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John 11:1-44 The Raising of Lazarus
I. THE PROBLEM (a heavy stone)
A. I want to share two stories with you.
One that happened about 2000 years ago, and one that is happening right now.
1. READ John 11:1-4
a. Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill.
So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.”
But when Jesus heard it he said, “This illness does not lead to death.
It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
B.
Lazarus is ill.
~/~/ You and I have a problem:
1.
It weighs on us as if it were a */heavy stone/* sitting on our chest, keeping us from breathing easily, slowing us down, crushing our hearts.
a.
An addiction that shames us.
We fear if anyone ever knew, we’d be ruined.
b.
A wayward child
c.
That lump in our body that just won’t go away like we hoped.
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An emptiness that we cannot quite fill; something dead and rotting that we will not allow the Lord to deal with.
The */stone/* sits heavy on us even now.
2. There always seems to be something in OUR lives that is ill.
3. We can all identify with Mary, Martha, and Lazarus here.
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So those of us who know Jesus, as Mary, Martha, and Lazarus did go to him and say “Lord, he whom you love is ill.”
(Jn 11:3)
1.
The word translated “love” here is more of an appeal to emotion.
The statement would seem to be used to persuade Jesus to help because of an emotional tie He has with the family.
D.
The sisters request assistance from Jesus.
~/~/ We do the same thing.
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4 But when Jesus heard it he said, “This illness does not lead to death.
It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
2. So based on His reassurance:
a. Through His Spirit
b.
Through His Word
c. Through His people
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We are comfortable that He is in control and that He is moving to solve our problem and all will be well.
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After all, my trials and problems are for the glorification of God.
3. End result
a.
I CAN TRUST HIM!! JESUS MAKE THIS STONE GO AWAY!!
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