Keltys Worship Service, March 16, 2025

Pastor Chris Taylor

Series Title: Behold and Believe!

Text: John 11:38-44

Title: Prioritizing God’s Praise

Big Idea: Jesus seeks opportunities to display God’s glory so that people might believe and praise Him.

1. What is Jesus seeking?

A. Jesus seeks God’s _______ (vs. 40).

B. Jesus seeks the ________ of the lost (vs. 42).

C.  Jesus seeks God’s ________ (vs. 41).

2. What does the miracle itself show?

A. Jesus’ power over __________.

B. It points to Jesus’ own ______________.

3. How does Jesus respond?

• Jesus calls for ________.

4. What is Jesus doing?

• He is acting to save the _______.

Discussion Questions:

1. Why does Jesus allow Lazarus to die?
2. Where else do we see God’s glory emphasized in John’s gospel, and why?
3. Where else do we see faith emphasized in John’s gospel?
4. What’s the relationship between God’s glory, faith, and praise?
5. What does Jesus’ prayer in vv. 41-42 reveal?
6. What does this particular miracle teach us about Jesus?

Application Questions:

1. How does Jesus’ power over death encourage you personally?
2. How might you use this passage to share the gospel with an unbelieving friend?
3. How are you growing in your own faith today?  How can you grow, and how can you help others in the church grow?
4. How does this passage encourage your confidence in the word of God?
5. How might you prayerfully apply what you learned in today’s passage?