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Story of Death #6 - Mary Ann Baber

Hear one of our students, Mary Ann, tell her story of communion with God through the death of death in the death of Jesus. 

Death of Death #10 - The Zombie One, Alive with Places to Go and People to See

Matthew 27:50-53 ⁵⁰ And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.

 ⁵¹ And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split.

 ⁵² The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised,

 ⁵³ and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

 

Big Idea: Faith in Jesus’ death makes dead people live.

 

 

I.                     The Death of Jesus brings Spiritual Life to Believers

 

 

II.                    The Death Jesus Gives Believers Places to Go

 

 

III.                  The Death of Jesus Gives Believers People to See

 

 

^ESV  Ezekiel 37:1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones.

 ² And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry.

 ³ And he said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" And I answered, "O Lord GOD, you know."

 ⁴ Then he said to me, "Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.

 ⁵ Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live.

 ⁶ And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the LORD."

 ⁷ So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a sound, and behold, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone.

 ⁸ And I looked, and behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them. But there was no breath in them.

 ⁹ Then he said to me, "Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord GOD: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live."

 ¹⁰ So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army.

 ¹¹ Then he said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, 'Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are indeed cut off.'

 ¹² Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will open your graves and raise you from your graves, O my people. And I will bring you into the land of Israel.

 ¹³ And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people.

 ¹⁴ And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I am the LORD; I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD. 

Stories of Death #5 - Ivonne Grabow

Hear one of our seniors, Ivonne Grabow, bears witness of her journey as the death of Jesus brings death to death in her experience. 

The Death of Death #9 - The Earth Shakes and the Death of Fear

 50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.

 51 And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split. (Matthew 27:50-51 ESV)

Big Idea: Faith in Jesus doesn’t eliminate fear, but Jesus’ death was phase one of a two phase mission to destroy all things that shake his people.  The earthquake at Jesus’ death pictured that.

 

 

I. Shakiness of approaching God causes us to fear and shake- legit faith (Hebrews 12:21)

 

II. The death(removal) of things that can be shaken. Hebrews 12:27

 

III. Faith lives now and looks forward to The death of fear in the kingdom that cannot be shaken. (Hebrews 12:28-29)

 

¹⁸ For you have not come to what may be touched, a blazing fire and darkness and gloom and a tempest ¹⁹ and the sound of a trumpet and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that no further messages be spoken to them. ²⁰ For they could not endure the order that was given, "If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned." ²¹ Indeed, so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, "I tremble with fear." ²² But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering,²³ and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, ²⁴ and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.²⁵ See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. ²⁶ At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens." ²⁷ This phrase, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of things that are shaken-- that is, things that have been made-- in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain. ²⁸ Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, ²⁹ for our God is a consuming fire.

 (Heb 12:18-29 ESV)

The Death of Death in the Death of Jesus #8 - Access to God - Matthew 27:51

⁵⁰ And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.

 ⁵¹ And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.  (Matthew 27:50-51 ESV)

 

Big Idea: We must put our faith in Jesus’ work on the cross, particularly his putting to death religion and limited access to God.

 

I.                    Faith in Jesus’ death severing the curtain of religion.

 

 

II.                  Faith in Jesus’ death severing the curtain of limited access. 

III.                Faith in Jesus’ death ending our joyless life by bringing us to know his Father. 

Stories of the Death of Death #4 - Darby Perry

At RUF, we believe in the benefit of weekly hearing God's word together. We also believe it is super helpful to share our stories of Jesus walking with us through the death we feel in this world which helps us to know ourselves, one another, and God. We are quick to forget that God is always at work, even when we can't see it. Download and listen to Darby's story originally recorded on Oct 13, 2014

The Death of Death in the Death of Jesus #7- The Word of Commitment- Luke 23:44-46

 44 It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,

 45 while the sun's light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two.

 46 Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!" And having said this he breathed his last.

 (Luk 23:44-46 ESV)

The Death of Death in the Death of Jesus #6- Word of Completion, John 19:30

 30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, "It is finished," and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. (John 19:30 ESV)

I. Jesus Accomplishes Everything for Christians 

II. Christians Are Required to Accomplish Nothing

III. If They Believe This, Christians Will Accomplish Many Things, Putting Death to Death. 

Stories of the Death of Death 3- John Baber

Hear from John Baber as he tells us his story recorded at RUF on Sept 28, 2014. 

Stories of the Death of Death 2 - Will Turner

Check out Will Turner's story. He'd be happy to get to know you and discuss campus life and the gospel with you. Get to know him!