Have you ever had an unanswered prayer request, where it ended up that God gave you something even greater than you had been praying for? Well, we see a real-life example of this in John 11. Because when Lazarus was sick, his sisters Martha and Mary sent for Jesus, wanting him to heal their brother. But Jesus denied their original request, because He was going to do something even more miraculous—raising him from the dead. So in today’s Bible study, we’ll look at 5 key moments in the resurrection of Lazarus, then at the end, I’ll give you 5 practical takeaways.

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0:00 Intro

1:33 How the last section of the passage ended

2:34 The complaint from Mary—Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

5:47 The compassion of Jesus

7:00 The shortest verse in the Bible: Jesus wept. (John 11:35)

9:38 The confusion of the people

11:28 Our duty in life as Christians

12:50 The command of Jesus

16:25 Faith and obedience came before the miracle happened.

18:52 The coming forth of Lazarus

19:44 Lazarus’ graveclothes are a great metaphor for our sins.

23:18 Do you believe in Jesus? Pascal’s wager

25:36 Summary and practical takeaways

Bible passages in this video:

John 11:25-45, John 11:21, Romans 8:28, John 11:5, 1 Peter 5:7, Hebrews 4:15-16, Ecclesiastes 12:13, John 11:4, Matthew 9:27-30, Ephesians 2:8-10

All verses are in the King James Version (KJV).

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