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Purpose in Our Pain | John 11:28-44


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  • Setting up our passage for today:
     
    • In Luke 10:41-42 there is an encounter between Jesus, Mary and her sister, Martha. 
      • Martha is upset because Mary isn’t helping and she asks Jesus to intervene. Jesus responds by saying; “Martha, you worry about so much, but only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and I’m not taking it away from her.”
         
        • How would you have responded to Jesus’ rebuke? Keep that in mind as we look at our passage for today.
  • John 11:28- When Martha had said this, she went and said to her sister Mary, in private; “The teacher is here and is calling for you.”
     
    • It’s just speculation to try and understand what motivated Martha when she said this. 
      • But keeping in mind the story from Luke, and what Martha said to Jesus in verses 21-22, is it fair to speculate that Mary may have been thinking this:
         
        • “Jesus thinks Mary’s more holy than me. Maybe he’ll listen to her?!”
  • Putting aside all this speculation, let’s focus on some facts:
     
    • Jesus loved Mary and Martha, both, with every fiber of His being. Just as He loves us!
       
      • When Jesus answers a request, He does it according to what’s BEST!
  • Jesus is not immune to the pain that His answers to our request may cause.
     
    • Three times in this passage we find evidence of this:
       
      • Verse 33- Jesus was deeply troubled… 
    • Verse 35- Jesus wept… 
    • Verse 38- Jesus was deeply moved…


  • You can trust that the pain and the suffering you’re experiencing has a purpose, too… IF… you will put your trust in Jesus!


Message: Purpose in our pain

 

Scripture: John 11:28-44

 

Simple. Authentic. Jesus.

 

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