John 11:20-27; 32-45
Helping people is a difficult
thing to do. Especially when they don’t
understand that they need help. Not
realizing we need help is common in the spiritual lives of people. It’s amazing
how we grow content with far less than what God has made us for.
Understanding Man as Tripartite
·
Spirit - the faculty that enables man to
communicate with God
·
Soul - forms the personality of man and
enables him to contact and function within the psychological realm
·
Body - with its five senses enables man
to relate to and communicate with the physical world
The Problems of a Dead Man
·
Dead
men have no appetite.
·
Dead
men have no activity.
·
Dead men have no awareness.
You cannot educate, encourage,
or example a dead man to life. A spiritual problem must be met
with a spiritual solution.
How to Bring to Life That
Which is Dead
The Compassion of a Savior – Jesus Wept. John 11:35
Jesus meets
us at the point of our weakness.
He does not wait for us to get free and come to Him.
Answer the call of Jesus!
This requires leaving the darkness
of death and stepping into the light of life.
The Bondage of a Defeated Man John 11:43-46
When you
are saved you do not necessarily lose your weakness; you gain a power to
overcome it.
The deceit of religion
creates defeated disciples.
Jesus Can Set You Free! John 11:44b
Lazarus couldn’t get his grave
clothes off without some outside help!
Lazarus became Dangerous. John 12:9-11
If you are
not dangerous, you are either dead or defeated
