Title: Living The
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2Living The
Good Life
The Gospel of John Part 6
3John 113-4
Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying,
Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. When
Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not
unto death, but for the glory of God, that the
Son of God might be glorified thereby.
4John 1121
Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst
been here, my brother had not died.
5John 1132
Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw
him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him,
Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not
died.
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7Promise Principle 1
Gods timing is different than mine
8John 116
When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he
abode two days still in the same place where he
was.
9CHRONOS Planting Time
10KAIROS Reaping Time
11Galatians 69
And let us not be weary in well doing for in due
season we shall reap, if we faint not.
122 Peter 38-9
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing,
that one day is with the Lord as a thousand
years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord
is not slack concerning his promise
13Luke 187-8
And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry
day and night unto him, though he bear long with
them? I tell you that he will avenge them
speedily. Nevertheless when the Son
of man cometh, shall he find faith on the
earth?
14Promise Principle 2
Gods perspective is different than mine
15John 1111
Our friend Lazarus sleepeth but I go, that I may
awake him out of sleep.
16Psalm 732-3
But as for me, my feet were almost gone my steps
had well nigh slipped. For I was envious at the
foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
17Psalm 7316-17
When I thought to know this, it was too painful
for me Until I went into the sanctuary of God
then understood I their end.
18Habakkuk 317-19
Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither
shall fruit be in the vines the labour of the
olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no
meat the flock shall be cut off from the fold,
and there shall be no herd in the stalls Yet I
will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God
of my salvation. The Lord God is my strength, and
he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he
will make me to walk upon mine high places.
19Promise Principle 3
Gods method is different than mine
20John 1139
Jesus said, Take ye away the stone.
21John 1144
Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
22Isaiah 613
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give
unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for
mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of
heaviness.
23Matthew 189
And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and
cast it from thee.
24Luke 637
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged condemn
not, and ye shall not be condemned forgive, and
ye shall be forgiven.
25GRAVECLOTHES Their hands are bound they cant
HELP Their feet are bound they cant
WALK Their face is bound they
cant SEE
26Promise Principle 4
Gods feeling is the same as mine
27John 1133
When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the
Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned
in the spirit, and was troubled.
28Matthew 2820
Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the
world.
29Hebrews 415-16
For we have not an high priest which cannot be
touched with the feeling of our infirmities but
was in all points tempted like as we are, yet
without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto
the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy,
and find grace to help in time of need.
30Johns sixth snapshot of a
Spirit-filled man He holds on to hope when
things look hopeless!
31Joshua 2314
And ye know in all your hearts and in all your
souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the
good things which the Lord your God spake
concerning you all are come to pass unto you,
and not one thing hath failed thereof.
32Romans 418-21
Abraham against hope believed in hope, that he
might become the father of many nations
according to that which was spoken, So shall thy
seed be. And being not weak in faith, he
considered not his own body now dead, when he was
about an hundred years old, neither yet the
deadness of Sarah's womb He staggered not at the
promise of God through unbelief but was strong
in faith, giving glory to God And being fully
persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able
also to perform.
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