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EVEN IN DEATH GOD IS GLORIFIED

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  John 11:1-44 My title is a strange thing to say considering that death is the greatest enemy in this life; but its also the greatest affront to a holy God.  God never fashioned our bodies to see death, nor did He intend for our bodies to rot in a grave.  But something happened that changed all that. The Apostle Paul wrote “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned ” Rom 5:12.  We, meaning everyone, have inherited the penalty of Adam’s rebellion which is death. “The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” Gen 2:15-17   This would mean Adam/you, me, would now face physical death also spiritual death and eternal separation from the

WHY DO YOU HATE ME SO

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  John 10:30-42   What makes a person hate someone so much that they want to take their life?   More Christians have been martyred in the 20th century than in all previous centuries combined. About 170,000 Christians are martyred for their faith each year (over 400 per day). Currently over 200 million Christians are being persecuted worldwide. Christians are persecuted in 131 of the world's 193 countries.   One person said, “Hate is like acid. It can damage the vessel in which it is stored as well as destroy the object on which it is poured.”   As it pertains to Christianity, “ What makes a person so angry that it fills their heart with murder?   Especially towards a Christianity that …   Desires others to trust in the Word of God, and the God of the Word. Cares deeply for, and concerned of one’s eternal soul. Prays that others hear about the Jesus of the gospel. Proclaims hope of eternal life, with a holy and righteous God in Heaven.