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The Wisdom Journey - An Earlier Resurrection (John 11:1-53)
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A friend is dying, the message reaches Jesus, and then He… waits. That single detail in John 11 can rattle anyone who has ever prayed for help and heard only silence. We pick up our chronological study of the Gospels with the raising of Lazarus, and we slow down to face the question underneath the story: what do you do with the delays of Jesus when the situation is already past what feels fixable?
We walk through Bethany with Mary and Martha, listen to their raw words (“Lord, if you had been here…”), and sit with Jesus’ response that cuts through both despair and religious clichés: “I am the resurrection and the life.” We talk about why Jesus asks what Martha believes rather than how she feels, why the fourth day matters, and how “Jesus wept” shows a Savior who is not distant from human grief even as He prepares to defeat death. Along the way we unpack the moment at the tomb, the power in the command “Lazarus, come out,” and the community’s role when Jesus says, “Unbind him and let him go.”
Then the story turns sharp. The same miracle produces two reactions: faith and willful unbelief. We explore how fear, control, and spiritual blindness can make people reject even overwhelming evidence, and we end with a direct warning not to cover your ears and eyes to the truth about Jesus Christ. If you care about Bible study, Christian faith, the Gospel of John, and real hope in the face of death, this conversation is for you. Subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the message of resurrection life.
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