When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in private, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” 29 And when she heard it, she rose quickly and went to him. 30 Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha had met him. 31 When the Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary rise quickly and go out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there. 32 Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled. 34 And he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus wept. 36 So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” 37 But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man also have kept this man from dying?”  John 11:28-36

1. The Call of Jesus: John 11:28

a. It is individual: John 11:28b, Acts 9:4

b. It is relational: John 11:28b, Acts 9:16, Philippians 3:10

2. The Proper Response to the Call of Jesus: John 11:29

a. We answer immediately: John 11:29a, Matthew 4:18-22

b. We answer as we are: John 11:33, Matthew 11:28-30

3. The Heart in One Answering Jesus’ Call: John 11:32-33

a. Humble: John 11:32, Isaiah 66:1-2

b. Honoring: John 11:32, Acts 9:5

c. Honest: John 11:32, Genesis 32:7-10