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In John 11, we read about Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. The reaction of the so-called spiritual leaders of the day? How can we kill Him. Why did they hate Jesus? Why do people hate the Lord and His church today? In contrast, we look in Chapter 12 at a woman who gave a beautiful gift to the Lord - literally pouring out her love for Him. And we learn, as Spurgeon wrote, we must sit at Jesus' feet or we will never anoint them.

Are we rich toward God, or only concerned with earthly treasure? Pastor Jin points out that we need to be willing to lose everything in order to gain Christ.

In this study, Pastor Mat finishes our look at the raising of Lazarus. We will consider the hope we have in Christ to be raised to new life ourselves. We will also see how continuing to live in unrepentant sin as believers in Christ is like walking around bound by grave clothes. Just as Jesus told Lazarus' family to remove his burial wrappings, the Lord wants to set us free from ours. We are no longer bound by the trappings of sin and death.

Is it a waste of our time to serve the Lord? Many Israelites in the Prophet Malachi's day thought so. Why? Because their spiritual leaders doubted God's love, devalued His Word, deprived His tabernacle, and desecrated his table. This caused many people to fall away. But those who still did fear the Lord encouraged one another in it. And Pastor Mat has that same encouragement for you. Keep following the Lord; you will earn eternal dividends.

The Parable of the Persistent Widow is often seen as a model for our prayer life: we need to be tenacious. However in this study, Pastor Mat asks: Is it a model or is it a contrast? After all, the God to Whom we pray is not a cold-hearted earthly judge, but a tender-hearted Heavenly Father. Learn more about that contrast and how it affects our prayers; and why Pastor Mat believes prayer is more simple than we think.

Billy Venezia is Asst. Pastor at Calvary Chapel Chattanooga, TN.

Billy Venezia is Asst. Pastor at Calvary Chapel Chattanooga, TN.

When Jesus was sent word that his friend Lazarus was seriously ill, instead of hurrying to his bedside, He spent a couple more days where He was and then traveled to Bethany. By the time He got there, Lazarus was dead for days. Why did He wait? This family was close to Jesus. Pastor Mat points out that Jesus waited because He wanted them - and all of us - to know that death is not the end.

Is God okay with sin? That's the question as Pastor Mat continues his study through Malachi. People seem to think they can get away with sin, because they misunderstand God's patience. Our Holy God is NOT okay with sin, but He does love us. So what does He do? Find out in this no-nonsense message through the prophet Malachi.

Jesus Christ is coming again. Do we believe that? Are we living like we believe it? Pastor Mat lays out four important things we should be doing in these last days, considering that Jesus really is coming back again. Because if we cannot first live for eternity, then we don't really know how to live this life now in time.