Bad Times Can Glorify God
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· 16 viewsThrough Lazarus death and Jesus raising him, we can learn to glorify God in difficult times.
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Difficult Times Can Glorify God
Difficult Times Can Glorify God
I. Trials can teach us to Glorify God. 1-3
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.”
Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” The disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?” Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.” After saying these things, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.” The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.” Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep. Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died, and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.” So Thomas, called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.”
A. So Jesus can be glorified. 4
I. Trials can teach us to Glorify God. 1-3
B. We must learn patience. 5-6.
A. So Jesus can be glorified. 4
B. We must learn patience. 5-6.
II. Trials can teach us to wait for God. 7-8
A. There is a time to work. 9
II. Trials can teach us to wait for God. 7-8
B. Be certain of your work. 10.
A. There is a time to work. 9
III. Trials can teach us to grow in God. 11
B. Be certain of your work. 10.
III. Trials can teach us to grow in God. 11
A. Learn to discern. 12-14
A. Learn to discern. 12-14
B. We grow by grasping opportunities. 14-16
CONCLUSION
B. We grow by grasping opportunities. 14-16
CONCLUSION
Trials can teach us to Glorify God so Jesus can be glorified. We must learn patience.
Trials can teach us to wait for God. There is a time to work, but be certain of your work.
Trials can teach us to Glorify God so Jesus can be glorified. We must learn patience.
Trials can teach us to grow in God. Learn to discern. We grow by grasping opportunities.
Trials can teach us to wait for God. There is a time to work, but be certain of your work.
Trials can teach us to grow in God. Learn to discern. We grow by grasping opportunities.