1A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha. 2This is the Mary who later poured the expensive perfume on the Lord’s feet and wiped them with her hair. Her brother, Lazarus, was sick. 3So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, “Lord, your dear friend is very sick.”
4But when Jesus heard about it he said, “Lazarus’s sickness will not end in death. No, it happened for the glory of God so that the Son of God will receive glory from this.” —John 11:1-4 NLT

32When Mary arrived and saw Jesus, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.” —John 11:32 NLT

40Jesus responded, “Didn’t I tell you that you would see God’s glory if you believe?” 41So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, thank you for hearing me. 42You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me.” 43Then Jesus shouted, “Lazarus, come out!” 44And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound in graveclothes, his face wrapped in a headcloth. Jesus told them, “Unwrap him and let him go!” —John 11:40-43 NLT

Sometimes God’s timetable doesn’t match our timeline.

God doesn’t meet our expectations, He executes His will.

We need limitless faith.

How do we get limitless faith?
1. Follower of Christ
2. Agent of Christ
3. Inspired by Christ
4. Trust in Christ
5. Hope in Christ

Discussion Questions

Read John 11:1-4. Jesus friends Mary and Martha reach out to him for help regarding Lazarus sickness but he delays his coming. Why did Jesus wait to return to Martha and Mary house?

Describe a time you had to wait on God? What was the result?

Read John 11:32. If Mary and Martha’s expectations led them to believe that Jesus could have prevented their brother’s death, what does Jesus’ action show us (John 11:40-43)?

How do you deal with disappointment in your life?

What do I do with what I learned through the lesson?