Characters Three

I. Judas: Jn. 12:3-8
   A. was a coward - Jn. 18:3
   B. was a hypocrite - Lk. 22:48
   C. put his ideas above God's ideas - Jn. 12:5 (in fact he stole - Jn. 12)
   D. our memory of him is bad

II. a woman: Mk. 14:3-7
   A. had the courage to go to Jesus alone
   B. was humble and honest
   C. put Christ in first place
   D. our memory of her is good


Col. 1:18

I. Never died
   A. Enoch
   B. Elijah
   C. They didn't win because they didn't fight the battle

II. raised but died again
   A. Elijah - boy: 1 Kings 17:17-24
   B. Elisha - boy: 2 Kings 4:18-37
   C. Jesus - widow's son: Lk. 7
   D. Jesus - Jairus's daughter: Matt. 9
   E. Jesus - Lazarus: Jn. 11
   F. Peter - Dorcas (Tabitha): Acts 9:36-41
   G. Paul - Eutychus: Acts 20:9-12
   H. They didn't win in the end

III. died, raised to never die again
   A. Phil. 2:8-11 - in whom he can believe
   B. Heb. 12:1-3 - with whom we can walk, no, RUN
   C. Heb. 2:3a, 9-10, 14-15 - with whom we can be saved, set free
   D. NOT someone never dead
      Not someone dead-raised-dead
      BUT the one described in Rom. 8:5-17, 31-39

The only one who fought the battle and won!