

other people

Today He can raise it up.

That They Might Believe

It is the main thing.

sickness

When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, many things were demonstrated.

Bad things happen to good people

Even Bad things can work to glorify God the Father

Jesus is all-powerful

victory over death - the ultimate in disappointment (calvin and hobbes)

He is the source of life.

Conclusion

Jesus want to bring us to a place where we can trust in him.

You see, in him we have hope.

In him we have life.

In him we have light.

In him is everything we need to get through this world.

Now maybe we lack the belief that we should have.

Maybe we once had the passion of Mary who didn’t care what people though of her she was going to worship Him despite the embarrassment,

but now the things of the world distracted us.

and we find ourselves unable to get up even when we know He’s coming.

BUT JESUS STILL IS CALLING FOR US

WHEN WE ARE HURT .. HE CRIES FOR US

HE IS DEEPLY MOVED.

HE BRINGS US LIFE.

HE RESURRECTS THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE RESURRECTED.

LET US RISE UP OUR HEARTS TO HIM AND LET HIM DO WHAT HE DOES.