1. GRAVE

2. CROSS
C hrist’s
R esolve
O ver
S elf &
S in
Review

3. CROSS Review The Hebrew letter TAV speaks of A mark… A covenant…
Ancient Hebrew graves were marked with a TAV
Review

4. CROSS
The covenant is an enduring commitment that holds a promise even in a grave.
Review

5. GRAVE
G race
R eceived
A waiting
V ictorious
E xpression
Intro

6. GRAVE Intro The CROSS is a continual issue
The GRAVE is more of an event
Intro

7. GRAVE Scripture Psalm 16:8-11 (NIV)
8 I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,
10 because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay.
11 You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
Scripture

8. GRAVE Scripture Proverbs 30:15-16 (NIV)
15 "There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, 'Enough!':
16 the grave, the barren womb, land which is never satisfied with water, and fire which never says, 'Enough!'
Scripture

9. GRAVE Scripture Isaiah 53:8-9 (NIV)
8 By oppression and judgment he was taken away. And who can speak of his descendants? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was stricken.
9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.
Scripture

10. GRAVE Intro Jesus met two men in a grave yard on his way to one.
Luke 8 - Gadarene
John 11 - Lazarus
Intro

11. GRAVE
G race
R eceived
POINT #1

12. GRAVE
Grace Received
The only thing that prepares you for the grave is GRACE
POINT #1

13. GRAVE
Grace Received
Enoch & Elijah
Elisha
Jesus
POINT #1

14. GRAVE
AWAITING
POINT #2

15. GRAVE
Awaiting
Humanity’s favorite
occupation
POINT #2

16. GRAVE Awaiting POINT #2 Joseph waited in jail Daniel waited in Babylon
Saul couldn’t wait at Gilgal
David waited until Saul’s death
Daniel waited in Babylon
POINT #2

17. GRAVE Awaiting POINT #2 Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)
31 but those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
POINT #2

18. GRAVE
V ictorious
E xpression
POINT #3

19. Victorious Expression
GRAVE
Victorious Expression
The event of the grave does not end in defeat but in VICTORY!
POINT #3

20. Victorious Expression
GRAVE
Victorious Expression
What appears to be an end becomes a new beginning because of GRACE & WISDOM
POINT #3

21. Victorious Expression
GRAVE
Victorious Expression
1 Corinthians 2:6-8 (NIV)
6 We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
7 No, we speak of God's secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.
8 None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
POINT #3

22. Victorious Expression
GRAVE
Victorious Expression
What Satan intended as a cold, dark, and hard defeat became a gateway to complete victory.
POINT #3

23. Victorious Expression
GRAVE
Victorious Expression
What Satan is intending for you as a prison, a defeat, a grave…God is going to turn it into an opportunity for a WIN!
POINT #3

24. GRAVE
G race
R eceived
A waiting
V ictorious
E xpression
Conclusion

25. GRAVE
What GRACE do you need to RECEIVE?
Conclusion

26. GRAVE
Where do you need help WAITING?
Conclusion

27. GRAVE
Where do you need VICTORY
to be EXPRESSED?
Conclusion