Whenever we see real belief, we know that a significant
resurrection from the dead has already taken place.  Those who have
been raised from the dead spiritually express their new life by
believing in Jesus Christ.  We see that Mary and Martha truly believe
in Jesus Christ, and so we see evidence that they have been raised
from the dead [...]

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“Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life.  Whoever
believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who
lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?’” (John
11:25-26)
Jesus did many signs so that people would believe he was the anointed
one and have life through him (John 20:30-31).  [...]

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Sermon Summary
Can we trust the Bible?  Though Christians throughout the ages have
trusted the Bible, thinking of it as being God’s perfect and inerrant
word, many people in our day have tended to think of the Bible as
having a few errors, since it is the product of human authors.
Clearly, John 10:34-36 lets us know that Jesus himself [...]

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The Feast of Dedication celebrated the restoration of the temple by
Judas Maccabeus after it had been desecrated by Antiochus Ephiphanes.
After Ephiphanes sacked Jerusalem, it seemed like the Jewish people
would never be able to worship in the temple again, yet God graciously
allowed the temple to be restored.  Jesus fulfills the meaning of this
feast, since he delivers [...]

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