John 11:45–57 | The Self-Substitution of God
John 11:45–57
#1: THE CONUNDRUM JESUS PRESENTS (v.45-48)
#2: THE SOLUTION GOD PROVIDED (v.49-57)
John 11:25–44 | The God Who Raises the Dead
John 11:25–44
In this powerful passage, Pastor Matt reminds us that Jesus does not merely speak of resurrection—He is the Resurrection and the Life.
The raising of Lazarus is no isolated wonder, but a signpost pointing to the greater glory of the cross. Here, we see the sovereign God who ordains all things not as distant or detached, but as deeply moved—Jesus wept.
The Lord of life enters into our grief, not to explain it away, but to bear it Himself. God’s sovereignty and love are not rivals—they are married at the tomb of Lazarus and consummated at the cross.
Just as Lazarus was called forth from the grave, so too are we—dead in sin but made alive in Christ. This is the miracle of grace: resurrection life now and forever.
Are you still trying to raise yourself? There is only One who holds authority over death. Come to Jesus—and live.
John 11:1-27 | I am the Resurrection and the Life
John 11:1-27
This week in John 11 we look at the incredible events surrounding the death and resurrection of Lazarus. Through God’s word, we see:
The situation;
The plan;
The confusion;
The resurrection and the life.
“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. Do you believe this?” John 11:25
John 10:31-42 | I And The Father Are One
John 10:31-42
In John 10:30, Jesus proclaims to the Jews, "I and the Father are one". Today's bible verses explicitly represent the Trinity and the three principles:
There is only one God
The three persons are not each other
The three persons are all God
In John 10:37-38, Jesus further states,
37 If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me;
38 but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.
John 10:19-30 | Assurance
John 10:19 - 30
Today we are continuing in John 10 and expand on how God has given us eternal life and we shall not perish by following our good shepherd Jesus.
#1 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. (v.27)
#2 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. I and the Father are one.” (v.28 -30)