Side 1
Mary and Martha sent word to Jesus: "Lord, Lazarus, the one you love, is sick." Jesus stayed where he was two more days.
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Lazarus
Encountering Jesus follows people whose ordinary days changed when Jesus came near: fishermen, outsiders, mourners, friends, and seekers learning what welcome, healing, and discipleship look like.
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Scripture: John 11:1-44
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Lazarus, Come Out!
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Side 2
When Jesus arrived, Lazarus had been in the tomb four days. Martha said, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother wouldn't have died."
Side 3
Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life."
Side 4
Mary said, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother wouldn't have died." Jesus wept.
Side 5
The stone was removed. Jesus prayed, then called, "Lazarus, come out!"
Side 6
Lazarus came out alive, wrapped in burial cloths. Jesus said, "Unwrap him and let him go."
Scripture anchor: John 11:1-44
Key verse / John 11:25
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies."