04/08/2026
Take Away The Stone!
What a tremendous Sunday we had! We saw a new attendance record and the Resurrection power of the Lord was evident as 4 people made the decision to trust Christ as their Saviour!
I'd like to share one of the truths we looked at, in the hopes that it may help you on your spiritual journey. It's from the Gospel of John chapter 11 when Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead, and it deals with the foundation of every relationship in your life.
What is it?.... It begins with a "T" and ends with Trust.... any idea? Yes it's T.R.U.S.T!
In John 11:3, Mary and Martha trust Jesus enough to send word that Lazarus was sick in hopes that He would come heal him, "Therefore his sisters sent unto Him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick."
In verse 16 His disciple Thomas trusted Him enough to return to a hostile area with Him, "...Let us also go, that we may die with Him."
In verse 22, after her brother Lazarus died, Martha trusts that Jesus is able to bring her brother back to life, "but I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it Thee."
Jesus delivers a powerful statement in verses 25-26 , that, if YOU don't know for sure that you are going to Heaven when you die, you should really think hard about..., "I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?"
To which she responds, " Yea, Lord. I believe that Thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world."
Trust
He asks where the tomb is and says, "Take ye away the stone." Someone had to trust Him enough to move the stone. On the other side of the stone was death, and He was getting ready to speak life ... the stone was in the way...someone had to trust Him.
Do you have a stone in God's way?
Fear? Unconfessed sin? Holding a grudge? Bitterness? Pride?
Trust Him enough to move the stone and watch Him do miraculous things in your life!
Pastor Mike
