02/16/25 - Pastor Bryan Roberts - Delay Is Not Denial

Delay Is Not Denial!

John 11:1-6 NKJV

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.” ⁵ Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. ⁶ So, when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was.

I. For The Glory Of God

Apologetic Purpose

Evangelistic Purpose

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

You Glorify God In Your Circumstances!

Are You Living For The Glory Of God?

 

II. Humanity & Divinity On Display

Humanity And Divinity On Display

Verse 5 says Jesus loved Mary, Martha, and Lazarus.

Jesus Loves You

 

III. Delay Is Not Denial!

Whom God Helps

Delay Is Not Denial

Vs. 14-15 “Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for our sakes that I was not there, that you may believe.”