1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What does Jesus claim about himself, and what does he do for Lazarus?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Where does Jesus seem too late in your life, as he did to Martha and Mary?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • What dead or hopeless situation will you entrust to Jesus this week?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who has lost hope that needs to hear Jesus is the resurrection and the life?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).