“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23, ESV)

14/11/2021 – Morning Service: Faith tried and tested

Bible Readings:

Isaiah 25:1-12, 26:19

Daniel 12:1-13

John 11:1-27

Sermon Outline

John 11:1–4 (NKJV)

1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

2 It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

3 Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.”

4 When Jesus heard that, He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

I Love’s request

II Love’s response

John 11:6 (NKJV)

6 So, when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was.

III Faith quivers

John 11:21–22 (NKJV)

21 Now 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 of God, God will give You.”

IV Love Declares

John 11:25–26 (NKJV)

25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.

26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

V Faith exclaims

John 11:27 (NKJV)

27 She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”