Children bible story lazarus full#

I wonder how Jesus might stay by you, no matter how you are feeling.

I wonder how you felt - confused, or angry, or sad, or something else.

I wonder if someone you knew or loved has ever died.

I wonder what Mary and Martha thought and felt when they saw him alive again!.

I wonder what Lazarus thought and felt when he woke up in the tomb and heard Jesus calling him!.

I wonder what it was like for Mary when she got so sad, and Jesus stayed close and cried with her.

I wonder what it was like for Martha when she got angry at Jesus and Jesus listened to her and talked with her.

When we belong to Jesus, when we stay close to Jesus, we hear his promise that he will raise us up to live with God forever at the end of the age. We die - but Jesus really is the resurrection and the life, just like he told Martha. God gives us life, and God heals us and helps us many times in many ways.

But the Church remembers him as having traveled to the island of Cyprus, where he served for the rest of his life as a bishop.īecause, sad though it is, everybody dies eventually. The Bible doesn’t say what happened to Lazarus after Jesus ascended into heaven. Then he called into the tomb: “Lazarus! Come out!”

Children bible story lazarus full#

But Jesus wanted to show his friends something very important: Jesus is so full of God’s life that being near him means we come alive too. Now Jesus, and Martha, and Mary, all knew that usually when people die they are gone from us. When he had listened, and cried with his friends, he said, “Mary, and Martha, let’s go to Lazarus’ tomb together.” He was so sad for Mary that he cried too. Jesus saw her sadness, and he felt sad too. She fell onto her knees and said, “Lord, if you had been here my brother would not have died! Now I have nothing to live for.” She cried and cried. She was so sad she couldn’t even stand up. Soon Lazarus’ other sister Mary came out.

And Jesus told Martha a secret: “I am the resurrection and the life,” he said - but Martha didn’t really know what Jesus meant. They talked for a long time about death and life. He didn’t defend himself for taking so long. Jesus listened to her, and let her be angry. “Lord, if you had been here my brother would not have died! Now he’s gone! This is all your fault!” Then Lazarus’ sister Martha came out to meet Jesus on the road. Someone who was passing by said, “Lazarus is dead! I just can’t believe he’s gone!” He looked dazed and confused as he travelled on. When Jesus got near their house, there were many people gathered around. It took several days for Jesus to get to Bethany, the town where Lazarus lived with his sisters Mary and Martha. “Your friend Lazarus is very sick!” the messenger said. One time when Jesus was out in the desert with his friends, a messenger came. (By the way, if you’d like to see my regular Monday Meditation on this text, you’ll find it through this link.) A Children’s Sermon on John 11:1-45 The Raising of Lazarus Rather it puts us in a position of holy wonder, where we can listen to God. Hearing the stories of Jesus is not about getting clear and direct answers to everything. They start out as bedtime stories for my own kids, so in this time when so many services are cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and we are all cooped up in our houses, I hope it gives you some good family moments, focused on Christ.īut however you use it (and I know some readers enjoy these as part of their own personal meditations), please be sure to include the wondering questions at the end.

You are, of course, welcome to use this, either as a children’s sermon or as a bedtime story. Watching the way Jesus deals with his friends when they have suffered a deep loss is a lovely thing. The death of a family member is a great fear for many children, and it comes to pass far too often. I’m going to focus on the part that I think kids can connect with most easily. However there is a lot of story I can’t include every twist and turn. That’s because there is much more action in the story of the raising of Lazarus, as well as much more emotion. However writing a children’s sermon on John 11:1-45 the Raising of Lazarus is much easier than it was on Nicodemus, the woman at the well, or the healing of the man born blind. This is the fourth lectionary Gospel in a row that is a very long encounter with Christ from John. Here’s a children’s sermon on John 11:1-45.