John 11:20-27 – I Am the Resurrection and the Life – audio

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Text: John 11:20-27

Introduction

A. Jesus has the power to raise us all from the dead.

B. Here in John 11, Lazarus was sick and later died.

1) Jesus was not there at that exact time.

2) He explained that the Son of God would be glorified through it (John 11:4).

3) That those present would believe (John 11:15).

C. He had a very important discussion with Martha.

1) Like her, we must believe His words.

Body

I. Jesus is the resurrection.

A. Jesus claimed to be the resurrection (John 11:25), and proved it by raising Lazarus (John 11:42-44).

B. Jesus later arose from the grave.

1) Those that came to the tomb learned “He is risen (Matthew 28:5-7; Mark 16:6,9; Luke 24:6; John 20:9)!”

2) The apostles affirmed His resurrection.

i. Paul declared the gospel of which he also received (1 Corinthians 15:1-4).

ii. Paul reminded Timothy that Jesus was raised from the dead according to the gospel (2 timothy 2:8).

iii. Paul declared that Christ is risen from the dead, and all shall be made alive in Him (1 Corinthians 15:20-22).

iv. Peter preached the resurrection of Christ, beginning on Pentecost (Acts 2:24,32; 3:15,26; 4:10; 5:30; 10:40). It is through the resurrection of Christ that we have a living hope (1 Peter 1:3).

3) God raised up Christ (see iii above), and thus Christ gives life to whom He wills (John 5:21). As He raise up Jesus, so will we be raised (1 Corinthians 6:14; 2 Corinthians 4:14).

C. Jesus said there would be a resurrection of life to those who have done good, and a resurrection of condemnation to those who have done evil (John 5:28-29).

II. Jesus is the life.

A. In Christ, we live (Acts 17:28).

B. In Christ was life (John 1:4).

C. Eternal life is in Christ (1 John 5:11-12).

D. Jesus, whom God raised from the dead, delivers us from the wrath to come (1 Thessalonians 1:10).

III. We must believe in Christ.

A. Jesus said that though we may die, if we believe in Him, we shall live (John 11:25-26).

B. We all must die (Hebrews 9:27).

C. At the last day, Jesus will raise up those who believe in Him unto everlasting life (John 6:39-40,44).

D. Paul taught the Ephesians of God’s exceedingly great power towards the believers of Christ’s resurrection (Ephesians 1:19-20).

E. Our faith and hope are in God, who raised Christ from the dead (1 Peter 1:21).

F. Christ was raised from the dead for our justification (Romans 4:24-25).

G. We must believe Christ in order to be saved (Romans 10:9-10).

H. The Spirit of God must dwell in us, in order to receive eternal life (Romans 8:9-11,13; Ephesians 3:16-17). The body is the temple of God, where His Spirit dwells (1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19).

Conclusion

A. God raised Christ from the dead, and will raise us up if we believe in Him.

B. Eternal life is in Christ, and if we want to live forever we must be in Christ.

C. We do so by being baptized into Christ, and rise to walk a new life as Christ was raised from the dead (Galatians 3:27; Romans 6:3-5, 8-9).