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INTRO
Jesus brings to life the son of a widow.
The authority and compassion of Jesus.
Ministering those that are considered outcasts by society (the helpless and hopeless)
Jesus raising the dead. HE IS GOD.
A picture of the POWERF OF THE GOSPEL
His Timing – vv. 11-12
Nain. Small village 20 miles SW of Capernaum (nothing special)
Jesus had a plan and a purpose. All things are done for a reason.
His Lordship and Providence (Fit together perfectly)
God’s providence
Providence is the continuing work of God to sustain in existence the created universe and all it contains, directing it toward its divinely designed end. GREGG R. ALLISON, 50 CORE TRUTHS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH: A GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING AND TEACHING THEOLOGY (GRAND RAPIDS, MI: BAKER BOOKS: A DIVISION OF BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP, 2018), 103.
Divine providence is God’s preserving his creation, operating in every event in the world, and directing the things in the universe to his appointed end for them. JOHN MACARTHUR AND RICHARD MAYHUE, EDS., BIBLICAL DOCTRINE: A SYSTEMATIC SUMMARY OF BIBLE TRUTH (WHEATON, IL: CROSSWAY, 2017), 218.
The doctrine of providence teaches Christians that they are never in the grip of blind forces (fortune, chance, luck, fate); all that happens to them is divinely planned, and each event comes as a new summons to trust, obey, and rejoice, knowing that all is for one’s spiritual and eternal good (Rom. 8:28). J. I. PACKER, CONCISE THEOLOGY: A GUIDE TO HISTORIC CHRISTIAN BELIEFS (WHEATON, IL: TYNDALE HOUSE, 1993), 56.
His Love – v. 13
Only son has passed
End of the lineage
Widow. No help from society
Dependent on someone for everything.
His Power (authority) – vv. 14-15
Raising the dead.
Instantly and completely
It was against ceremonial law to touch the casket, but Jesus is demonstrating His power over death.
A picture of the Gospel.
Old to New. Dead to Alive
Gave him back to his mother (1 Kings 17:23 – Elijah)
His Glory – vv. 16-17
Fear (phobos…phobia) astonishment, flee from)
Over the demonstration of God’s power
LEADS to Glory
The miraculous points to God’s Glory
The TV miracles point to pastors and the peoples faith. (prosperity gospel)
GOD VISITED HIS PEOPLE
Were they sincere? Did they realize that God had visited them by the presence of Jesus Christ? Their words say yes, but their actions say no. (Israel denied who Christ was)
Mary understood John 11:25-27