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.”