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Faithing

Faithing. 6 Apr 2014 Sermon for FXCC Deaf Ministry ( Borrowed Stolen from Randy Harris). Video Clip. Watch the video Follow the instructions on the screen. What Do We Miss & Why. GORILLA CLIP Count the passes People don’t see the gorilla Weren’t looking for it

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Faithing

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  1. Faithing 6 Apr 2014 Sermon for FXCC Deaf Ministry (Borrowed Stolen from Randy Harris)

  2. Video Clip Watch the video Follow the instructions on the screen

  3. What Do We Miss & Why • GORILLA CLIP • Count the passes • People don’t see the gorilla • Weren’t looking for it • Motorcycles often overlooked in traffic • When hit – “I didn’t see it”

  4. The Bible When we read the Bible we may miss something because we weren’t looking for it We didn’t know we were supposed to look for it

  5. English • English words are sometimes both nouns and verbs • Wish (I make a wish) and wish (I wish for …) • Hope (I have a hope) and hope (I hope for …) • You can even “hope a hope” or “wish a wish”

  6. Greek/English • In English we have a noun - faith (I have faith) • And the verb is believe (I believe …) • In Greek they are the same word • Noun pistis (πίστις) • Verb pisteuo (πιστεύω) • English needs a verb – faith, to faith, faithing • I.e. I faith, do you faith

  7. John’s Gospel • Is the gospel of belief/faith • Faith as a noun appears? • 0 (zero/nada/zilch) times • In 21 chapters • Always a verb • In John you don’t have faith, you faith in John • Faith is something you do • It is dynamic

  8. Seeking/Looking • If you are looking for it, • Then it is obvious • It becomes interesting • Not something you have • But something you do • Over and over again

  9. John/Miracles/Lazarus • Example from John 11 • Raising of Lazarus • Raising the dead is a great miracle • And it is even greater when they are already rotten • How many miracles recorded in John? • 8 miracles are recorded • Fewest of all the gospels

  10. Action or Talk • Only 8, but there is a lot of talk/dialogue with each recorded miracle • The dialogue is IMPORTANT • Jesus goes from Jerusalem to Bethany • Less than 2 miles distance • Jesus had waited in Jerusalem after hearing of Lazarus’ sickness • Jesus has intentionally delayed until Lazarus has died, been entombed, and “ripe”

  11. John 11:17-44 17 WhenJesus arrived,he found that Lazarushad been in the tomb four days already.18 (Now Bethany was less than two milesfrom Jerusalem,19 so many of the Jewish people of the regionhad come to Martha and Mary to console them over the loss of their brother.)20 So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary was sitting in the house.

  12. John 11:17-44 21 Marthasaid to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will grantyou.”23 Jesus replied,“Your brother will come back to life again.”24 Martha said,“I know that he will come back to life againin the resurrection at the last day.” 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life.

  13. Jesus and Martha Dialogue • Jesus and Martha have a theological discussion about resurrection • Martha believes in the resurrection • Not a Sadducee • Jesus replies “I am…” • In Greek this is normally one word emi (εἰμι) • But here we see ego emi (ἐγώ εἰμι) • Important?

  14. I AM • John 18, arrest of Jesus in the garden • Vs 2 Judas arrives with soldiers • “Who do you want/seek?” • “Jesus of Nazareth” • Jesus replies ego emi (ἐγώ εἰμι) “I AM” • What happens? • Soldiers draw back and fall to the ground • This is Moses and the burning bush!

  15. IMPORTANT! TAKE NOTICE! Whenever Jesus says “I AM” picture a wink, wink or nod, nod I AM GOD

  16. John 11:17-44 • 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believesfaiths in me will liveeven if he dies, 26 and the one who lives and believesfaiths in me will never die.Do you believefaith this?” 27 She replied,“Yes, Lord, I believefaith that you are the Christ,the Son of God who comes into the world.”

  17. GREAT MOMENT! Martha’s confession is one of the GREAT moments of displayed faith in scripture

  18. John 11:17-44 28 And when she had said this, Marthawent and called her sister Mary, saying privately,“The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”29 So when Maryheard this, she got up quickly and went to him. 30 (Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still in the place where Martha had come out to meet him.)

  19. John 11:17-44 31 Then the peoplewho were with Mary in the house consoling her saw herget up quickly and go out. They followed her, because they thought she was going to the tomb to weepthere. 32 Now when Mary came to the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”

  20. John 11:17-44 33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the peoplewho had come with her weeping, he was intensely movedin spirit and greatly distressed.34 He asked,“Where have you laid him?” They replied,“Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus wept.36 Thus the people who had come to mournsaid, “Look how much he loved him!”

  21. John 11:17-44 37 But some of them said, “This is the man who caused the blind man to see!Couldn’t he have done something to keep Lazarusfrom dying?” 38 Jesus, intensely movedagain, came to the tomb. (Now it was a cave, and a stone was placed across it.)

  22. John 11:17-44 • 39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.”Martha, the sister of the deceased,replied, “Lord, by this time the body will have a bad smell,because he has been buried four days.” 40 Jesus responded, “Didn’t I tell you that if you believefaithed, you would see the glory of God?” 41 So they took awaythe stone. Jesus looked upwardand said, “Father, I thank you that you have listened to me.

  23. John 11:17-44 • 42 I knew that you always listen to me,but I said thisfor the sake of the crowd standing around here, that they may believefaith that you sent me.” 43 Whenhe had said this, he shouted in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 The one who had died came out, his feet and hands tied up with strips of cloth,and a cloth wrapped around his face.Jesus said to them, “Unwrap himand let him go.”

  24. Secondary Actor(s) • John’s stories have someone in addition to Jesus being a secondarily important character • John 9 the man born blind – the parents are the other important character • Here in the Lazarus story the other real main character is Martha

  25. How soon we forget Martha had just said “I faith that you are the one who is to come into the world” At the tomb she hesitates/waiversand reminds Jesus that Lazarus’ body is now stinky Jesus replies “didn’t I just tell you that if you faithed you would see the glory of God?”

  26. What About Us? • Will you/we faith the moment? Yes or no? • We would probably all confess like Martha did • We would confess Jesus as Lord, if/when asked • In John, the question is will you faith the moment • Faith is not what you have, but what you do • You have to faith today, tomorrow, the next day, the next moment

  27. What About Us? • Most of us would pass an orthodoxy test • Central points of faith • Jesus is lord • But that is not what is most important per John • But the important question is • When we leave here • When we face life’s important moments • Will we faith them? Or not.

  28. Life’s Tests/Moments When a loved one dies, will I faith it? When we are caught in sin, will we faith it? When I have a serious illness, will I faith it? When I win the lottery, will I faith it? These tests happen all our lives In John the word is ALWAYS a verb We need to get back to faithing

  29. Believe/Do • The primary problem is not what we believe • The primary problem is we don’t faith each moment of life • What we believe is not changing how we live • John calls us to believefaith

  30. PS There is a postscript to the story of Lazarus in the next chapter

  31. John 12:9-11 • 9 Now a large crowd of Judeans learnedthat Jesuswas there, and so they came not only because of himbut also to see Lazarus whom he had raised from the dead. 10 So the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus too,11 for on account of him many of the Jewish people from Jerusalemwere going away and believingfaithingin Jesus.

  32. Cause to Party! There is a party! Lazarus is alive! Many come. Both Jesus and Lazarus are there People wanted to see someone who was dead and now lives and the one who raised him

  33. But not all were happy • Vs 10 “…plan to kill Lazarus as well…” • A a brilliant plan • Because many Jews were faithing (vs 11) in Jesus

  34. But not all were happy • Chapter 12:10 • What would it take to make the chief priests believe? • If they weren’t convinced now, they never will be • They are unwilling to faith! • They plan to get rid of the evidence they have • They have a moral/heart problem

  35. Faithing There are others like the chief priests out there even how But we are Martha, not the chief priests We have faith, but have trouble faithing each/every moment Every act of faithing counts Every time we fail to faith, it counts

  36. What Is It? Something we have? Or something we do?

  37. Current Examples • We will not steal because we are not thieves • But people are willing to compromise (steal) if money is not involved. • $6 no • Cokes yes • On a test yes

  38. Conclusion Story of Moby Dick Is faith in your/my life a verb? Or a noun?

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