What is the main point of John 11 according to Les?
The main point of John chapter 11, the raising of Lazarus, is not how much Mary and Martha loved Jesus, but how much He loved them. Even at the tomb, after Jesus wept, the Jews said, "Look how He loved them." The constant reminder is that it is His love for us, not ours for Him.
Les teaches that the account of Lazarus in John chapter 11 is pointed out so clearly to show that all through that chapter it isn't how much Mary and Martha loved Jesus — it was how much He loved them. He notes that when you come down to that little short verse, "Jesus wept," the Jews in the area of Lazarus and Martha's home said, "My, look how He loved them," not how much they loved Him. Les says that's something we've got to constantly remember: it isn't how much we love Him, it's how much He loved us, and has saved us, and has kept us. That same theme of grace carries into the verses that follow, where Paul says, with that in view, "I do not frustrate the grace of God," and Les observes that not many people understand the grace of God, since many still picture God as waiting for some frail human being to goof up so He can zap them. He insists that is not God's attitude — God's attitude is one of total love, and mercy, and grace.