Squeeze Play Between Death and Life
October 6, 2019
October 4, 2019

LAZARUS COME OUT!

John 11:38-44

Walk through John 11:1-7; 11:17-36

John 3:16-18

The Gospel is not a list of things that we do for God.  It is the glorious good news of what God has done for us.  It’s not a list of behaviors to be adopted. It is an announcement of a new King and new Kingdom to be believed.   It is not good advice. It is good news. So by resting in the news of God’s love – given as a gift in Christ. That’s how the life of God flows into us.  That’s how the Holy Spirit is released inside of us. —J.D. Graeer

GOSPEL

Roman Road to Salvation

Romans 3:23 / 6:23 / 5:8 / 10:8-11

Romans 3:23 (HCSB)

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

Romans 6:23 (HCSB)

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 5:8 (HCSB)

But God proves His own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us!

Romans 10:8-11 (HCSB)

8 The message is near you, in your mouth and in your heart. This is the message of faith that we proclaim:

9 if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

10 One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation.

11 Now the Scripture says, Everyone who believes on Him will not be put to shame,

That is amazing news isn’t it?

Have you accepted that Good News [ Gospel ] into your life?

Is it where you ‘abide’?

I John 1:9 We love Him becuase He loved us first.

Imagine you have an I.R.S. debt of $163,000 and they have seized your bank accounts and are siphoning your paychecks into Uncle Sam’s bank account so that you are DEAD financially and it feels like every other way, too.

The one who is forgiven much loves much.
[Please, remember how much you’ve been forgiven and operate in life from that standpoint and with the Holy Spirit’s leading you will be prepared to handle all the squeeze plays that life is gonna throw at you.]

Gift Righteousness

Ephesians 2:8-9 says it like this:

8 For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift— 9 not from works, so that no one can boast. —Ephesians 2:8-9 HCSB

Truly Amazing Grace isn’t it?

G.R.A.C.E.

God’s Righteousness At Christ’s Expense

We are all caught between death and life.

It’s His grace alone that brings us all back to life.

The Gospel is not a list of things that we do for God.  It is the glorious good news of what God has done for us.  It’s not a list of behaviors to be adopted. It is an announcement of a new King and new Kingdom to be believed.   It is not good advice. It is good news. So by resting in the news of God’s love – given as a gift in Christ. That’s how the life of God flows into us.  That’s how the Holy Spirit is released inside of us. —J.D. Graeer

Isn’t that what you need most today? The active living presence of God rolling the stone away and setting you free today?

His call requires our response. Lazarus came out of his tomb when Christ called – will you?

What if Jesus is considering your situation today and He sees you as ‘dead’.

Would you respond when He says, ‘ _’ come out!’