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In 2022, the year began with four funerals that impacted our church. We did not host all of them, but they impacted the lives of people in our church. Cathy Dockery, Becky Wilson, Alton Zamzow, and Jim Keese. That was a tough start to the year. Funerals always remind us of our own mortality. As we pick…

Faith Building Have there been times when your faith felt weak? What kind of circumstance? In your life have you found that faith building is normally easy? Does your faith grow more in difficult, trying, disheartening times? Why? You are not alone, the apostles often grew in faith in times they did…

Death does not mean death As a Christian you may understand that statement, death does not mean death. Now let’s see how Jesus explains it. What does death does not mean death mean? How can we know that death is overcome, and by who and by what? 23 “Your brother will rise again,” Jesus told her. 24 Martha…

Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead ( John 11:1-44 ). Until now we have learned that Jesus is the bread of life; Jesus is the water of life, Jesus is the light that shines. We have also learned that Jesus has power over nature where in many incidents He controlled the nature. In this chapter, we learn…

· Jesus travels to provide comfort (Christ comforts us in our times of sorrow) o Travel Challenges (Warrant out for his Life) · Jesus meets Mary and Martha where they are as it relates to their various personalities · Martha & Mary’s belief in the healing power of God o Fighting against the culture and…

In John's gospel, Jesus performs the seventh sign pointing towards his future resurrection and showing the world he is the resurrection and the life of men.

Rise UP Part 5 Pharisees plot to kill Jesus after Lazarus resurrection

Dealing Differently With Death Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother. The Separation Has Begun So when Martha heard that…

No Question: God is Here 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. Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. Jesus Isn’t OK with Death Jesus said, “Take away the…

Pastor Alex preaches about Jesus' visit to Mary and Martha's house in Bethany. Pastor Alex highlighted how Martha, Lazarus and Mary responded during their last opportunity to worship Jesus. Pastor Alex brokedown how each one responded. Martha - Served instead of Worshipped Lazarus - Sat instead of Worshipped Mary - Worshipped with all she had Listen and be blessed!

Is there really anything more intense than discussions of life and death? Particularly when it’s right now. Someone we love is dying or has died. Engage: How would you feel if your brother, Jesus' good friend had died? And, it seemed like Jesus dis not really do what was in His power to help? Any one…

Aim: Continue to learn from death, burial and resurrection of Lazarus.

In John's gospel, Jesus performs the seventh sign pointing towards his future resurrection and showing the world he is the resurrection and the life of men.

Have you ever felt completely let down? Restaurant — Cake — Cookie? — remember going to find hand sanitizer? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT’S GOD THAT LET’S YOU DOWN Today we celebrate the greatest event that changed the world. — YOUR BIRTHDAY DETERMINED BY IT — BUT THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE LET DOWN BY JESUS…

What do you fear most? We all have various fears. For some it’s a fear of speaking in public. For others a fear of conflict. There is the fear of new situations, fear of certain critters, even the fear of peanut butter. Some fears are paralyzing and others are simply a nuisance. Generally, most fears…

In John’s gospel, Jesus healed w/ miraculous signs. We looked at a few in John’s gospel on our way to the cross with Jesus: John 4 Official’s Son Sick, close to death He & household believed John 5 man @ pool of Bethesda 38 yrs crippled Reported to Jews John 9 Man-born-blind “I was blind; now I see”…

Is there really anything more intense than discussions of life and death? Particularly when it’s right now. Someone we love is dying or has died. Engage: How would you feel if your brother, Jesus' good friend had died? And, it seemed like Jesus dis not really do what was in His power to help? Any one…

John answers the question of why Jesus died from the religious leaders and God’s perspectives. The High Priest’s words are prophetic…without him even knowing. Jesus’s death is BETTER!

Jesus’s response to the entire saga of Lazarus was completely out of step with everyone around him. He knew what they didn’t know. He saw what they couldn’t see. Christians who know the Bible, should have a “resurrected” and eternal view of life - it will put our responses out of sync with the world around us, too.

In our liturgy today we have commemorated and celebrated the saints in our lives who have gone before us. What I often think about when we celebrate this festival day is not only the remembering we do, but also how no matter how different our experiencing of losing a loved one is, is that most of us…

Christ is Risen! It warms my heart to see all of you here today as we celebrate Christ’s victory over sin, death and the devil. What I love about reading scripture over and over again is how different words or phrases stick out to you at the times that you read it. Now there are so many wonderful and…

Who is this Jesus that we worship on Christmas Day? In this passage, we see the profound nature of Christ's divinity and humanity. Consider how Christ's raising of Lazarus invites us all to believe in the life-giving Savior who is both God and man. Watch/listen here: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermon/122723219271532

Giving Failures The Babylon Bee is a humorous website that puts out funny fake news stories. A recent one had a picture of the 3 wise men at the manger and reported this from Bethlehem: Three wise men visited the baby Jesus, presenting gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to his mother Mary. Afterward,…