The Glory of the King

John 11:38-44

John 11:38–44 ESV

38 Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. 39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for he has been dead four days.” 40 Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?” 41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me.” 43 When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” 44 The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”

Recap

Sermons

Incarnation of the King - John 1:1-18

Power/Authority of the King - John 5:1-24

Miracles on John

Ch.2 Turning Water into Wine

Ch.4 Healing of the Official’s Son

Ch.5 Healing at Bethesda Pool

Ch.6 Feeding of 5000

Ch.6 Jesus walking on water

Ch. 9 Healing blind man on the Sabbath

Ch.11 Raising of Lazarus

Introduction

Feast of Dedication (John 10:23)

Crossed the Jordan (John 10:40)

John the Baptist's Witness (John 10:42)

Lazarus is Ill

John 11:4 ESV

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.”

Lazarus is Ill - deathly ill

It is for the glory of God

That the Son of God May Be Glorified

Glory Definition

δόξα (doxa) - 1. Fame, Recognition, Renown, Honor, Prestige

2. Brightness, Splendor, Radiance

δοξάζω (doxadzo) - To Cause to Have Splendid Greatness

God’s Glory

Innate or Inherent to God Himself (John 17:5)

The Father's Glory Revealed by Jesus (Hebrews 1:3)

The Father Glorifies the Son - Signs and Wonders (Philippians 2:9-11)

Declared by His Creation (Psalm 19:1)

To Result in Belief (John 20:30-31)

John 17:5 ESV

5 And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.

Hebrews 1:3 ESV

3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Philippians 2:9–11 ESV

9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Psalm 19:1 ESV

1 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.

John 20:30–31 ESV

30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

That You May Believe

John 11:7–8 ESV

7 Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” 8 The disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?”

After Two Days Jesus Invites His Disciples to Judea

His Disciples Remember the Threat in Jerusalem

John 11:11–15 ESV

11 After saying these things, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.” 12 The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.” 13 Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep. 14 Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died, 15 and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”

Did not Understand Jesus - Asleep and Awaken

Do Not Want You to Go - He will wake Up

Lazarus has Died - Opportunity for Glory

For Your Sake - Still Room to Grow

Martha - I Know and I Believe

John 11:21–27 ESV

21 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.” 23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24 Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” 27 She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.”

Knows Jesus

Understands Doctrine

Believes Jesus

The Resurrection and The Life

Understand His Glory?

Mary - I Weep

John 11:32–37 ESV

32 Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled. 34 And he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus wept. 36 So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” 37 But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man also have kept this man from dying?”

Like Her Sister - If You were Here

Emotional

Jesus is Angered/Disturbed

Sin and Death - No Hope

The Miracle

John 11:38 ESV

38 Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it.

Lazarus was Buried in a Cave

These were tombs during this time

There was a stone in front of the tomb

John 11:39 ESV

39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for he has been dead four days.”

Lazarus has been dead for 4 days

Decomposition Has Started - Odor

Jewish Superstition - Spirit Gone

The Magnitude of the Miracle

The Magnitude of the Glory

John 11:40 ESV

40 Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?”

I am the Resurrection

Your Brother Will Rise Again - v23

Do You Believe This? - v26

I am the Life

Jesus brings Life - John 1:4 (Life was the Light of Men)

Believe in Me

John 11:41–42 ESV

41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me.”

Addresses the Father

Already done - Thanks the Father

Praying on Account of Those Around

Intimate Relationship

They may Believe Jesus is Sent by God

John 11:43–44 ESV

43 When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” 44 The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”

Lazarus is Alive

Just as He went In the Tomb

Bound

Face Wrapped

Conclusion

God has Shown His Glory Through Jesus that we Might Believe. Believe in Jesus, Trust Jesus and Love as Those who Understand that Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life.