So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.So from that day forward they took counsel that they might put him to death.Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.So from that day forth they took counsel that they might put him to death.
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… The chief priests took counsel that they might put him to death. Why? Because on account of him, many of the Jews were going away and many of them were believing in Jesus. Isn't that something? God would use anybody, any circumstance, he is pleased to use for the cause of Jesus Christ. I think we would be absolutely amazed to know what an impact our lives were having on other people. Probably would be a great encouragement to us. Most of you actually wrestle with the feeling that God isn't using me. Or I'm not really a significant part of the plan. I can't teach and I don't really minister in the sense of the churchy sense of the word. Why am I a part of the plan? And you live with the guilt of that. Your very life and occasionally those well-chosen wise words like goats penetrate hearts, the likes of which you will not know until eternity. What a marvelous thought, huh? Lazarus just by living was a cause of the gospel being shared. …
Next verse. So from that day on, they plotted to take his life. the leaders. I don't know if you've ever been rejected by a leader, but leadership represents opportunity. Leadership represents promotion. Leadership represents the current system that's in place. And Jesus was rejected by the leaders. The leaders of the religious area, the Pharisees said, we do not want you here. You are not welcome in our city because the way we run things, the way we operate, if you start getting your way, we're gonna lose our position. We're gonna lose our power. We're gonna lose our authority. I pray this year that you don't fall in love with your position. You fall in love with the power of God. I pray that you don't love your title. Come on, you love the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. Everybody give him a praise. If you're down to lose some control and give God the best praise of your life this year. See, they were threatened. …
… 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. …