Out From the Grave
3/25/202639 min
The raising of Lazarus is the seventh and climactic of Jesus’ miraculous signs in the Gospel of John. John says Jesus did many miracles, but these seven particularly revealed who Jesus was and what he came to do. And this one is probably the most famous.
Jesus especially loved Mary, Martha, and Lazarus—there was a special friendship there. But Lazarus gets sick when Jesus is away, and Lazarus is dead by the time Jesus gets there. Everyone’s mourning, and that’s when this account begins.
Looking at this passage, we learn 1) about who Jesus is...
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[instrumental music] Welcome to the Gospel and Life podcast. John's gospel recounts several of Jesus's miracles, from turning water into wine to healing a blind man. John says these miracles are signs pointing us to something greater, but what is it that we should see? In today's sermon, Tim Keller looks at one of these signs and what it reveals about who Jesus is and what he came to accomplish during his life on Earth.
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[instrumental music] Our scripture today is from John 11:18-44. "Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem, and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home. 'Lord,' Martha said to Jesus, 'if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.' Jesus said to her, 'Your brother will rise again.' Martha answered, 'I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.' Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die. And whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?'