![]() ( W) The one who believes ( X) in me will live, even though they die 26 and whoever lives by believing ( Y) in me will never die. ( R) 22 But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.” ( S)Ģ3 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”Ģ4 Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection ( T) at the last day.” ( U)Ģ5 Jesus said to her, “I am ( V) the resurrection and the life. ( Q)Ģ1 “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died. ![]() ( P) 20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home. ( N) 18 Now Bethany ( O) was less than two miles from Jerusalem, 19 and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother. But let us go to him.”ġ6 Then Thomas ( M) (also known as Didymus ) said to the rest of the disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.” Jesus Comforts the Sisters of Lazarusġ7 On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. ( L)ġ4 So then he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead, 15 and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. ( I) 10 It is when a person walks at night that they stumble, for they have no light.”ġ1 After he had said this, he went on to tell them, “Our friend ( J) Lazarus has fallen asleep ( K) but I am going there to wake him up.”ġ2 His disciples replied, “Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better.” 13 Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep. 6 So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days, 7 and then he said to his disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.” ( F)Ĩ “But Rabbi,” ( G) they said, “a short while ago the Jews there tried to stone you, ( H) and yet you are going back?”ĩ Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Anyone who walks in the daytime will not stumble, for they see by this world’s light. No, it is for God’s glory ( E) so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.” 5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. ( B) 2 (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.) ( C) 3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love ( D) is sick.”Ĥ When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. He was from Bethany, ( A) the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Ask Him to help you trust Him always.11 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. Pray and thank God that nothing is impossible with Him. Share how Jesus knows our names and wants to give us spiritual life. Jesus called him by name and gave him life again. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” Use hand motions to help learn the verse.ĭiscuss what it means for something to be impossible, possible, or unlikely. Explain how Lazarus was dead when Jesus arrived. ![]() Today is …, so yesterday was …, and tomorrow will be… An easy way is with the days of the week. Review past, present, and future with your child. She says how things could have been different and will be in the future, but not now. When Jesus arrives, Martha rushes out to Him. He is making the tapestry in ways we don’t understand. Explain that we may think something that happens is terrible because we can’t see it as God does. Turn over the tapestry and show that it is beautiful. Talk about how it isn’t beautiful at all. If you have a tapestry or other piece of embroidery, show the child the back of it. Sometimes, we might be upset or afraid about something that happens, but Jesus has a plan. But God’s timing is perfect and different than our own. Explain how that is difficult for us to understand because we would rush to our friends in need. Instead, Jesus spent two more days where He was, and during that time, Lazarus dies. When Jesus heard that Lazarus was ill, He didn’t run to Lazarus’ side and heal him. Share how we can talk to Jesus about the things which worry us and pray for others who are unwell. Mary and Martha loved their brother, so they did the right thing. Talk about how Lazarus became extremely sick. Example: Is sharing Jesus caring for them or not? Is fighting over toys loving or not? Talk about ways we can show friends we care. Review what we learned about Mary and Martha in the previous lesson. Ask your children what it means to be a friend? Remind them that Jesus was friends with Lazarus and his sisters Mary and Martha.
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