“I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?
John 11:25-26 ESV
THREE ISSUES WE ALL STRUGGLE WITH
• Prayer – “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” (John 11:2)
• Disappointment – “Lord, if you had been here.” (John 11:21)
• Spiritual Freedom “Unbind him, and let him go.” (John 11:44)
- A
“So when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was.” John 11:6
“Lazarus has died, and for your sake, I am glad, that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us now go to him.”
John 11:14-15
- B
“Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.” John 11:27
“Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see
the glory of God?” John 11:40
BELIEVE IN THE LAZARUS RESURRECTION
• So that you may believe (John 11:15)
• Whoever believes in me, shall live (John 11:25)
• Believes in me shall never die (John 11:26)
• Do you believe this (John 11:26)
• Yes, Lord, I believe (John 11:27)
• If you believed, you would see the glory of God (John 11:40)
• That they may believe you sent me (John 11:42)
• Many of the Jews believe in him (John 11:45)
• Everyone will believe in him (John 11:48)
- Come Out and L
“Lazarus, come out.” John 11:43
“The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.” John 11:44
“But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.” Romans 6:22
THE MAIN IDEA
The resurrection of Lazarus teaches us that the Lord loves us even if he delays, sees a greater purpose in our disappointments, and has set us free spiritually to live for Him.
NEXT STEP:
What do you truly believe about Jesus?
• Believe about prayer?
• Believe about disappointments?
• Believe regarding spiritual freedom?