But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.But some of them went away to the Pharisees and told them the things which Jesus had done.But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them the things which Jesus had done.
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… so this passage it says in verse 30 or 45 says therefore many of the jews who had come to visit mary and had seen what jesus did believed in him but some of them went to the pharisees and told them what jesus had done and jesus then he willingly gives himself so the miracle could become more than one man's resurrection. So he didn't even start walking. He started to wrestle with the willingness that he needed to walk in to become the accelerated portion of this story that would lead Jesus to the cross. In this passage, it shows this irony where Jesus gave life to Lazarus, and the religious leaders responded by planning Jesus's death. And the miracle that demonstrated Jesus's power over death became the catalyst for the events that would lead to his crucifixion. And in God's sovereign plan here, Lazarus walked out of the tomb so that Jesus would what? Walk toward the cross. And we never know that if we just stopped with the working and didn't keep going with the walking or the willing, what thing we are supposed to accomplish that could impact others. Would you stand to your feet today? …
I love that. Not just for the Jewish nation, but for us, Cumberland, 2025, Trail of 515, for all of us, the children of God, to bring them together and make them one. So from that day on, they plotted to take Jesus's life. Therefore, Jesus no longer moved about publicly among the people of Judea. Instead, he withdrew to a region near the wilderness, to a village called Ephraim, where he stayed with his disciples. This is a massive hinge verse of John's gospel. The tone of the gospel totally shifts from here on. From the very first verse, John 1, 1, to this verse, verse 53, John's gospel focuses on the life of Jesus. But from John 11, 53 and on, the tone changes, the mood changes, the scene changes, the intensity changes, and now on it focuses on the death of Jesus. And here's the point. Here's the picture. The account of Lazarus is a foreshadowing of Jesus's death, burial, and resurrection. That Jesus would ultimately defeat death once and for all on the cross. Jesus knew the only way to get Lazarus out of his grave is for Jesus to be willing to enter into his own. Think about that. For Lazarus to walk out of the tomb, Jesus had to be willing to enter into his own. That's the gospel. That there is a king in heaven, created everything out of his mouth, spoke everything into existence. You're included in that. …
And there they made him a supper, and Martha served. But Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him. And then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who would betray him said, why was this fragrant oil not sold for 300 denarii and given to the poor? This he said not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and had the money box, and he used to take what was put in it. But Jesus said, leave her alone. She has kept this for the day of my burial. For the poor you always have with you, but me you do not always have. He who has ears to hear the word of God, let them hear it. Let us pray. Father, open now to our understanding and to our instruction the words of this text that we have just heard. For we ask it in Jesus' name. Amen. Please be seated. …