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LifeGroup/ReflectionQuestionsReadLuke11:1-44Ø WhatisthepurposeoftheGospelofJohn?ReadJohn20:30-31Ø WhowereMary,Martha,&Lazarus?Whatistheirrelationshipto
Jesus?Doweseethemappearelsewhereinscripture?
Ø WasthereanyotheraudiencewithJesus?John11:7.WhowastheaudiencethatsawLazarusresurrected?John11:33
Ø WhatwasJohntryingtoshowusaboutJesusfromthisstory?
Ø Howisthisscripturestructured?Whatistheprogressofthought?Is
thereacentraltheme?Hint:Resurrection!Howdoesthethemeofresurrectionprogressinthispassage?WhyisthissoimportantatthistimeinJesus’ministry?
Ø WhatdoesJesussayhispurposeisforwaitingtoraiseLazarusfrom
thedead?John11:4,14-15,25-26,42…WhydoyouthinkGod’stimingisdifferentfromours?Whatcouldbesodifferentaboutourperspective?
Ø FromthisscripturewhatdowelearnaboutJesus?
Ø Fromthisscripturewhatdowelearnaboutourselves?What’s
somethingyou’recurrentlywaitingforGodtodoforyou?WhatmightHebedoinginyouwhileyouwait?
Ø InthisscripturewheredoweseetheGospel?(JesusisKing,Hemade
awayforustoexperiencehiskingdomforthosewhobelieve!)HowisJesusleadingusintohiskingdomlife?WhenwasatimeGodexceededyourexpectations?DoyouthinkthismightbeaglimpseofJesus’Kingdomonearth?
Ø HowamItorelatetoJesusinlightofthispassage?
Ø WhattruthsorpromisescanIclaiminlightofthispassage?
Ø HowamIrespondingtotheGospel(TrustinginJesustoleadmeintohiskingdomlife)toliveoutthispassage?WhatwillIdoinresponsetowhatIhavelearnedfromGod’sword?
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March6th,2016“WhenGodSeemsLate”
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WhenGodDoesn’tMakeSenseWeek#2“WhenGodSeemsLate”
WITHGOD,AWAITINGSEASONISNEVERAWASTED
SEASON.
John11:1,3NowamannamedLazaruswassick.HewasfromBethany,thevillageofMaryandhersisterMartha…3SothesisterssentwordtoJesus,“Lord,theoneyouloveissick.”
TWOTHINGSTOREMEMBERWHENWAITINGONGOD
1. GOD’SDELAYSARENOTNECESSARILYGOD’SDENIALS.John11:4Whenheheardthis,Jesussaid,“Thissicknesswillnotendindeath.No,itisforGod’sglorysothatGod’sSonmaybeglorifiedthroughit.”John11:17Onhisarrival,JesusfoundthatLazarushadalreadybeeninthetombforfourdays.John11:20-22WhenMarthaheardthatJesuswascoming,shewentouttomeethim,butMarystayedathome.21“Lord,”MarthasaidtoJesus,“ifyouhadbeenhere,mybrotherwouldnothavedied.22ButIknowthatevennowGodwillgiveyouwhateveryouask.”
2. IFGODALWAYSMETYOUREXPECTATIONS,HE’D
NEVERHAVETHEOPPORTUNITYTOEXCEEDTHEM.
John11:23-26Jesussaidtoher,“Yourbrotherwillriseagain.”24Marthaanswered,“Iknowhewillriseagainintheresurrectionatthelastday.”25Jesussaidtoher,“Iamtheresurrectionandthelife.Theonewhobelievesinmewilllive,eventhoughtheydie;26andwhoeverlivesbybelievinginmewillneverdie...John11:43-44Whenhehadsaidthis,Jesuscalledinaloudvoice,“Lazarus,comeout!”44Thedeadmancameout...WHATDOWEDOWHENGODSEEMSLATE?Micah7:7Butasforme,IwilllooktotheLORD;IwillwaitfortheGodofmysalvation;myGodwillhearme.
Ø Look
Ø Wait
Ø TrustJohn11:22ThisMary,whosebrotherLazarusnowlaysick,wasthesameonewhopouredperfumeontheLordandwipedhisfeetwithherhair.Mark14:99 And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.”