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Between Lent 5 & Holy Week (Year A)
The gap between Lent 5 and Holy Week is small—or would be if we stayed in John. But instead, we jump back to Matthew.
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Unbind Them
The focus of Lazarus’s resurrection story is witnessing the glory of God. The heart, then, is found in how Mary responds.
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Even more like John
Dealing with the death and resurrection of Lazarus gives us several beautiful arcs and themes for deep conversation.
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The anxiety of grief
In the story of Mary seeking Jesus to heal Lazarus, we have a familiar image of grief. That we aren’t always rational.
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Between Lent 4 & 5 (Year A)
Several chapters ago, the leaders began conspiring to kill him. Now Jesus is confronting their theological convictions.
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Unbound at Home
The raising of Lazarus gives us the perfect window to see beyond the present crisis, to see how God’s grace and freedom persists.
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Unbinding: emptying the tomb
a Sermon for Lent 5A Text: John 11:1-45 Preventing Death Our story is almost over. Jesus is nearing Jerusalem. And in one final, glorious act, Jesus reveals the very thing He has come to do. A big show of great, inhuman power, in which the whole purpose of the mission is revealed. For us to…