{"id":2970,"date":"2025-07-29T21:47:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T02:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/?p=2970"},"modified":"2025-07-29T21:47:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T02:47:48","slug":"i-am-the-resurrection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/2025\/07\/29\/i-am-the-resurrection\/","title":{"rendered":"I Am The Resurrection"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3819\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2970-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-27.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-27.mp3\">http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-27.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-27.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2025-07-27.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 33:30 &#8212; 30.7MB)<\/p>\n<p>July 27, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>John 11:17<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John 11:21<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John 11:22<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John 11:23-24<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John 11:25-26<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John 11:35<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John 11:33<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John 11:39<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John 11:41-42<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John 11:43-44<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='640' height='360' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GvKUm6eNacE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;start=1479&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever felt like God showed up <em>too late<\/em>? Like you were praying, hoping, and believing\u2014but nothing happened? In today\u2019s message, Pastor Gene walks us through the final \u201cI Am\u201d statement of Jesus: <em>\u201cI am the resurrection and the life.\u201d<\/em> Through the story of Lazarus, we discover a life-giving truth: God\u2019s delays are not God\u2019s denials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even when things seem dead and buried\u2014your dreams, your hope, your faith\u2014Jesus isn\u2019t afraid to step into the stink of our lives. Just like He called Lazarus out of the tomb, He is calling <em>you<\/em> out of your grave of disappointment, shame, trauma, or sin. And not only does He call you out\u2014He sets you free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd11 Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>God\u2019s timing may be confusing, but it\u2019s never wrong.<\/strong> Jesus waited two extra days before going to Lazarus\u2014because He had resurrection in mind, not just healing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Delays are not denials.<\/strong> Sometimes the delay is protection or preparation for something greater.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jesus doesn\u2019t just fix things\u2014He <em>feels<\/em> things.<\/strong> He weeps with us. He enters into our pain and loss.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Faith and obedience come before the miracle.<\/strong> Rolling away the stone required action and belief\u2014even when it looked too late.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>You can come out of the grave, but still be bound.<\/strong> Jesus calls us not just to salvation, but to <em>freedom<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>He\u2019s not done yet.<\/strong> Just like Jesus folded His grave clothes to signify His return\u2014He\u2019s coming back for His Church.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udccc Call to Action:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you still wrapped in grave clothes? Do you feel stuck in the tomb of your past or your pain? Jesus is calling your name. Will you respond?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3821\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2970-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-27.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-27.mp3\">http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-27.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-27.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2025-07-27.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 33:30 &#8212; 30.7MB)<\/p><p>http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-27.mp3 Podcast: Download (Duration: 33:30 &#8212; 30.7MB) July 27, 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[874],"tags":[885,880,881,136,886,697,888,879,883,887,25,79],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5z53F-LU","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2970"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2970"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2971,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2970\/revisions\/2971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}