Come Out! Today’s passage: John 11:1–44 Focus verse: Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.” (John 11:41–42). Jesus loves the siblings […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 22 Today’s passage: Luke 10:38–42 Focus verse: “You are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed.” (Luke 10:41–42) Jesus and his disciples travel to the village where Martha and her sister, Mary, live. Martha invites them to her home. They accept and drop by to hang out […]
Today’s passage: John 11:1–44 Focus verse: Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. (John 11:43–44) The Bible tells us about three siblings: Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. Yet Matthew and Mark don’t mention them […]
John Bible Study, Day 21 Today’s passage: John 12:1–36 Focus verse: So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him. (John 12:10–11) Let’s recap. Lazarus gets sick. Lazarus dies. Jesus raises him from the dead […]
John Bible Study, Day 19 Today’s passage: John 11:1–44 Focus verse: “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.” (John 11:25) Here we have a story of Jesus and three siblings. They are Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. Jesus has great affection for them and […]
Lazarus is the brother of Martha and Mary (3). The Bible writers give more attention to Mary and Martha, but we can only speculate why. It may be that Lazarus is the younger brother, possibly not even an adult. Maybe he just doesn’t do anything worth mentioning, but the one story about him in the […]
Mary is the sister of Martha and Lazarus. The Bible includes two stories about her that cause me to label her as irresponsible. Jesus, however, has a different perspective. In the first story, Mary sits at the feet of Jesus, taking in all he says and basking in his presence while her sister, Martha, toils […]
Martha is the sister of Mary and Lazarus, whom Jesus raises from the dead. Though Jesus loves all people, the Bible specifically mentions that he loves Martha and her two siblings. In reading what Luke and John write about Martha, we can draw several conclusions: She owns her own home. She likes to entertain and […]
The List of Faith Essentials Is Short, a List of Only One Item Two thousand years ago the religious leaders, called Pharisees, heap a bunch of manmade requirements on the backs of the people so they can be right with God. Some scholars place the number at over 22,000 regulations, far more than the 613 […]