Jesus Raises Lazarus Study
John 11:1-44
- Why do you think Jesus didn�t go immediately to help Lazarus?
- How would you have felt if you were Mary or Martha and you heard that Jesus was about to arrive?
- How does Jesus stretch Martha�s faith by his claim in (v. 25)?
- Has Jesus ever stretched your faith? What would have been different for you if that struggle had simply been avoided?
- Have you ever attended a funeral where there was no sense of eternal life?
- How is Mary�s response like and unlike Martha�s?
- Why did Jesus weep in (v. 33-35)? He knew he was going to raise Lazarus from the dead.
- How does Jesus� response to Lazarus� death and Mary�s weeping help you to trust him more?
- Have you ever felt like God was not listening when you prayed? How did you deal with this?