In this sermon, we looked at how Jesus glorified Himself through Lazarus’ resurrection. In John 11, Jesus allows Lazarus, one of His close friends, to die in order to raise him from the dead four days later. During a conversation with Lazarus’ sister, Martha, Jesus says that her brother will rise again. Martha is fully aware of the resurrection in the last day but she doesn’t realize that Jesus is speaking of the power to resurrect Lazarus right then. Jesus wants Martha to see that He is the author and sustainer of life and the only one who holds power over life and death. This means that when we follow Jesus, we entrust our life and death into His hands. As His followers, we live in constant pursuit of dying to selfish motives, trusting that Christ is bringing new life out of death every day.
