No More Tears Study Guide

one word. You don't need a paragraph from God. You don't need a dissertation from God. All you need is One word. One word. And our whole life changed. One word. And our tears dried up. One word and no more tears. One word as she sees her savior and says, rabbi, here's the response. When he calls your name, when he says your name, he's reminding you that you've got an identity in him that transcends the hurt in your heart. [00:38:41] (43 seconds)  #OneWordIdentity

Oh, but Jesus responds with just one word. Because Jesus knows us so well that God only needs one word to change your life. God only needs one word to change your trajectory. God only has to use one word to open your eyes. One word, delivered, freed, forgiven, justified. One word, redeemed, restored, renewed, revived. One word. Saved, called, chosen, favored, blessed. One word. Covered, kept, strengthened, established. [00:37:38] (51 seconds)  #OneWordRedeems

Name it because nothing gets healed unless it gets named. If you avoid it, it doesn't go away. It just gets buried deep within your soul and starts to fester in your heart and begin to manipulate your behavior. And that looks like withdrawal and it can look like anxiety and it can look like being real angry all the time with a chip on your shoulder. They're not angry. They're just not naming the pain under the anger. [00:32:10] (32 seconds)  #NameItToHeal

Mary is the only follower of Jesus in John's gospel who stays at the tomb crying. So in John's gospel record, let me hurry, guess who Jesus shows up first to. The one crying. The one with a visual nonverbal communicative response of I need somebody to help me. Jesus showed up after everyone else walked away. Don't miss it. God shows up after everyone else walks away. Oh, let me let me show you because I could tell you don't have it yet. [00:22:28] (65 seconds)  #JesusShowsUp

The one thing that God gave us, God given to help us to regulate our emotions, culture has said is unmanly. How can it be unmanly when every example I just went through in the bible of men and women embrace sweeping. How can it be unhealthy if God himself transformed into an image of a man cried. We've been lied to hoodwinked bamboozled Because the bible is full of great kings, warriors who cried. [00:17:47] (52 seconds)  #TearsAreStrength

Mary is at her wits end. It has been a horrible three days and all she wanted just want one thing. I wanna wake up Sunday morning. I wanna go down to the tomb and I want to grieve with my savior and make sure that he has a proper burial. That's it. God, I'm not asking for much. After all we've been through, I just wanna go down there and finish this process so I can try to move on with the shambles and fragments of my life. That's it. I'm not asking for much. [00:21:12] (45 seconds)  #GriefIsNormal

Tears are flowing this morning because someone is watching online and didn't make it in person because they can't afford the gas to drive to church this morning and still have enough to drive to work this week. And their pride kept them from asking for a ride. Will you come to the tune with me? Cry because someone is struggling with an addiction and doesn't know how to get out of it. Will you come to the tune with me? Cry because someone's family is falling apart right now on resurrection Sunday. [00:18:57] (35 seconds)  #CryForTheStruggling

Cry because divorce is now a reality. Cry because sin has robbed you of something beautiful. Cry because bullying is what a child is getting ready to experience when they go back to school after spring break. Cry because there's more month than money. Will you come to the tune with me? Cry because life is life and bills are piling, people are trifling and the health of many are failing. Join me at the tomb and bring your tears. [00:19:33] (32 seconds)  #BringYourTears