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Death of Lazarus
Setting
Possible Titles
For the Glory of the Lord
Place - Open Word Fellowship (Community Church of Myrtle Point)
Twelve hours in The Day
Time - Sunday Morning
Walk in The Light
Date - October 21, 2018
Scripture -
Text - (NIV84) “When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death.
No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.”
Topic - The Death of Lazarus
4 When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death.
No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.”
Theme - There are many things that bring glory to God.
Death by itself is not, but when it shows the power and authority of Jesus, points to His own resurrection and to ours as well, then it brings real glory to God.
INTRODUCTION
These verses are the start of a larger story about Jesus as the Resurrection and the Life.
In these 16 verses there is the simple story of the death of a man named Lazarus.
This section could be outlined by The People V. 1-3.
The Purpose V.4 and The Procedure V.5-16 While this would take us through the story in an adequate way we may miss the most important points.
They would be V. 4 For God’s Glory and verses 9-10 No Light In Us.
1. Main Emphasis
1. V.4 For Gods Glory
2. V. 7 Going back to Judea
3. V.9-10 Twelve hours in the Day
4. V. 11, 15 Lazarus is dead
2. Thomas goes with dread V. 16
3.
Possible Outline of Chapter
I. V. 1-16 Death of Lazarus
II.
V. 17-37 Comfort for the Sisters
III.
V. 38-44 Raising Lazarus
IV.
V. 45 -57 Plot to Kill Jesus
4. Possible Outline for 11:1-16
II.
V. 4 - The Purpose
III.
V. 5-16 The Procedure
5. Scriptures to check out
Analysis
I. V. 1-3 The People
11:1 Fact - Now a man named Lazarus was sick.
Place - He was from Bethany,
Specific - the village of Mary
AND
her sister Martha.
Three main people in this story.
Introduction to a little family living in a small quite town.
We will discover soon why Jesus was contacted.
:2 Person - This Mary,
Specific - whose brother Lazarus now lay
sick,
Act - was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord
AND
wiped His feet with her hair.
This gives us a specific Mary to focus on and specifically says Lazarus was her brother.
:3 Act - So the sisters sent word
Person - To Jesus
Specific - "Lord the one you love is sick."
This identifies the connection between Jesus and Lazarus.
What a beautiful expression of the human side of Jesus to show how His friendship with Lazarus was viewed at least by these sisters.
II.
V. 4 Purpose
Now we come to the bigger point in this story.
Why is it here?
:4 Act - When He heard this,
Jesus said
Quote - "This sickness will not end in death.(not
unto)
Denial - No, it is for God's glory(in behalf of)
How does sickness glorify God?
How can Jesus say it will not lead to death when we know Lazarus died?
Westcott in His Commentary on John suggest three ways God received glory (1) "unto" in respect to actual results (2) "in behalf of" in respect of the suffering borne.
(3) "In order that" In respect of the divine purpose revealed.
This sickness was unusual in that it was another way in which God could reveal Himself to the people through Jesus and show the power of God through Jesus.
Remember the man born blind?
(9:3) Jesus said it was not sin that caused his blindness but rather to show the glory of God.
Jesus has shown He has authority over the elements of life, He had authority over sickness and blindness.
Now He shows He has through the Father authority over death itself.
This will be what finally brings the apostles out of morning into great light and passion Jesus who died came back to life again for He has power over death.
And be He lives we shall live also.
III.
V. 5-16 The Procedure
:5 Fact - Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
Reiteration of the people involved with the added comment about Jesus love for them.
Although the word love in both verses 3 and 5 and mean the same a deep personal relationship as sincere friends they are two different words.
The first is fileo and the second agape.
:6 Time - Yet when he heard
Specific - that Lazarus was sick,
Act - He stayed where He was two more days.
Now here is a curious inclusion.
We have been told of the deep friendship Jesus had with this family yet He purposely waited two days before going to them.
:7 Time - Then
Act - He said
Specific - to His Disciples
Quote - "Let us go back to Judea."
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