New Year Resolution

Resurrection
John 11:1-45

John Lau
Jan. 26, 2019
IFGF
Introduction
• The gospel of John – 7 /40 miracles or signs to
Jesus and His salvation.
• “These are written that you may believe that Jesus
is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by
believing you may have life in his name.” (John
20:31)
• Seventh sign: John 11:1-45

• Lazarus resurrection from the death

What are something you are dying to get rid of for

the new year, the new beginning?
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1. Death: an opportunity to glorify God (1-
17)
1Now a man named Lazarus was a) Death, separation from God
sick… Mary and her sister
b) Death, bondage to sins
Martha... sent word to Jesus,
“Lord, the one you love is c) Death leads to eternal death;
sick.”… “This sickness will not Contagious
end in death. No, it is for
d) “it is for God’s glory…glorified
God’s glory so that God’s Son
through it”
may be glorified through
it.” 5 Now Jesus loved Martha
and her sister and Lazarus. 6 So
… he stayed where he was two
more days, …“Lazarus is dead”

How could you see pain & suffering an opportunity to 3

glorify God?.
2) Faith: see the glory of God
(19-40) a) “Lord, the one you love is sick.”
21“Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if (3)… refuse to exercise own faith.
you had been here, my
brother would not have died. b) If-Only Faith (21, 32)… conditional,
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the sinful resentment, fitting God into
resurrection and the our mindset
life. The one who believes in c) 4-day Faith (17, 39)… Let yourself
me will live, even though die in Jesus so we may live in
they die; 26 and whoever Jesus.
lives by believing in me will
never die.
…40 Then Jesus said, “… if you
believe, you will see the
glory of God?”

How does your faith help you see God? 4

3) Resurrection: from bondage to glory
(41-44)
41 Sothey took away the stone... a) Jesus can resurrect life from
43 … Jesus called in a loud
all forms of death
voice, “Lazarus, come
out!” 44 The dead man came b) Jesus is resurrection… we
out, his hands and feet must possess Him.
wrapped with strips of
linen, and a cloth around c) Be the resurrection in your
his face. life
Jesus said to them, “Take off the
grave clothes and let him
go.”

How’s your life becoming like Jesus, the resurrection?

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New Year Resurrection
How’s your life becoming like Jesus, the resurrection?

The gospel recipe

Death: bridge Faith: to see Resurrection: for New Life
to glorify God God’s glory to Glory
Resolution &
Resurrection: 1)
• Jesus can
resurrect all die to sins, 2)
• Death, separation • If-Only Faith
from God death have faith in
• 4-day Faith
• Possess Jesus Him, and 3)
• Death, bondage • See God’s
to sins the resurrection receive Jesus
glory
• Death leads to • Be the
eternal death resurrection

Is this the “sign” speaking to your soul for the

new year? May you allow Jesus to raise you & your
life episode a miracle of His resurrected living? 6