God's Timing is Always Perfect!

2019-06-16
Ben Gutierrez 

Memory Verse:
John 11:40
Jesus said to her, "Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?"

"God's Timing is Always Perfect!" Every person is tempted to doubt God when he/she does not understand what is happening or know how God is working in a given situation. This is a normal reaction and God understands, yet God always requires Christ-Followers to trust Him no matter what the circumstances. In this sermon, the congregation of Thomas Road Baptist Church studies John Chapter 11 in order to discover how God is always in control even when we may not understand what God is doing. Listen, learn, and be encouraged that "God's Timing is Always Perfect!"

John 11:3
...Two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, "Lord, your dear friendis very sick..."

John 11:4
But when Jesus heard about it he said, "Lazarus's sickness will not end in death."

John 11:5b
Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus.

John 11:3, 5-6
3 So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, "Lord, your dear friend is very sick..." 5 So although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, 6 he stayed where he was for the next two days.

John 11:14-15
14 So he told them plainly, "Lazarus is dead. 15 And for your sakes, I'm glad I wasn't there...

John 11:17
When Jesus arrived at Bethany, he was told that Lazarus hadalready been in his grave for four days.

Wondering "Why?" in the Waiting

"Is God Trustworthy?"

John 11:21
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died."

John 11:32
When Mary arrived and saw Jesus, she fell at his feet and said, "Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died."

John 11:36-37
36 The people who were standing nearby said, "See how much he loved him!" 37 But some said, "This man healed a blind man. Couldn't he have kept Lazarus from dying?"

John 11:35
Jesus wept.

Make Your Own Choice!

John 11:40
Jesus said to her, "Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?"

Never Forget How God Has Proven Himself in the Past!

"If you believe, you will see the glory of God!" – Jesus