Welcome to the sermon podcast of Trinity Church of Portland Oregon. This week, our message is from John 11:1-44 and is titled “God's Sovereignty Over Death” and was preached by our guest preacher, Sean Demars.

In our text this morning we looked into the death of Lazarus in John 11:1-44. We learned that although death is normal, it is not natural. If we are honest, death is scary, and permanent. We know that God hates death, because we see Jesus having a reaction to the death of Lazarus of anger and agony. It is when we understand the horror of death that we can appreciate the promise of the resurrection. Jesus shows himself to be sovereign over the greatest human problem we have—death. The promise of resurrection is offered to all who believe in Jesus by faith. For those of us who are in Christ, we should find great joy at the promise of Jesus and the resurrection.