What do you do when you DISAGREE with God? TELL Him.

MY will vs. THY will

Teach us to PRAY.

Jesus doesn’t need to be PHYSICALLY present to heal someone.

Jesus has POWER over death.

John 11 — Pg. 1668 Central issues of our text: DEATH and LIFE.

RC Lenski “God always sees the END from the BEGINNING.”

We should read John 11 through the LIFE-GIVING death and resurrection of Jesus.

Jesus wants something GREATER than physical healing for Lazarus, for Mary and Martha, and for us. Jesus is WITH us in our SUFFERING.

Jesus’ STATEMENT empowers His QUESTION and makes possible her ANSWER.

Jesus CONFRONTS the death of his friend as the One who lays his life down and picks it up again.

Jesus ENTERS death, CONQUERS it, and BANISHES it.

Lazarus HEARS the voice of his Good Shepherd. Everyone who RECOGNIZES His voice will RISE.

How do you RESPOND to the Resurrection and the Life?

May MY will become THY will.

Verses Referenced: Matthew 6:10; Matthew 26:38-39, 42, 44; The Centurion’s Servant (Matthew 8); The Official’s Son (John 4) The Syrophoenician Woman’s Daughter (Matthew 15); The Ten Lepers (Luke 17); The Widow’s Son in Nain (Luke 7); Jairus’ Daughter (Luke 8); Luke 8:56; Hebrews 12:1-2; Mark 9:24; Psalm 34:18; Matthew 5:4; John 16:20; Romans 12:15