“Victory Through God’s Sovereignty”

INTRODUCTION.

Jesus raises Lazarus from the death. Authority of Life and Death.

Blind not seeing what is right in front of them. (45-46)

Many believed.

John 1:38–46 NASB95

38 And Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, “What do you seek?” They said to Him, “Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are You staying?” 39 He said to them, “Come, and you will see.” So they came and saw where He was staying; and they stayed with Him that day, for it was about the tenth hour. 40 One of the two who heard John speak and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41 He found first his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which translated means Christ). 42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of John; you shall be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter). 43 The next day He purposed to go into Galilee, and He found Philip. And Jesus said to him, “Follow Me.” 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” 46 Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”

MESSAGE.

I. The Source of HOPE.

A. All Hope was lost.

John 11:39 NASB95

39 Jesus said, “Remove the stone.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to Him, “Lord, by this time there will be a stench, for he has been dead four days.”

B. Pointing to God as the SOURCE of hope.

John 11:41–42 NASB95

41 So they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised His eyes, and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. 42 “I knew that You always hear Me; but because of the people standing around I said it, so that they may believe that You sent Me.”

C. Hope RESTORED.

John 11:44 NASB95

44 The man who had died came forth, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”

D. Some receiving some rejecting.

John 11:45–46 NASB95

45 Therefore many of the Jews who came to Mary, and saw what He had done, believed in Him. 46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them the things which Jesus had done.

II. God works through people.

A. “Remove the Stone”

John 11:39 NASB95

39 Jesus said, “Remove the stone.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to Him, “Lord, by this time there will be a stench, for he has been dead four days.”

B. Lazarus, come forth”

John 11:43 NASB95

43 When He had said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth.”

C. “Unbind him”

John 11:44 NASB95

44 The man who had died came forth, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”

III. The Glory of God.

“People standing around.”

“raised His eyes”

“He cried out with a loud voice.”

“Tomb”

Stone removed.

Bound hand and foot.

Resurrection

face was wrapped around with a cloth.

Some believed / some did not.

CONCLUSION.