Jesus Our Greatest Hope!
Sunday, July 12, 2026
Reverend Larry Deering
Scripture
John 11:17-18
17On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.
18Now Bethany was less than two miles Or about 3 kilometers from Jerusalem,
John 11:21
21Lord, Martha said to Jesus, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
John 11:4
4When he heard this, Jesus said, This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God's glory so that God's Son may be glorified through it.
John 11:25-27
25Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die;
26and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?
27Yes, Lord, she replied, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.
Revelation 21:4
4'He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death' or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.
John 11:32-35
32When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
33When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.
34Where have you laid him? he asked. Come and see, Lord, they replied.
35Jesus wept.
Psalms 23:4
4Even though I walk through the darkest valley, Or [the valley of the shadow of death] I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
John 11:38-40
38Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.
39Take away the stone, he said. But, Lord, said Martha, the sister of the dead man, by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.
40Then Jesus said, Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?
1 Corinthians 15:26
26The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
Hebrews 2:14-15
14Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death-that is, the devil-
15and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.
John 11:43-44
43When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, Lazarus, come out!
44The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, Take off the grave clothes and let him go.
Isaiah 55:9
9As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
John 10:3
3The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
Colossians 1:13-14
13For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,
14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
1 Peter 1:3-5
3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,
5who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
