:1-5 • “Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from , the village of Mary and her sister ... So the sisters sent word to , ‘Lord, the one you love is sick.’ 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.’ Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. Yet when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days.” (ESV)

“Lazarus, Come Forth” Lazarus, Come Forth

John 11:1-46 John 11:2-3 • “… Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent to him, saying, ‘Lord, he whom you love (phileō) is ill.’” (ESV)

“Lazarus, Come Forth” John 11:5-6 • “Now Jesus loved (agapaō) 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.” (ESV)

“Lazarus, Come Forth” John 11:4 • “This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the may be glorified through it.” (ESV)

“Lazarus, Come Forth” Jesus Speaks to Martha

“Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died” (11:21) John 11:23-24 • “Jesus said to her, ‘Your brother will rise again.’ Martha said to him, ‘I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.’” (ESV)

“Lazarus, Come Forth” John 11:25-26 • “Jesus said to her, ‘ the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.’” (ESV)

“Lazarus, Come Forth” “I Am” () Statements • “I AM” the bread of life (6:35) • “I AM” the (8:12) • “I AM” the door of the sheep (10:7, 9) • “I AM” the (10:11, 14) • “I AM” the resurrection and the life (11:25) • “I AM” the way, the truth, and the life (14:6) • “I AM” the (15:1)

“Lazarus, Come Forth” John 11:27 • “She said to him, ‘Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the , the Son of God, who is coming into the world.’” (ESV)

“Lazarus, Come Forth” Jesus Speaks to Mary

“Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died” (11:32) John 11:33, 35 • “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 … .” (ESV)

“Lazarus, Come Forth” Three Words • Deeply moved (embrimaomai)—to be angered, to scold, to be deeply moved. • Greatly troubled (tarassō)—to be in agony, deeply disturbed • Wept (dakryō)

“Lazarus, Come Forth” Hebrews 4:15-16 • “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” (ESV)

“Lazarus, Come Forth” Jesus Speaks to Lazarus

“Lazarus, come out” (11:43) Revelation 21:4 • “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” (ESV)

“Lazarus, Come Forth” 1 Thessalonians 4:13-16 • “But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will …”

“Lazarus, Come Forth” 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 • “descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. Therefore encourage one another with these words.” (ESV)

“Lazarus, Come Forth” 2 Peter 3:9 • “The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.” (ESV)

“Lazarus, Come Forth” Lazarus, Come Forth “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.”