What an incredible day! We did something really different and filmed part of the message 'on location' in a cemetery. Exploring John 11, we read about the death of a man named Lazarus, a close friend of Jesus who he loved. When Jesus gets to the grave site, Lazarus had been dead for 4 days. It was a powerfully defining moment, as Jesus insisted on opening the tomb, and he called Lazarus from the grave and Lazarus walked out, wrapped in his burial clothes from head to toe! Jesus had proved with absolute clarity that he had power over life and death, saying, "I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even though they die, and whoever lives by believing me in will never die. Do you believe this?" (John 11:25-26, TNIV)This wasn't just a question for the people mourning for Lazarus, it's the question for us. So today, we asked it boldly and gave people a chance to respond. 28 people decided today for the first time that Jesus is Lord, is the Way, the Truth, the Resurrection, and the Life. Another 18 folks said that they wanted to know more. There is nothing more important on my calendar than following up with these folks.
God is always Good - all the time. But sometimes we are able to see His Goodness more clearly. Today we were able to see God more in an unusually powerful and dramatic way. People's lives were changed. Their eternities were altered. History was made. And the world will never be the same!
(Posted by Brian C. Hughes, Senior Pastor)
