Talk

Sundown at the Garden Tomb

Louie Giglio
May 13, 2018

“Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.”

Micah 7:8

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God has a message for you today. By faith, even a tiny bit of faith in Jesus, you are going to rise. No matter how hard or far you have fallen, you are going to rise.

Key Takeaway

Our God is a faithful God and will lift you up from the depths no matter how deep you’ve fallen. God will always show mercy even if you have fallen time and time again.

  1. In the middle of our failures, God is not absent but working on a plan.

    1. The enemy identifies you by your failure and roots for you not to get back up.

    2. “Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.” Micah 7:8

    3. No matter how far you have fallen, you are not excluded from God’s promise. Genesis 3

      1. Our story begins with a beautiful God and quickly follows the fall of humanity with Adam and Eve.

  2. It is possible to rise again only once you realize you’ve sinned against God.

    1. Your sins offend the Lord and put you in opposition to Him.

    2. Next, you must bear the Lord’s wrath.

  3. God takes broken people who have fallen and raises them to everlasting life.

    1. God takes stained glass, and He pieces it together to reveal something that reflects a story of grace and beauty.

  4. It is possible to rise again only if you embrace your relationship with God.

    1. Micah 7:19

    2. Because Jesus rose, He can lift you up and make your life a story of redemption.

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“Even though I have I have fallen, I will rise.”
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Louie Giglio

Discussion Questions

  1. Have you fallen?
  2. How did God rise you up again?

Scripture References

8Do not gloat over me, my enemy!

Though I have fallen, I will rise.

Though I sit in darkness,

the

Lord
will be my light.

9Because I have sinned against him,

I will bear the

Lord
’s wrath,

until he pleads my case

and upholds my cause.

He will bring me out into the light;

I will see his righteousness.

1As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins,
2in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.
3All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.
4But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.
6And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
19You will again have compassion on us;

you will tread our sins underfoot

and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.

Louie Giglio
Louie Giglio
Louie Giglio is the Visionary Architect and Director of the Passion Movement, comprised of Passion Conferences, Passion City Church, Passion Publishing and sixstepsrecords, and the founder of Passion Institute.