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When Death Meets Jesus: “I Am the Resurrection and the Life” (John 11:25) - Dr. Bill Cook

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Jesus tells Martha, 'I am the resurrection and the life,' not just giving resurrection but embodying it as a person.
Dr. Bill Cook delivers a sermon titled 'When Death Meets Jesus: "I Am the Resurrection and the Life"' based on John 11:25. He begins by framing death as a closed book that Jesus reopens through the Lazarus story, part of a series on Jesus' 'I am' statements. The episode walks through John 11, detailing Lazarus' sickness, his sisters Mary and Martha sending for Jesus, and Jesus' unexpected two-day delay despite loving them. Cook describes the family's anguish and Martha's 'if only' lament when Jesus arrives after Lazarus dies. Jesus then declares 'I am the resurrection and the life' to Martha, explaining he embodies resurrection and life, not just provides them. The sermon distinguishes between first death (physical) and second death (eternal judgment), citing Revelation. Cook emphasizes belief in Jesus as the key to avoiding the second death, referencing Martha's confession of faith. He recounts Jesus weeping at the tomb, angry at sin and death, before raising Lazarus. The episode concludes with an application: listeners are invited to trust Jesus as Savior to gain eternal life and abundant life now, warning against letting 'if onlys' steal joy. The format is a solo sermon with biblical exposition, theological explanation, and personal application, recurring on themes of grief, divine timing, and Jesus' identity.

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A steady John 11 sermon that treats resurrection as a revelation of Jesus, not merely a miracle.

Death closes the book, and John 11 asks what it means for Jesus to open it again. This sermon reads the raising of a dead man as a sign pointing past the restored body to Jesus' own claim: "I am the resurrection and the life." It stays close to Martha's "if only" grief, where…

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You may come for Jesus reopening a closed book and stay for a sharp word about living in "if only."

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