The Church in Noble - Cornerstone
April 14, 2024
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  • NAME - THAT - VOICE!
    Three voice slides (Bugs, Darth, WW of West)

    God’s Voice

    See Psalm 29:3-9
    The Power of God’s Voice
    1- Creates the universe and everything in it
    Genesis 1:3 (NASB95)
    Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.
    God SPOKE everything into existence
    2 - Rules over nature
    Mark 4:39 (NASB95)
    And He got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Hush, be still.” And the wind died down and it became perfectly calm.
    Jesus spoke - HUSH, and the sea calmed
    3 - Brings the dead to life
    John 5:25 (NASB95)
    “an hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
    Let’s READ John 11:1-46 today
    Teaching points:
    Jesus knows, and loves, this family; very familiar
    4 days in the tomb - people convinced he’s dead, because He is
    Judea is unsafe for Jesus, but it’s important to go for His friends - disciples agree (Thomas)
    Mary and Martha, somewhat indignant, somewhat frustrated, somewhat sad
    BUT THEY BELIEVE IN JESUS
    They wanted temporary healing (to not to die in the first place)
    Jesus wants resurrection!
    Look at how Jesus feels about death
    (1 Cor. 15 describes death as the last enemy to be destroyed)
    V. 33 - deeply moved - like the snort of a horse - in disgust
    Death is the enemy, an aspect of the works of the devil
    V. 33 - troubled - agitation, sharing common feeling about death
    V. 35 - He wept, in sadness
    Death was a curse, it saddens Him
    People remembered His miracles of healing, and wondered why He had not helped Lazarus
    And some are moved by His genuine show of emotion
    (Guys, it’s OK to cry)
    An interesting focus, with this account - the voice of Jesus
    Jesus speaks
    And Lazarus lives (and he is alive again for some time)
    Where did he go in the meantime? Paradise - spirit was with God
    Jesus was not selfish in wanting to be with Lazarus again (he’d be able to see him shortly, when He died)
    He needed people to recognize the power of the I AM

    GOD’S VOICE TODAY

    His WORD, His Power

    1 - Creates - new life

    By pronouncing forgiveness - believers are a new creation
    2 Corinthians 5:17 NASB95
    Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.
    The Word gives life - through faith
    Romans 10:17 NASB95
    So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
    LOOK - THE WORD OF CHRIST
    He speaks, and faith results

    2 - Calms the chaos

    In the human nature that we try to hang on to so dearly
    HOW DOES HIS VOICE DO THIS TODAY?
    Again, the Word
    Psalm 46:10 NASB95
    “Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
    God’s Voice to us today!
    The sheep hear His voice, remember?
    Recall Psalm 29 again
    In a crisis - who do you listen to?
    When you snort, sigh, and cry (just like Jesus) over something wrong and evil - whose voice is the one you really want to hear?
    The earth was without form, void - chaos
    God’s voice brought order
    The stormy sea raged, dangerously
    Jesus’ voice made it be still - it had no choice
    The powerful voice of Jesus

    3 - Brings the dead to life

    His voice brought Lazarus out of the tomb - “Lazarus, come forth”
    Jesus’ voice, from the cross, summarized His mission
    His voice on the cross said “IT IS FINISHED”
    The very Word of God is what is powerful to save
    God’s Word - the Bible - is how God specifically revealed Himself to us
    God’s Word - the Bible - is the very voice of Jesus, written for us
    Active in our lives
    Hebrews 4:12 NASB95
    For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
    His voice will welcome believers to glory
    1 Thessalonians 4:16 NASB95
    For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
    HE WILL BE SHOUTING WHEN WE RISE!
    His voice will commend believers for a life lived for Him
    Matthew 25:23 (NASB95)
    ‘Well done, good and faithful slave…enter into the joy of your master.’
    John, on the heels of the parable of the Good Shepherd
    Hearing the Master’s voice
    Now that we understand more, the power of that voice
    Hearing the Master’s voice
    The response to that voice
    Martha - “Yes, Lord…I believe”
    CLOSE - God’s challenge
    Creating the world - easy
    Calming the sea - He created it, no problem
    Raising Lazarus, and the dead - simple stuff
    All He had to do was speak
    But…changing hearts of humans with free will?
    I won’t say God can’t do it
    I will say He won’t do it for someone rejecting Him
    I will say He does do it, when we surrender
    VV 45 - 46
    Many believed
    But some…
    See…The voice of God has triumphed over
    Sin, Death, Corruption, Hopelessness
    The voice of Yahweh
    Brings Righteousness, New life, Calm in the storm, and HOPE
    Jesus’ voice = HOPE
    That confident expectation of His victory in our life, forever
    That presence we need here and now
    What is your response to Jesus’ voice, in the midst of all the chaos?
    I love to hear Him say YES when I ask Him to forgive me
    I love to hear Him say “Cease striving (be still) and know…)
    I love to hear Him say, “Hey, you can do better than this,” correcting me.
    I love to hear Him, I know He is my Shepherd
    And, I will LOVE to hear Him SHOUT!
    Come up here!
    His sheep hear His voice
    Lazarus, physically dead, heard His voice
    All other voices - powerless
    The voice of Yahweh, Jesus - all powerful
    What is your response to Jesus telling you to live (because that is what He told Lazarus)?
    What is your response to Jesus telling you to surrender to Him, if full and complete faith?
    “Yes, Lord…I believe”
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      • 2 Corinthians 5:17NASB95

      • Romans 10:17NASB95

      • Psalm 46:10NASB95

      • Hebrews 4:12NASB95

      • 1 Thessalonians 4:16NASB95

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