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:
Galatians 3:1-9 By FAITH, through the Spirit, Pam Larson
Galatians Week 8, In Christ: Justified by Faith, Pam Larson
Galatians Week 7: Gospel Confrontation, Julia Dembeck
Galatians Week 6: One True Gospel: Nothing Added, Pam Larson
Galatians Week 5: No Other Gospel, Jacque Boldt
Galatians Week 4: Only One Gospel, Julia Dembeck
Galatians Week 3: A Grace-Filled Gospel Greeting, Pam Larson
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John 20 Pam Larson
John 19 Jacque Boldt
John 18 Amy Katterson
John 17 Jacque Boldt
John 15 & 16 Pam Larson
John 13:31-14:31 Jacque Boldt
John 13:1-30 Amy Katterson
John 12 Pam Larson
John 11 Pam Larson
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