![]() ![]() I find that amazing because I find nothing in the Gospels outstanding about Lazarus. (3) LAZARUS HAD BECOME A STAR WITNESS FOR JESUS. Because of the publicity surrounding this event, the chief priest plotted to kill Lazarus “because on account of Lazarus many believed in Jesus” (John 12:9–11). (2) He Mentioned in John 12 after the resurrection miracle (John 12:1-2). Here attitude had changed.ī) Lazarus (God has helped)-the brother of Mary & Martha (1) John (11:43) tells about his death and resurrection at the command of Jesus. (d) Martha again is serving Jesus, but this time she did not forget what the Lord had told her earlier in Luke’s gospel. (a) However, she was distracted with much serving, worried and troubled about many things (Luke10:38,40-41) (b) Zacchaeus welcomed Jesus as well (Luke 19:6) (c) We Need To Welcome Jesus Our House (John 1:12 Revelation 3:20 Col.3:16 1Thess.2:13). ![]() (2) Martha Welcomed Jesus Into Her House (Luke 10:38). One can also show devotion by listening to the Lord’s voice and worshiping at His feet. (c) Mary demonstrates that preaching sermons or leading movements are not the only ways to follow Jesus. In return, Jesus defended her actions, giving her freedom to be His disciple. Mary seemed to be a woman who made choices based on a COMMITMENT TO JESUS THAT WENT TO THE CORE OF HER BEING. (i) But apparently she didn’t notice or didn’t care. (b) On Each Of These Occasions, Mary Was Criticized By Others. Mary had been influenced by an incident that had taken place earlier in Luke’s gospel (7:36-50). (iii) During a Passover meal just before Jesus’ death, Mary poured fragrant oil on His head and feet, and wiped His feet with her hair (Matt. (ii) When Jesus came to Bethany after Lazarus’ death, Mary fell at His feet, completely broken over the tragedy (John 11:32). ![]() (i) As noted earlier, Mary sat at His feet, listening (Luke 10:38–42). All three portraits of her in the Gospels show her at the Lord’s feet: (1) Mary Loved To Sit At Jesus’ Feet And Hear His Word (Luke 10:39, 42) (a) Scripture records only one sentence spoken by Mary of Bethany (John 11:32), and even that wasn’t original: her sister Martha had already said the same thing (11:21)! But what Mary may have lacked in outspokenness, she more than made up for in devotion to Jesus. ![]() Jesus’ great love for this family should be noted throughout this passage.Ī) Mary and Martha. Their closeness to Jesus is the reason the sister’s felt so free to interrupt His evangelistic tour with the request to help their sick brother. Do you open your home to Jesus? They lived in Bethany, a suburb about two miles outside Jerusalem. However, there was one family who always opened its home to Jesus when He was in and around Jerusalem-the family of Lazarus, Martha, and Mary, who were brother and sisters. His own family was even having difficulty with Him at this time. He was thought to be “mad” and devil-possessed (Mark 3:20-21 Luke 4:25). He was walking about preaching and proclaiming that He was One with God, the Son of God Himself. Apparently He was an unwelcome guest in most homes. At this time, Jesus was being rejected by almost everywhere. “The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”" (Matthew 8:20). Lazarus, the beloved friend of Jesus and brother of Mary and Martha, lies sick in Bethany. That’s what I want to talk about today in this message, “Looking Beyond Our Disappointments." We see the ground level perspective of Mary and Martha, and the divine perspective of Jesus. Our perspective makes all the difference. David saw everything from a divine perspective. Israel had fled the giant Goliath in great fear, but David calmly stood there and said, “who is the uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God (1Sam.17:26). "When you experience disappointments in your life, how do you respond? Do you respond by blaming yourself or someone else? Well, often we face disappointments where we don’t know how to respond, and we find ourselves hindered in our walk with the Lord. ![]()
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