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Jesus, The Resurrection and the Life, 4: Glory – John 11:38-44

Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?” (John 11:40 ESV) This Sunday, our sermon miniseries in the account of Jesus and Lazarus concludes with the 4th and final part, “Glory.” So far, we have seen how Jesus’ identity as The Resurrection and The Life helps us to trust in God’s love, moves us to have faith in him, and drives us to appreciate his humanity. This Sunday, we will see how this designation points us to glory. In the beginning of this narrative, John tells us about Jesus’ response to the report of Lazarus’ illness: “But when Jesus heard it he said, ‘This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.'” (John 11:4). In this Sunday’s portion of the text, Jesus brings it all back to the glory of God (v40). What does Jesus’ resurrection power have to do with the

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Building God’s Temple: A Magnificent Project

“And so I intend to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord said to David my father, ‘Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, shall build the house for my name.” In 1 Kings 5-7, we see the construction of Solomon’s temple in Jerusalem. The temple was 90 feet long (a standard MLB baseball field). It was 30 feet wide (a full-size school bus) and 45 feet high (a four-story building). It took Solomon 7 years to build this temple and over 180.000 laborers. Once the temple was completed, the Ark of the Lord, which represented God’s presence