Mark Batterson

Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”

What’s done is done. Some things in life are irreversible.

But it’s not over until God says it’s over!

Grave Robber went toe-to-toe with death itself, and death met its match.

After all, every promise God has made is yes in Christ.3 So take out Lazarus’s name and insert your own: Mark, come out!

Can you hear Him call your name?

He’s calling you out of sin.

He’s calling you out of death.

He’s calling you out of your tomb.

Second Life

Jesus gave him a second chance, a second life. And the Grave Robber wants to do for you what He did for Lazarus

But if you’ve already died to self, you don’t have to fear death. You no longer have to live as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death.

And the truth is, we all have passive-aggressive tendencies toward God, don’t we? We don’t blame Him for the bad things that happen, but we also know He could have kept them from happening.

something precious might have to die first so that He can resurrect it

It was time to unveil His resurrection power.

You cannot resurrect what has not died. So Jesus waited a little longer to reveal a little more of His powe