1. The Grave Robber

2. The Grave Robber:
Toe-to-Toe with Death!
John 11:

3. is critical to this miracle!
Have you ever desired
to turn back time?
Element of time
is critical to this miracle!

4. how Mary and Martha felt? 11: 1-16—discourse of
Can you imagine
how Mary and Martha felt?
11: 1-16—discourse of
Jesus dialogue with disciples;
“He stayed 2 more days!” vs 6

5. Second law of thermodynamics: “left to its own devices,
Law of Entropy:
Second law of thermodynamics:
“left to its own devices,
everything in the universe moves
toward disorder and decay”
Thank God for Refrigerators!!

6. It was not meant to be like this! “You must not eat from the tree
Law of Entropy:
It was not meant to be like this!
“You must not eat from the tree
of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it
you will certainly DIE”!

7. Original Sin: Adam and Eve’s disobedience
introduced the process of decay
that led to physical & spiritual death
SIN is a Slow-Acting Poison; it
keeps us from becoming what HE desires for us to be!

8. Jesus reveals to Martha HE is the antibiotic,
the cure for Death & Sin!
“I am the resurrection and the life, He who believes in Me,
though he die, he shall live!”
John 11: 25

9. BOLD STATEMENT of FAITH— Martha affirms:
“Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God,
who is to come into the world!”
John 11: 27

10. with love and grief for those HE loved— “Jesus wept.” 11: 35
Jesus overwhelmed
with love and grief for those HE loved—
“Jesus wept.” 11: 35
“Show me where you laid him”

11. Martha’s human response to Jesus asking to take away the stone
“Lord, by this time there is a
stench, for he has been dead
four days” 11: 39

12. Jesus knew Lazarus would die…
Let there be no DOUBT—
Jesus knew Lazarus would die…
but he did not place a period there but a comma,
a FOUR - DAY comma!

13. Life’s D-DAY:
When Son of God
Goes
Toe-to-Toe
With Death!

14. BOLDEST MIRACLE…
BOLDEST WORDS SPOKEN:
“Lazarus, come forth!”

15. but you hardly believe your ears! “Who talks to dead people?”
You HEAR these words
come out of Jesus mouth
but you hardly believe your ears!
“Who talks to dead people?”

16. Wait for it…
Here comes the “WOO”!
“He who died came out!”
John 11: 44

17. SO WHAT?

18. “Many remember the resurrection once a year. The rest of the
year they live as if Jesus
is still nailed to the cross”
Jesus’ challenges us to believe
HE is the Resurrection!

19. Seek Jesus…
Miracles
Will
Find
You!