Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, and because of his love, he worked a plan that was very different from theirs. He showed them His glory and His power. He revealed to them who He is:
Jesus said: “I AM the resurrection and the life”
He didn’t say, “I can resurrect people” and “I can give life” (although awesomely true!) John’s emphasis here is not on what Jesus does (or does not do), but on who Jesus is—the Resurrection and the Life! Perhaps the most loving thing God can do for us is to show us more of Himself in the hard times, to show us the preciousness of Jesus, the Resurrection and the Life!
Here’s John Piper’s definition of love based on John 11: “Love is doing whatever you have to do — or whatever God has to do — at whatever cost, in order for the glory of God to be shown.”
In what other ways did we see the preciousness of Jesus in this lesson? Here are just a few:
Psalm 118, A Song of Steadfast Love. Pam Larson, March 24, 2021
Psalm 77, A Song for the Doubting, Charisse Compton, March 17, 2021
Psalm 80, A Song of Restoration. Pam Larson, March 10, 2021
Psalm 46, Charisse Compton. A Song for the Fearful, March 3, 2021
Psalm 40, A Song for the Waiting. Pam Larson, February 24, 2021
Psalm 22, A Song for the Suffering. Charisse Compton, February 17, 2021
Psalm 8, A Song of Praise. Pam Larson, February 10, 2021
Psalms 1 and 2, A Song For the Blessed. Charisse Compton, Feb 2, 2021
Colossians 1:1-14, Week 2, Abigail Dodds
Galatians 6:11-18 A Grace-filled, Cross-Centered Gospel Goodbye, Pam Larson (4-24-2020)
Galatians 6:1-10 Burden-bearing, Pam Larson (4-10-2020)
North MOMS: How to Teach the Gospel During a Pandemic, Barbara Reaoch (4-7-2020)
Galatians 5:13-26, Our Freedom, Our Fight, Our Flesh and God’s Fruit in Our Lives, Pam Larson, 3.27.2020
North MOMS: The False Gospel of Feminism, Adrien Segal (3-17-2020)
Galatians 5:1-12 Christ is All or Christ is Nothing (Pam Larson)
Galatians 4:21-5:1 Children of Promise, Stand Firm (Jacque Boldt)
Galatians 4:12-20 Become as I am!! In Christ ... Christ in you! (Pam Larson)
Galatians 4:1-11 Redeemed to be adopted: No longer a slave (Jacque Boldt)
Galatians 3:15-29 Promise and Law: Leading Us to Jesus (Pam Larson)
Galatians 3:10-14 Jesus took our curse, Jacque Boldt
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