1 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,800 I'm here with my wife 2 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:38,000 And I'll worship you in all of the wild 3 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:43,200 And I'll worship you in all of the night 4 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:48,400 And I'll worship you in all of the shade 5 00:00:48,400 --> 00:01:00,400 And I'll worship you in all of the night 6 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:22,400 How was y'all's weekend? I hope it was good 7 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:23,400 It was good 8 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:25,400 I had to wash my truck 9 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:28,400 But you're here now 10 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:29,400 I got a slide for you 11 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:37,400 Pastor Dan gave me something to read 12 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:42,400 Luke 13, 19 13 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:54,400 It's like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden 14 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:59,400 Which means even with a little bit of faith you can still go a long way 15 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,400 Amen 16 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:08,400 Deacon Tony, lead us in prayer 17 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:12,400 The Lord thank you for another day of giving us thanks for this place 18 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,400 And the people that gathered today 19 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:22,400 And we are one of many churches that are being together across the nation 20 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:29,400 We ask the Lord to come here with us 21 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:30,400 Be with us 22 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:32,400 We worship you 23 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:37,400 And ask the Lord to shower your promise and your gift upon us 24 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:39,400 We give the passers-by a great service 25 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:42,400 The message to the Lord 26 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:44,400 We thank him for all he's done for us 27 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:48,400 We ask the Lord to be with those that maybe wanted to be here 28 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:50,400 Or couldn't be here for whatever reason 29 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:54,400 Sickness or just a cold or whatever 30 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:59,400 We speak to him and help him move more toward his goodness 31 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:01,400 Again, thank you for what you've been doing 32 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:07,400 We're going to be with you from the first minute 33 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:31,400 How we love, how wide is the love of Christ, how deep 34 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:55,400 How deep, how high is the love of Christ, how deep, how high is the love of Christ 35 00:03:55,400 --> 00:04:03,400 In the tick-to-nall of my tongue to come for your friend 36 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:10,400 A love with no beginning, a love that knows no end 37 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:24,400 How wide is the love of Christ, how deep, how high is the love of Christ 38 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:36,400 In the morning's early morning, forever more 39 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:57,400 He's not going to fill the ocean, fill the overflow 40 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:19,400 Jesus, the angel of my heart, the power of my will and my life 41 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:29,400 Jesus, the angel of my soul, you are my true and true happiness 42 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:40,400 Jesus, you do not compare, the power I am to your will 43 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:47,400 I'm feeling the hope of my heart, you are 44 00:05:47,400 --> 00:06:01,400 The heavens, be glad you are God, and the mountains rejoice 45 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:12,400 The ocean, cry hallelujah, as we worship the Lord 46 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:17,400 For this is our song of love 47 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:31,400 Jesus, you save my soul, I thank you forever more 48 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:39,400 Jesus, forever my life, you are 49 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:52,400 The heavens, be glad you are God, and the mountains rejoice 50 00:06:52,400 --> 00:07:03,400 The ocean, cry hallelujah, as we worship the Lord 51 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:10,400 For this is our song of love 52 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:21,400 Jesus, I am in awe of the love that you have shown 53 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:29,400 Jesus, how precious you are to me 54 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:42,400 The heavens, be glad you are God, and the mountains rejoice 55 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:52,400 The ocean, cry hallelujah, as we worship the Lord 56 00:07:52,400 --> 00:08:03,400 The heavens, be glad you are God, and the mountains rejoice 57 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:13,400 The ocean, cry hallelujah, as we worship the Lord 58 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:18,400 As we worship the Lord 59 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:26,400 I'm forgiven because you are forgiven 60 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:33,400 I'm forgiven because you are forgiven 61 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:39,400 I'm forgiven because your spirit is with me 62 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:45,400 Because you are forgiven 63 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:53,400 I'm forgiven because you have to say again 64 00:08:53,400 --> 00:09:00,400 I'm forgiven because you are forgiven 65 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:06,400 God, I'm forgiven because your spirit is with me 66 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:12,400 Because you are forgiven 67 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:20,400 I'm forgiven because you are forgiven 68 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:27,400 I'm forgiven because you have to say again 69 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:42,400 I'm forgiven because you have to say again 70 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:51,400 Ooh, ooh, ooh 71 00:09:55,400 --> 00:10:01,400 Before I do your name 72 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:07,400 You're my every breath 73 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:13,400 Before I found my way 74 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:18,400 You're my every step 75 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:24,400 Before I knew everything that I need 76 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:30,400 You gave it all to me 77 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:41,400 No greater love than this, that if you should lay down your life 78 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:47,400 For someone such as me 79 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:52,400 I'd spend a lifetime wondering why 80 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:57,400 The beauty of everyone is here in my heart 81 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:12,400 And I know there can be no greater love than this 82 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:24,400 I've never understood 83 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:29,400 How merciful love could be 84 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:35,400 Until I felt his way 85 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:40,400 Let every part of me 86 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:45,400 And I will give everything that I am 87 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:50,400 Yes, I have been saved 88 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:55,400 No greater love than this 89 00:11:55,400 --> 00:12:00,400 That you should lay down your life 90 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:06,400 For someone such as me 91 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:11,400 I'd spend a lifetime wondering why 92 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:17,400 The beauty of everyone is here in my heart 93 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:22,400 The beauty of everyone is here in my heart 94 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:33,400 And I know there can be no greater love 95 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:52,400 Oh, love, oh, love, oh, love 96 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:58,400 The beauty of everyone is here in my heart 97 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:07,400 And I know there can be no greater love 98 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:12,400 For someone such as me 99 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:19,400 No greater love 100 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:29,400 Than this 101 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:52,400 Can you do me a huge favor? 102 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:54,400 Can you go back there on that PowerPoint 103 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:58,400 And change that capital H on him to a little h? 104 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:02,400 Okay, it's coming. 105 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:07,400 All right, the title of the sermon is Why Kill Him. 106 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:11,400 Now I know titles are normally all capitalized, 107 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:14,400 but that one's not capitalized for a very specific reason. 108 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:17,400 Anyone want to take a stab at the end of the sermon? 109 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:19,400 No, you can't. 110 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:20,400 You can't. 111 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:21,400 You can't. 112 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:22,400 You can't. 113 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:23,400 You can't. 114 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:24,400 You can't. 115 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:25,400 You can't. 116 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:26,400 You can't. 117 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:27,400 You can't. 118 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:28,400 You can't. 119 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:29,400 You can't. 120 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:30,400 You can't. 121 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:32,400 You can't. 122 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:33,400 You can't. 123 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:34,400 You can't. 124 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:35,400 You can't. 125 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:36,400 You can't. 126 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:37,400 You can't. 127 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:38,400 You can't. 128 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:39,400 You can't. 129 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:40,400 You can't. 130 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:41,400 You can't. 131 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:43,400 Okay, it's not as important as a capital H. 132 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:45,400 So whenever I write He or Him in reference to a certain being, 133 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:48,400 I always capitalize it and that would be God. 134 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:51,400 And so if you normally if you saw that title, 135 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:54,400 and it said Why Kill Him, who would you be expecting it to be? 136 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:56,400 Jesus, right? 137 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:57,400 Except we're not talking about Jesus. 138 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:02,920 All right, so that little h is there to remind you that what we're going to read about is not Jesus 139 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:05,240 Anyone who would take a stab at who we might be talking about 140 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:12,280 No, that's good though. That would be a good story and you know, that's really neat too because John the baptist said 141 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:18,200 Uh that I must decrease and he must increase and so it does tie in with what we're going to talk about 142 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:20,760 But not john the baptist and we'll take a stab at it 143 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:25,960 The old self yeah, it is the old self but that not that that's not him 144 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:29,240 In this title. Okay, you know why you're not getting it 145 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:33,880 Because we don't think about it. I didn't think about it until the lord brought this to mind 146 00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:36,600 And so when you see it, you're going to be a little surprised. It's 147 00:15:37,460 --> 00:15:39,460 lazarus 148 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:42,360 Was it really well you're too slow too slow 149 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:48,520 All right, so grab your bibles if you would and go with me to john chapter 12 150 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:51,320 No, amen. This is god's word 151 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:53,960 All right, we're going to read 9 to 11 152 00:15:54,680 --> 00:16:00,520 And then we're going to read 17 to 26 now. We're not skipping 12 to 16 because they don't matter. Of course 153 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:03,080 we're skipping them because 154 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:11,080 9 to 11 and a 17 to 26 point very pointedly at what we're talking about. Okay, so it's john chapter 12 verse 9 155 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:14,520 I just realized I forgot to push the button. Sorry tommy. Okay 156 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:19,800 The great multitude therefore of the jews learned that he was there 157 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:27,720 And they came not for jesus's sake only but that they might also see lazarus whom he raised from the dead 158 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:33,480 But the chief priests took counsel that they might put lazarus 159 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:36,200 to death also 160 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:38,840 Because on account of him, the chief priests took counsel 161 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:40,840 that they might put lazarus to death also 162 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:46,840 Because on account of him many of the jews were going away and were believing in jesus 163 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:51,480 So not only were they plotting to kill jesus 164 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:56,360 They were also plotting to kill lazarus and it tells us the reason why 165 00:16:56,760 --> 00:17:03,480 Because many of the jews were going away and believing in jesus after having seen that lazarus was there alive 166 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:07,960 They were coming to see jesus speak. Of course hear what he had to say see was he really? 167 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:09,960 He was really coming to see jesus speak 168 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:15,320 And so they were coming to see the risen from the dead lazarus. That's a pretty big deal 169 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:18,760 Right, and then we'll skip down to 17 170 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:25,960 Verse 17 says this and so the multitude who were with him 171 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:28,840 When he called lazarus out of the tomb 172 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:31,400 And raised him from the dead 173 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:38,600 That second hymn is jesus witness and it has a capital h by the way. So the first h is lazarus 174 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:42,760 The first says and so the multitude who were with him 175 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:48,680 That's jesus when he that's jesus called lazarus out of the tomb and raised him. That's little h 176 00:17:49,380 --> 00:17:55,240 Lazarus from the dead were bearing him. That's jesus witness for this cause also 177 00:17:56,040 --> 00:17:58,040 The multitude went and met him 178 00:17:58,040 --> 00:18:03,240 That's jesus because they heard that he had performed this sign what sign 179 00:18:04,120 --> 00:18:06,120 The raising of lazarus from the dead 180 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:10,040 Right the pharisees therefore said to one another 181 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:12,760 You see that you are not doing any good 182 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:15,960 Look the world has gone after him 183 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:22,440 So they started talking to each other saying all that preaching you're doing all that teaching of the old testament all that standing up trying to 184 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:25,160 Being 185 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:29,800 Controversy there's the word i'm looking for with jesus trying to be in controversy with jesus all that you're doing 186 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:33,000 You're not doing any good. Look the world is going after him 187 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:37,400 Verse 20 now there were certain greeks now these folks are from far away 188 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:42,440 Okay, their ancestry is from far away and some of them had traveled there for the festival and so on 189 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:48,200 So they were literally from far away. There were certain greeks among those who were going up to worship at the feast 190 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:53,640 These therefore came to philip who was from vetsida of gallilee and began to ask him 191 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:59,960 So philip was a follower of jesus and he's involved in the whole wow, this is amazing stuff. That's side of gallilee 192 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:05,160 He's there and began to ask philip saying sir. We wish to see jesus 193 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:11,720 Philip came and told andrew andrew and philip came and they told jesus and jesus answered them saying 194 00:19:12,360 --> 00:19:18,360 The hour has come for the son of man to be glorified now. We've talked about glorified that word a few times 195 00:19:18,360 --> 00:19:24,600 Okay, does anybody remember my if you will easy way of remembering what glorified means? 196 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:29,560 Kind of yeah, I lift it up or shine a light on right the real 197 00:19:30,120 --> 00:19:32,760 The real greek word means to shine a light on something 198 00:19:33,080 --> 00:19:36,920 To glorify it is to lift it up or make it so people can see it or to shine a light on it 199 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:42,200 So people can see it right and he says the hour has come for the son of man to be glorified now 200 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:45,560 The reason you're thinking there that it means lift it up is because he's talking about being crucified 201 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:48,440 But not only being crucified right there's more to it than that 202 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:51,800 Says the hour has come for the son of man to be glorified 203 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:57,800 So you could say it this way now is the time for god to point the light to shine the light to lift up his son 204 00:19:57,880 --> 00:20:03,720 To show everybody everything about jesus 24 truly truly I say to you 205 00:20:04,360 --> 00:20:07,480 Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies 206 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:10,280 It remains by itself alone 207 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:13,880 But if it dies it bears much fruit 208 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:15,880 Okay, so in other words if you take a grain of wheat 209 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:18,680 And you put it in a jar 210 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:21,880 Come back a month later you're going to have a grain of wheat in a jar 211 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:25,480 Come back a year later. You're going to have a grain of wheat in a jar 212 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:29,080 But if you put that grain of wheat in this in the dirt in good soil 213 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:31,800 The grain will burst open and cease to exist 214 00:20:32,360 --> 00:20:34,360 But a plant will grow 215 00:20:34,360 --> 00:20:40,440 Which will then produce seed not one seed but a bunch of seeds and then when the wind blows 216 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:46,520 Probably in the fall that seed will fall and then it will take root and every one of those seeds will die 217 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:49,480 And a whole cluster of wheat will grow up 218 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:54,040 And call it wild wheat and you can live off of it and it's quite filling and so on 219 00:20:54,360 --> 00:21:00,280 But the bottom line is unless that seed falls into the earth and is destroyed ceases to exist 220 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:04,920 It remains by itself alone, but if it dies it bears much fruit 221 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:06,440 25 222 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:08,760 He who loves his life loses it 223 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:13,560 And he who hates his life in this world shall keep it to life eternal 224 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:19,240 Now he's not really talking literally about love and hate right this is you understand this is figurative language 225 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:27,080 All right, but it means if you're really attached to you really desire or really after the things of your life if you're about what's going on now 226 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:29,800 Then you will eventually lose all of that 227 00:21:30,360 --> 00:21:35,000 So if you're about your family you love your kids you love your wife and there's nothing wrong with loving them 228 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:38,520 Right, but your eternal existence 229 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:44,200 Is determined by if you can put things in proper priority does your family 230 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:47,080 Come after god 231 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:51,880 Okay, so be careful good things of this life that we get attached to 232 00:21:52,360 --> 00:21:56,040 He's saying can cause us to actually lose everything 233 00:21:56,920 --> 00:22:00,040 And he who hates his life in other words he who prioritizes his life 234 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:02,040 After the things that god would put first 235 00:22:02,840 --> 00:22:07,640 So that's and when it says your life it's talking about literally anything in this lifetime that you might get attached to 236 00:22:08,120 --> 00:22:13,320 And it does say in this world shall keep it to eternal life or to life eternal 237 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:15,560 So in other words if you can put your money 238 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:23,640 In proper perspective and jesus is always first if you can put your time if you put your relationships your health 239 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:27,480 Your job your hobbies if you put your money in your life 240 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:31,640 Your job your hobbies if you put all of that in proper perspective 241 00:22:32,120 --> 00:22:36,840 And put jesus first in everything so if jesus is first in your money if jesus is first in your time 242 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:42,040 Jesus is first in your hobbies jesus first in your relationships, then you can keep your relationships 243 00:22:42,120 --> 00:22:49,160 You can actually redeem them if you will make them into something good that lasts all the way through this life into eternity 244 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:51,160 It'll take you right to the gates of heaven 245 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:56,600 And you don't have to go. I'm ashamed. I ever had that or I wish I had never done that 246 00:22:56,600 --> 00:23:02,360 Right you don't have to regret how you used what god blessed you with if jesus can be first in those things 247 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:06,680 But so many people get so wrapped up in what's going on this life 248 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:09,880 I mean isn't is it easy to not get wrapped up in what's going on this life 249 00:23:10,360 --> 00:23:13,080 We got phobias we had health concerns 250 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:18,920 We got bills coming in all these problems so many people get so wrapped up in what's going on in this life 251 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:22,440 and 252 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:24,440 Grip it so tightly 253 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:27,480 Jesus says if you do that you will lose it 254 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:31,960 Just a little further 26 if anyone serves me 255 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:35,000 As to say if you are a follower of jesus 256 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:37,560 If you are a disciple of jesus 257 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:40,040 let him follow me 258 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:42,760 And where I am 259 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:47,560 There shall my servant also be and so there's a little bit of figurative language here when he says follow him 260 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:51,400 He doesn't literally mean always follow him right because they couldn't even follow him to the cross you get that 261 00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:53,880 But follow him like do what he does 262 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:56,440 Follow him listen 263 00:23:56,440 --> 00:23:59,400 All right, let him be the leader let him be the one in charge 264 00:23:59,880 --> 00:24:03,720 Right follow him follow his example see what he does and do what he does 265 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:07,400 Says and where I am there my servant also 266 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:12,200 Be if anyone serves me the father will honor him 267 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:16,680 So again if you want god to honor you then what do you do you serve jesus? 268 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:20,120 How do you serve jesus you follow jesus and do the same thing 269 00:24:20,120 --> 00:24:23,160 Follow jesus and do the things that jesus would have you to do 270 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:27,400 Okay, so that's our primary text for the day. We're going to have a few supporting texts in a moment 271 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:32,600 First of all, I want to contrast for a second if I can jesus and lazarus 272 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:36,520 Okay, so we could have been talking about jesus when we say why kill him 273 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:40,520 I can't I can't find any really good reason to kill jesus. I know why they did it 274 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:43,800 They did it because he was accused of sedition or rebellion 275 00:24:44,420 --> 00:24:47,000 Overthrowing the roman governor empire, right? 276 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:51,560 That's one of the main reasons and also because the blasphemy because he claimed to be god 277 00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:56,440 The jewish people wanted him killed because he claimed to be god and that is a sin punishable by 278 00:24:58,200 --> 00:24:59,320 Stoning 279 00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:01,480 Not crucifixion, but stoning 280 00:25:02,120 --> 00:25:07,080 So but the romans would crucify people who did certain things pirates 281 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:09,160 uh rebels 282 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:13,560 Right certain things that they would crucify them as a way of saying you don't ever want to do that 283 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:19,000 Right not just you're dead people like well, you know, I live really well and I die because i'm a pirate 284 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:25,160 That wouldn't be so terrible quick death, but crucifixion now. I don't want to die crucified. So i'm going to avoid being a pirate 285 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:28,040 So that was the whole idea. It's a step-up crime. It's worse 286 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:35,880 Right, and so he was probably the main reason pilot crucified him was he was a rebel or he was in sedition 287 00:25:36,120 --> 00:25:40,920 This is also supported by the fact that he got a sign over his head while he was hung there saying 288 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:45,160 Here be the king of the jews, right? And so it was probably for rebellion or sedition 289 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:49,160 So I could kind of see that but the truth is at this point in time 290 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:51,880 Until they really put him up on trial 291 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:57,080 And he starts saying things like he's god. That's where he blasphemes and says they start thinking well 292 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,560 He claims to be god. So we should have him killed 293 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:03,320 Right, they could have stoned him theoretically. They really weren't supposed to be doing that 294 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:07,160 But the roman government kind of looked the other way for blaspheme, right? 295 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:09,880 So they would look the other way and let they were actually stoning people 296 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:13,400 But they really weren't supposed to be legally doing even stoning people, but they were doing it 297 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:19,640 But they couldn't crucify anybody but the romans could crucify and they could crucify for rebellion or sedition 298 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:24,840 So it wasn't until he got up there and they said well you they calling you the king of the jews 299 00:26:25,320 --> 00:26:28,760 And he said yeah, it is as you say, you know, it's true 300 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:34,040 Basically is what jesus says and that's when right and so it wasn't really until the 301 00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:37,320 Mock trials the fake trials are going on stuff that jesus really crosses the line 302 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:42,200 So at this point there really isn't a good reason a good legal reason to be putting jesus to death 303 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:44,600 more over 304 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:49,800 There were others who would come and claim to be the messiah not a big number people always make this out to be like dozens 305 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:52,040 But there was there was a couple right? 306 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:57,080 There's a guy named uh simon bark a hobo or something like that and he claimed to be the messiah 307 00:26:57,560 --> 00:27:03,720 And and there was a guy that would come later like ad 135 long after jesus comes and he claimed to be the messiah 308 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:08,440 And he leads the jews in a revolt to try to cast off the romans. There's a couple of them 309 00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:14,440 But there's never a time when those guys who were claiming to be the messiah. They're talking about putting them to death 310 00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:19,320 So that doesn't really even make any sense, but then extend it one step further 311 00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:22,760 Let's talk about lazarus versus jesus. Did lazarus do miracles? 312 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:27,080 Not that we know of did he preach publicly at the you know 313 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:31,320 The big amphitheater out there by the dead sea and thousands came and gathered were listening to him 314 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:35,560 And they're all getting baptized because of that no he didn't do that did he claim to be the king of the jews? 315 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:38,120 No, he didn't do that did he call himself god? 316 00:27:38,120 --> 00:27:43,240 No, we didn't do that so all of the reasons why one might stretch and come up with I can kill jesus for this 317 00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:50,840 Lazarus doesn't have any of it. He doesn't he's not in sedition. He's not in rebellion anything so there's 318 00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:58,680 Only really one thing that jesus was doing that was causing a problem amongst the jews that lazarus was also doing just one thing 319 00:27:58,680 --> 00:28:01,720 And that is they were bringing about new faith 320 00:28:02,360 --> 00:28:05,000 Men were putting their faith again in god 321 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:10,600 They were repenting of old ways and turning to the god of the universe and saying I will live for god 322 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:14,920 That's really the only thing you can think of that lazarus was doing that jesus was also doing 323 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:22,440 But other men as I had said other messiahs other leaders of the jews had done this and they never talked about killing them 324 00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:26,360 And lazarus didn't even do all the other things that made jesus different 325 00:28:26,360 --> 00:28:32,360 To bring him to the place where they might kill him and now they're talking about killing him a large crowd of jews 326 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:37,480 Were coming not only to see jesus but also to see lazarus whom jesus had raised 327 00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:40,120 So what was lazarus's crime? 328 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:47,080 Was he in sedition was he out there telling everybody that jesus is the king of the jews nation to overthrow the roman empire? 329 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:49,080 No, that was not the case 330 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:54,040 Nobody that jesus is the king of the jews nation to overthrow the roman empire. No, that was never the message of christianity 331 00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:57,800 Christianity was never even about overthrowing the roman empire 332 00:28:58,200 --> 00:29:01,400 The jews just made it out to look like that so that they could have a reason 333 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:05,400 To appeal to pilate to crucify him that really was never what they were about 334 00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:11,560 So was lazarus teaching overthrow the roman empire? No, was he a zealot? Did he carry a dagger on his waist? No, actually, that's peter 335 00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:14,520 Right, so that wasn't going on 336 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:17,480 What did he do that they wanted to kill him? 337 00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:19,480 He died 338 00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:25,480 He died and was risen again by jesus. That's what he did jesus died and was raised 339 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:28,600 He was dead and now is alive 340 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:37,320 People were seeing jesus for the first time with fresh eyes because of what had happened to lazarus 341 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:38,760 Listen to the language 342 00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:45,960 They were seeing jesus with fresh eyes for the first time because of what had happened to lazarus 343 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:51,640 Not because of what lazarus did because he didn't raise himself from the dead. He didn't preach the gospel 344 00:29:51,640 --> 00:29:57,000 He's not recorded in here. Yes. He was faithful to jesus a follower after being who wouldn't be right 345 00:29:57,320 --> 00:30:02,280 Yes, he was there to be seen what god had done in his life was clearly being seen 346 00:30:02,840 --> 00:30:07,160 He was dead and now is alive and people were seeking jesus 347 00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:13,720 Because of lazarus, but not because of what lazarus had done but what had been done to lazarus 348 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:17,960 I think it's one of our j's favorite as a matter of fact second corinthians chapter five 349 00:30:19,320 --> 00:30:23,560 Second corinthians chapter five says as follows i'm going to begin reading in verse 15 350 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:29,880 It's talking to mostly really talking about us but written to the book of corinth and we're very much like corinth 351 00:30:30,520 --> 00:30:32,520 The church of corinth in our day 352 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:35,800 I'll start in 14. So it's sort of sort of the beginning of a sentence 353 00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:42,680 But it's a little bit of a 354 00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:45,560 Sort of the beginning of a sentence although this whole thing strings together 355 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:48,200 so uh 356 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:54,120 Second corinthians 5 14 says this for the love of christ controls us having concluded this 357 00:30:54,600 --> 00:30:58,600 That one died for all therefore all died. So let's get this straight 358 00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:02,200 So lazarus is on the verge of being put to death 359 00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:06,760 The jews have said let's put him to death and one of the two things that he did 360 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:09,480 That were causing them to want to put him to death was 361 00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:14,440 He died and now we have paul saying that if jesus died for you 362 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:21,960 Then you died for the love of christ controls us having concluded this that one died for all therefore all died 363 00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:24,520 So we died and he died for all 364 00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:32,840 That they who live should no longer live for themselves, but for him who died and rose again on their behalf. And so in other words 365 00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:35,640 He's saying y'all died 366 00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:40,520 And now are alive again therefore you should live for the one who died 367 00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:46,040 So that you didn't physically have to die for your own sins and you should live for him now 368 00:31:46,040 --> 00:31:50,840 That's essentially the exact same equation that lazarus was living through 369 00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:58,680 16 says this therefore from now on we recognize no man according to the flesh even though we have known christ according to the flesh 370 00:31:58,920 --> 00:32:01,320 Yet now we know him thus no longer in other words 371 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:06,360 We don't see things the way we used to see things because we died and rose again 372 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:13,080 Therefore if any man is in christ he is a new creature the old thing passed away behold new things have come 373 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:17,800 Lazarus died came back to life and the old things had passed away 374 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:22,040 He wasn't seeing things the way he used to see them when he was laying on his deathbed going 375 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:28,440 Oh, what was me he was seeing things now the way he was seeing them after he was walking around having been brought back to life 376 00:32:28,440 --> 00:32:36,060 It says in 18 now all these things are from god who reconciled us to himself through christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation 377 00:32:37,080 --> 00:32:41,080 Namely that god was in christ reconciling the world to himself 378 00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:45,480 But not counting their trespasses against them and he was committed to us 379 00:32:46,120 --> 00:32:48,120 the word of reconciliation 380 00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:53,640 A little further therefore we are ambassadors for christ as though god were entreating through us 381 00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:59,240 We beg you on behalf of christ be reconciled to god you think that might have been the message of lazarus 382 00:33:00,760 --> 00:33:02,760 I died i'm alive 383 00:33:04,040 --> 00:33:05,960 Won't you believe this guy? 384 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:11,000 How could you not i died i'm alive believe him i died i'm alive believe him you see 385 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:19,080 21 he made him who knew no sin to be sent on our behalf that we might become the righteousness of god in him 386 00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:21,640 people were seeking jesus because of 387 00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:28,680 What they saw in lazarus not because of what lazarus had done but what had become of lazarus's life 388 00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:34,520 It had become a living testimony his existence had become a lure 389 00:33:35,240 --> 00:33:37,240 in 15 to 17 390 00:33:38,360 --> 00:33:43,880 Of chapter 2 flip back a few pages of second corinthians you can kind of see this same equation 391 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:47,880 So we're in second corinthians same book back to chapter 2 15 to 17 392 00:33:47,880 --> 00:33:52,840 And it says this for we are a fragrance of christ to god 393 00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:56,440 Among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing 394 00:33:57,000 --> 00:34:02,840 To the one and aroma from death to death to the other and aroma from life to life 395 00:34:04,040 --> 00:34:06,040 And who is adequate for these things 396 00:34:06,520 --> 00:34:08,520 For we are not like many 397 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:15,240 Pedaling the word of god but it's from sincerity but it's from god we speak in christ in the sight of god in other words 398 00:34:15,240 --> 00:34:18,920 If you're living your life for jesus you're going to run into people are going to go 399 00:34:18,920 --> 00:34:22,520 Yeah, I kind of like that and you're going to run to other people are going to go. I don't like that 400 00:34:23,320 --> 00:34:28,520 And that's what was going on with lazarus having been dead a stench of death in the tomb 401 00:34:29,640 --> 00:34:33,800 Risen again by jesus now he's there and his death 402 00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:41,880 And burial and resurrection lazarus's death burial and resurrection was a testimony to everyone that he was running into 403 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:47,960 Everyone that he was running into that they needed to make a decision about this jesus 404 00:34:48,680 --> 00:34:52,360 So should ours be not to get ahead of us jesus 405 00:34:53,480 --> 00:34:59,080 Existence that's a testimony in and of itself that we need to make a decision about his being lord about his being savior 406 00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:00,680 but 407 00:35:00,680 --> 00:35:05,480 Lazarus existence had become the same thing a lure for people to listen and go wait 408 00:35:06,200 --> 00:35:08,200 There is something here 409 00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:10,520 And your life my life should do the same thing 410 00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:16,600 Others were telling lazarus's story far and wide so that by the time the greeks got to the festival 411 00:35:17,080 --> 00:35:20,440 Can't come from home several days whatever or take a ship 412 00:35:21,400 --> 00:35:23,400 For a week or two 413 00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:27,640 To get to the festival they were already there going. I want to see this jesus 414 00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:30,680 And this lazarus that he raised from the dead 415 00:35:31,480 --> 00:35:35,480 Because if he raised lazarus from the dead he can raise anybody from the dead 416 00:35:35,960 --> 00:35:37,960 I want to see that 417 00:35:37,960 --> 00:35:44,760 And it ought to be like that if you're a follower of jesus, then people ought to encounter you and go wow 418 00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:47,800 This is a man changed 419 00:35:47,800 --> 00:35:50,600 This is a woman changed they don't do what they used to do 420 00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:53,320 Right and you know they didn't know me 421 00:35:53,320 --> 00:35:57,720 They don't have to because you can tell them what you were like and others can tell them what you were like 422 00:35:57,960 --> 00:36:03,560 You can tell them what life was like and others can tell them what your life was like what you used to do the way you used 423 00:36:03,560 --> 00:36:04,520 to be 424 00:36:04,520 --> 00:36:08,280 But if you come into contact with the risen savior then you've been 425 00:36:09,220 --> 00:36:15,080 Transformed made new but here's what I see in a lot of christians. There's no story to tell 426 00:36:16,840 --> 00:36:24,520 Yeah, I believed in jesus and I got baptized and I go to church but there's no real difference between the old me and the new me 427 00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:28,920 That's not the jesus I know 428 00:36:28,920 --> 00:36:34,840 If there's no transformation if there's no change if there's no difference in between who you used to be and who 429 00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:37,880 You are now then who did you meet? 430 00:36:38,680 --> 00:36:42,440 Because it's not jesus because jesus has resurrection power 431 00:36:42,920 --> 00:36:47,960 He transforms the lives of everyone that he encounters either with the stench of death and you go 432 00:36:47,960 --> 00:36:52,200 Well, I don't want jesus and you run the other way and do all kinds of things that you should never do 433 00:36:52,440 --> 00:36:56,120 Or with the aroma of life and you run with jesus 434 00:36:56,120 --> 00:37:01,880 With jesus in you and with jesus all the way to the end doing amazing things that you never thought you could do 435 00:37:03,240 --> 00:37:06,200 Now does this mean that you're suddenly going to be superman? 436 00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:10,120 Right and have only one weakness ever no you have lots of weaknesses 437 00:37:10,120 --> 00:37:13,720 You're still a human you have lost the eyes less than flesh pride of life and you always will 438 00:37:14,200 --> 00:37:16,600 As long as you're here until you enter the gates of heaven 439 00:37:17,720 --> 00:37:22,360 But your life like lazarus's life has become jesus's story 440 00:37:22,360 --> 00:37:25,160 His story was jesus's story 441 00:37:26,920 --> 00:37:32,120 But be careful because when your story has other aspects to it 442 00:37:33,080 --> 00:37:38,760 I watched a movie this week pretty pretty awesome movie called overcomers made by the kendrick brothers the same people who made 443 00:37:39,160 --> 00:37:46,520 Fireproof and prayer room and like that and it's about a teenage girl who uh she's an asthmatic as a matter of fact 444 00:37:46,520 --> 00:37:49,400 And she's across it across country from the country of the world 445 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:52,680 She's an asthmatic as a matter of fact and she's a cross country runner 446 00:37:53,080 --> 00:37:57,960 And she's the only member of the cross country team team where she's at and there's a man there 447 00:37:58,040 --> 00:38:02,040 And he's a basketball coach and suddenly he has no basketball team because the steel plant closed down 448 00:38:02,120 --> 00:38:05,320 There's nobody there and so he becomes a cross country coach 449 00:38:06,120 --> 00:38:09,720 But the truth is he becomes a cross country coach only reluctantly 450 00:38:10,360 --> 00:38:14,840 He's only half in you know, I mean, he doesn't really know how to be a cross country coach. That wasn't his thing 451 00:38:14,840 --> 00:38:16,520 He was a basketball coach, right? 452 00:38:16,520 --> 00:38:21,640 And his son at one point in time says to him, you know dad, he said you make us run as punishment 453 00:38:21,720 --> 00:38:27,720 Why would anybody on the basketball team ever want to come out and run cross country when running is just punishment for basketball players? 454 00:38:29,080 --> 00:38:30,040 and 455 00:38:30,040 --> 00:38:35,960 So he's only really like half in there are aspects of him still a basketball coach 456 00:38:36,040 --> 00:38:37,480 Not really a cross country coach 457 00:38:37,480 --> 00:38:42,840 But there's a moment in time when he's already a professing christian was a moment of time when he realizes 458 00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:49,320 He's not really running for jesus. He's not really full in full full on full press for jesus, right? 459 00:38:49,320 --> 00:38:53,400 That's a basketball team. It means getting after the ball from the moment. They bring it in bounds, right? 460 00:38:53,400 --> 00:38:55,480 So he wasn't really full press for jesus 461 00:38:55,800 --> 00:39:02,120 And so he starts to to coach his one runner his cross country team as if he truly is 462 00:39:02,440 --> 00:39:07,080 Doing what he's supposed to do. He's doing it as if he's doing it for the lord rather than doing it like a side job 463 00:39:07,480 --> 00:39:08,840 right 464 00:39:08,840 --> 00:39:15,160 As long as there are other aspects in your life that are not about following jesus 465 00:39:15,480 --> 00:39:17,480 You're always going to look like 466 00:39:17,540 --> 00:39:22,760 Confusion and hypocrisy to the world they're going to come to you because they've heard the story 467 00:39:23,880 --> 00:39:27,480 I was just we're going to talk about a little bit of the team leader being so I was printing off some maps 468 00:39:28,120 --> 00:39:34,280 In my office before church today in preparation for the team leader being and these maps show where the podcast of new heights fellowship 469 00:39:34,360 --> 00:39:36,520 Is being listened to all over the world? 470 00:39:36,520 --> 00:39:43,480 right danny and I were editing podcasts on wednesday for the life station and and we pulled up the map of where the life station podcast 471 00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:49,800 Is being listened to all over the world the encouragement calls that go out to 1500 households all over toledo and a few 472 00:39:50,120 --> 00:39:54,680 Some people move to indiana and stuff so they're they're reaching out pretty far too, but then we turn that into a podcast 473 00:39:55,400 --> 00:39:59,080 17 countries all over the world people listen to this podcast 474 00:39:59,400 --> 00:40:04,120 And so literally somebody could walk up to you on the street while you're wearing your new heights t-shirt 475 00:40:04,120 --> 00:40:08,120 While you're wearing your new heights t-shirt, please do that by the way while you're wearing your new heights t-shirt 476 00:40:08,120 --> 00:40:12,440 You don't have one get one right and they might go hey. I know new heights fellowship 477 00:40:12,520 --> 00:40:15,580 I listened to their podcast while I was in indonesia 478 00:40:18,440 --> 00:40:24,760 And they might do that right after you're busy doing whatever you're doing that's got nothing to do with jesus 479 00:40:26,040 --> 00:40:30,200 As long as there are aspects of your life that don't have anything to do with jesus 480 00:40:30,200 --> 00:40:34,840 Somebody who's heard the story and comes from afar and comes and sits in our chairs next sunday 481 00:40:35,160 --> 00:40:40,840 Might be expected to find people who are on fire for jesus and what they find is people playing video games on their cell phone 482 00:40:41,080 --> 00:40:45,640 Or or whatever else anything else but being totally focused on jesus 483 00:40:46,280 --> 00:40:48,280 And that's a problem 484 00:40:48,840 --> 00:40:53,560 I'm gonna tell you the story about a family that chartered a plane to go on vacation 485 00:40:54,520 --> 00:40:57,000 It's a six seater plane six people in their family 486 00:40:57,880 --> 00:40:59,240 um 487 00:40:59,240 --> 00:41:01,160 and uh 488 00:41:01,160 --> 00:41:06,360 While they're flying along the pilot the co-pilot are up there in the cockpit everything's going fine 489 00:41:07,560 --> 00:41:12,280 They come back and there's a little extra seating room in the in the back area there because they have 490 00:41:12,920 --> 00:41:15,320 Four small children and a husband wife four small children 491 00:41:15,400 --> 00:41:18,120 So the children are kind of crammed into an area plane on the floor stuff 492 00:41:18,120 --> 00:41:24,840 There's extra seat at a certain moment in time the co-pilot gets up from the cockpit and on the way back to the 493 00:41:24,840 --> 00:41:29,800 Seating area where the family is riding they think to the vacation of their lives, right? 494 00:41:30,440 --> 00:41:32,440 He stops and he puts on his 495 00:41:32,920 --> 00:41:37,800 Parachute and he comes back in the seating area and he sits next to the exit door 496 00:41:37,800 --> 00:41:42,520 The co-pilot is sitting next to the exit door with his parachute on 497 00:41:44,040 --> 00:41:47,640 And the mom says hey, what's uh going what's with the parachute what's going on? 498 00:41:48,200 --> 00:41:53,480 Uh, you know, is everything okay? And he's like, oh, yeah the pilot's got it. Everything's fine 499 00:41:53,480 --> 00:41:58,760 I just thought I would sit here next to the door with my parachute on just in case 500 00:42:00,840 --> 00:42:02,520 Nothing's wrong 501 00:42:02,520 --> 00:42:04,200 Nothing's gonna happen 502 00:42:04,200 --> 00:42:10,120 He's good. I mean he's flown planes. It's a light. He's the he's the best pilot i've ever known 503 00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:12,760 But i'm just wearing this parachute 504 00:42:13,160 --> 00:42:20,040 Sitting here next to the door just in case and you can imagine what is the very next thing out of the dad's mouth 505 00:42:20,040 --> 00:42:21,480 He says 506 00:42:21,480 --> 00:42:26,680 Are there parachutes for us too as long as there are aspects of things that you're 507 00:42:27,300 --> 00:42:34,280 Trusting following working with in your life that have nothing to do with jesus. It's like you have a way out 508 00:42:34,680 --> 00:42:39,560 I'm good. I'm following jesus, but I want to make sure that i'm the one that's in control of my relationship 509 00:42:39,640 --> 00:42:43,960 I want to make sure that i've got enough money in the bank in case things go a little awry 510 00:42:44,200 --> 00:42:49,320 Oh, yeah, I trust jesus with everything but I still got to make sure that I have enough money 511 00:42:49,320 --> 00:42:52,760 I still got to make sure that he or she does what I want them to do 512 00:42:52,920 --> 00:42:56,520 I still got to behave in a way that doesn't have anything to do with jesus 513 00:42:57,240 --> 00:43:03,800 And keep my parachute on sit next to the door and do things my way instead of jesus is what yeah 514 00:43:03,880 --> 00:43:07,240 He's got it. It's gonna be fine the plane's going where it's going we're gonna get there 515 00:43:07,240 --> 00:43:09,560 I'm gonna sail right through the pearly gates when the time comes 516 00:43:10,280 --> 00:43:14,600 But i've got to keep my parachute on and sit next to the door as long as there are aspects 517 00:43:14,840 --> 00:43:18,360 of your life that have nothing to do with jesus when jesus is 518 00:43:18,360 --> 00:43:25,900 Potential people come to hear your story and what jesus has done in your life all they're going to see is your parachute 519 00:43:27,980 --> 00:43:29,980 That's it 520 00:43:31,260 --> 00:43:36,060 They want to be saved they want to know about jesus they want to know what it means to be a follower of jesus 521 00:43:36,060 --> 00:43:43,020 They want to see a miracle worker and an overcomer, but all they see is a man or a woman with a parachute 522 00:43:43,020 --> 00:43:49,180 And do you really trust the pilot if you're sitting next to the door with a parachute on? 523 00:43:51,820 --> 00:43:58,460 When you do a thing that is not inextricably linked to jesus in other words everything you do should be so tied to jesus 524 00:43:58,460 --> 00:44:02,060 That he would not be ashamed if he himself were putting his hand to it 525 00:44:02,940 --> 00:44:04,940 And you do things that are 526 00:44:08,300 --> 00:44:10,700 Easily separated from who jesus is 527 00:44:10,700 --> 00:44:16,620 then jesus in you jesus in your life and what jesus has done loses 528 00:44:18,940 --> 00:44:23,500 Undeniably see when they came they saw jesus and lazarus and lazarus was there 529 00:44:24,300 --> 00:44:31,660 Lazarus didn't bring his old life with him he just said i'm here i was dead now i'm alive follow jesus 530 00:44:31,660 --> 00:44:37,580 I'm here i was dead now i'm alive follow jesus he didn't say i'm here i was dead are you giving up 531 00:44:37,580 --> 00:44:43,580 Follow jesus he didn't say i'm here i was dead are you giving today i'm here i was dead are you serving today 532 00:44:43,660 --> 00:44:49,580 I'm here i was dead can i talk to you about cows i'm here i was dead can i talk to you about favorite sports star 533 00:44:49,820 --> 00:44:54,460 I'm here i was dead can i talk to you about the video game i like to play he didn't do any of that 534 00:44:54,620 --> 00:44:58,220 He said i'm here i was dead now i'm alive follow jesus 535 00:44:58,780 --> 00:45:02,620 That was lazarus's life that's what it had become and people were coming 536 00:45:02,620 --> 00:45:07,580 And who knows how far to hear about jesus wanting also to see lazarus and i'm telling you 537 00:45:07,820 --> 00:45:11,580 That there are people in the world who want to be saved and they want to come to jesus 538 00:45:11,740 --> 00:45:14,940 And they want to do it and see what jesus has done in you 539 00:45:16,620 --> 00:45:22,860 And if all they see when they come to you are your collection of parachutes your things that you're holding back from jesus 540 00:45:23,020 --> 00:45:25,020 Then don't be surprised 541 00:45:25,580 --> 00:45:27,580 When they walk away 542 00:45:27,640 --> 00:45:29,340 unsaved 543 00:45:29,340 --> 00:45:31,340 Oh, but wait a minute 544 00:45:31,340 --> 00:45:33,980 Because something goes terribly wrong right then 545 00:45:35,740 --> 00:45:38,220 Something goes terribly terribly wrong right then 546 00:45:40,540 --> 00:45:44,460 Because of that man sitting in that cockpit or sitting in that uh 547 00:45:45,260 --> 00:45:48,940 What you call it rest area if you will of the plane the cabin of the plane 548 00:45:49,820 --> 00:45:53,680 The copilot says no there there's only two parachutes 549 00:45:55,580 --> 00:45:57,580 In the entire plane 550 00:45:57,580 --> 00:46:00,300 And now the guys like the dad or the family's like 551 00:46:01,260 --> 00:46:03,260 We rented the plane 552 00:46:03,340 --> 00:46:05,340 We paid for the plane 553 00:46:05,340 --> 00:46:09,100 This our plane because no it's a pilot's plane the copilot's plane. It's not your plane 554 00:46:09,100 --> 00:46:12,060 I don't care if you rented us for the day or not still our plane cost 20 you didn't pay 555 00:46:12,460 --> 00:46:20,220 $20,000 30,000 for this plane still our plane. Okay. No, but but we rented the plane if anybody's getting a parachute. It's us 556 00:46:21,260 --> 00:46:24,060 We got the money. We paid the bills. We put the fuel in the tank 557 00:46:24,060 --> 00:46:29,500 We get a parachute take the parachute off. No, i'm not taking the parachute off the pilot. I don't know why you get all upset 558 00:46:29,820 --> 00:46:34,460 I don't understand why you're all getting worked up here. Why are you crying? Why is she crying? I understand why she's crying 559 00:46:34,460 --> 00:46:39,100 I'm just I'm wearing a parachute just just in case it's just in case it's not for real 560 00:46:39,500 --> 00:46:44,380 We're not crashing. There's no problem. The pilot's still at the if you look in there the pilot's wearing the other parachute 561 00:46:44,380 --> 00:46:48,620 What the pilot's wearing the other parachute? Jesus is gonna be fine. You understand? 562 00:46:48,620 --> 00:46:53,580 Well, you wear your parachute. You don't wear your parachute that doesn't change whether jeep where jesus winds up in yet. He's gonna be fine 563 00:46:53,580 --> 00:46:55,660 So the pilots wearing the other parachute copilot's wearing a parachute if i'm that man, we got us a problem here right now 564 00:46:55,660 --> 00:46:58,780 You take those parachutes off for one me and one of my wife 565 00:46:58,780 --> 00:47:02,140 Let's find some rope strap the kids to us and the plane goes down. We're getting off 566 00:47:02,140 --> 00:47:05,260 This is what happens. They look at you. They come wanting to see jesus 567 00:47:05,260 --> 00:47:08,940 They wanted to see what jesus did in you and they can't 568 00:47:11,580 --> 00:47:13,580 And now we have a problem 569 00:47:13,580 --> 00:47:19,820 Because they still want a parachute if there is a hell they still want to not go to hell 570 00:47:22,540 --> 00:47:27,820 So at best they accept jesus and begin to live like you do wearing a parachute 571 00:47:27,820 --> 00:47:29,820 If that's your situation 572 00:47:30,700 --> 00:47:32,540 Problem is 573 00:47:32,540 --> 00:47:38,060 If you're wearing a parachute because you'll bail out of the jesus plane if it seems like you're wearing a parachute 574 00:47:38,060 --> 00:47:44,220 That's not worth anything because sometimes the jesus plane does go places where you don't want to go 575 00:47:46,940 --> 00:47:51,020 Do we not recall the stories of the new church standing in the coliseum 576 00:47:53,020 --> 00:47:56,380 Praying and not even fighting back as the lions ripped them to shreds 577 00:47:57,900 --> 00:47:58,360 And the 578 00:47:58,360 --> 00:48:08,760 After nero claimed that it was their fault the christians fault that part of rome burned and all of rome begins to persecute christians and churches and churches have to meet underground 579 00:48:09,640 --> 00:48:15,880 Do not understand that even today in many countries it is illegal to do what we are doing right now 580 00:48:16,920 --> 00:48:19,400 But we are doing what we are doing right now 581 00:48:20,920 --> 00:48:22,920 We are doing what we are doing right now 582 00:48:22,920 --> 00:48:27,640 Today in many countries it is illegal to do what we are doing right now 583 00:48:34,600 --> 00:48:38,840 Lazarus's story became a story in which jesus had acted 584 00:48:42,360 --> 00:48:48,200 Lazarus didn't put on a parachute he gave his life completely over to the one who raised him from the dead 585 00:48:48,200 --> 00:48:55,000 To keep your parachute on to keep aspects of your life to confuse the issue if you will is nothing but idolatry 586 00:48:55,880 --> 00:48:59,880 If you have a lifeline in case this jesus thing doesn't pan out you are lost 587 00:49:01,880 --> 00:49:08,680 If you have a lifeline in case the one man who was god in the flesh who died on the cross for your sins and rose again on the third day 588 00:49:09,160 --> 00:49:14,600 Stayed to start the church and the church told you about jesus and you supposedly got saved you have a lifeline in case that doesn't work out 589 00:49:14,600 --> 00:49:21,640 You think well I could walk out of the church and never come back again if new heights fellowship could cease to exist as a church and it wouldn't affect you 590 00:49:21,640 --> 00:49:23,640 Are you are lost? 591 00:49:24,120 --> 00:49:26,760 Are you not t saved and are you going to hell? 592 00:49:27,720 --> 00:49:33,160 You are saved when you trust your whole life into the hands of jesus with no parachute 593 00:49:35,880 --> 00:49:38,680 This is more than a story in which jesus had acted 594 00:49:38,680 --> 00:49:43,720 Lazarus's very real life had become an allegory for the very real truth 595 00:49:44,280 --> 00:49:50,120 That you must completely trust jesus with all that you are or perish without him 596 00:49:51,000 --> 00:49:56,840 We're in our conclusion now as we talk about that an allegory is a story that has a hidden meaning 597 00:49:57,240 --> 00:50:00,440 But the beauty of allegories is the meaning is not meant to stay hidden 598 00:50:01,480 --> 00:50:03,080 Anyone looking 599 00:50:03,080 --> 00:50:04,600 Can find it 600 00:50:04,600 --> 00:50:06,600 Galatians chapter 3 601 00:50:06,600 --> 00:50:15,080 Galatians chapter 3 if you want to flip there in your bibles we have two references left and then we'll be done for the day 602 00:50:16,040 --> 00:50:18,040 Galatians chapter 3 603 00:50:19,000 --> 00:50:21,000 It comes after the corinthians 604 00:50:21,960 --> 00:50:27,320 They just didn't get as big a letter and that's how they wound up further back galatians 3 605 00:50:28,760 --> 00:50:30,760 I'm going to read 26 to 28 606 00:50:30,760 --> 00:50:36,280 And this is what it says follow along with me if you brought your bible 607 00:50:36,840 --> 00:50:43,080 For you are all sons of god through faith in christ jesus for all of you were baptized into christ 608 00:50:44,040 --> 00:50:47,640 Who were baptized into christ have clothed yourselves with christ 609 00:50:48,280 --> 00:50:52,280 There is neither jew nor greek there is neither slave nor free man 610 00:50:52,520 --> 00:50:57,080 There is neither male nor female for you are all one in christ jesus 611 00:50:57,080 --> 00:51:02,280 You see if you accepted jesus christ as your lord and savior and were baptized 612 00:51:03,000 --> 00:51:09,240 Indicating that you've put your old life behind you and now living for jesus then every time someone comes to you at your most 613 00:51:09,860 --> 00:51:11,640 inconvenient moment 614 00:51:11,640 --> 00:51:17,240 When you don't think anyone is looking when you're having your worst day your car just broke down your house falling apart 615 00:51:17,320 --> 00:51:23,960 You're in pain your sorrow your relationship sucks your money's not there at your worst moment every time someone comes to you 616 00:51:23,960 --> 00:51:30,520 When they come to you they should see jesus now. I understand. That's a high standard. You don't have to be perfect 617 00:51:31,160 --> 00:51:32,760 It's not like that 618 00:51:32,760 --> 00:51:36,600 They should see jesus even when you're screwing up that looks like oh 619 00:51:38,760 --> 00:51:43,880 That probably wasn't the best witness I apologize I understand i'm i'm just a human following jesus 620 00:51:44,120 --> 00:51:47,720 Please understand that i'm totally transformed from who I used to be 621 00:51:49,240 --> 00:51:51,240 And I realized that what I just did 622 00:51:51,240 --> 00:51:56,840 Probably wasn't the way to show you that but listen to me life is in jesus 623 00:51:58,200 --> 00:52:04,360 Hell is where we wind up without him heaven is where we wind up with him when he is in us 624 00:52:05,160 --> 00:52:11,560 So your witness is that you are a human your witness is that you are trying every moment of every day 625 00:52:11,880 --> 00:52:17,000 To be the man or woman that jesus would have you to be because you're following him to the best of your ability 626 00:52:17,160 --> 00:52:19,880 That is your witness not that you're perfect not that you get everything 627 00:52:19,880 --> 00:52:24,040 Right, but that you have said I have no parachute 628 00:52:26,200 --> 00:52:30,920 Romans 6 5 to 11 then and these are our last verses to the day 629 00:52:31,800 --> 00:52:33,800 Say this 630 00:52:34,440 --> 00:52:38,520 For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death 631 00:52:39,400 --> 00:52:43,000 Certainly, we shall also be in the likeness of his resurrection 632 00:52:43,720 --> 00:52:48,600 Knowing this that our old self was crucified with him that our body of his body 633 00:52:48,600 --> 00:52:53,720 With him that our body of sin might be done away with that. We should no longer be slaves to sin 634 00:52:54,440 --> 00:52:55,640 for he 635 00:52:55,640 --> 00:53:01,880 Who has died is freed from sin and who died by the way he died for us and that he died for us 636 00:53:02,040 --> 00:53:04,040 All have died 637 00:53:04,360 --> 00:53:09,880 Verse eight now if we have died with christ we believe that we shall also live with him 638 00:53:10,280 --> 00:53:17,240 Knowing that christ having been raised from the dead is never to die again death no longer has master over him 639 00:53:17,240 --> 00:53:22,600 For the death that he died he died to sin once and for all but the life that he lives he lives to god 640 00:53:23,960 --> 00:53:31,000 Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin but alive to god in jesus christ 641 00:53:31,960 --> 00:53:34,280 When I think of lazarus I think of a man 642 00:53:35,560 --> 00:53:38,680 Who never should have had a death warrant issued for him 643 00:53:39,480 --> 00:53:41,480 He didn't do anything 644 00:53:41,720 --> 00:53:43,720 Jesus did everything 645 00:53:44,360 --> 00:53:46,360 When I think of me 646 00:53:46,360 --> 00:53:49,640 I think of a man who didn't do anything 647 00:53:50,440 --> 00:53:52,360 Jesus did everything 648 00:53:52,360 --> 00:54:20,360 How about you?