Brookfield Church of Christ
Jun 21, 2026 Sunday School - John
Study in the Book of John
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  • PASSION A short-form way of referring to Jesus’ suffering, death, and resurrection.
    John 1 to 10 = 30-33 months John 11 to 21 = 2-3 months
    The Resurrection of Lazarus will:
    Beginning of the end Jesus’ public ministry
    Prove His divine power
    Foreshadow His own death and resurrection
    John 11:1–2 ESV
    Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill.
    John 11:3–4 ESV
    So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” But when Jesus heard it he said, “This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
    John 11:5–6 ESV
    Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was.
    Question #1:
    Why did Jesus choose to delay His arrival, knowing the grief it would cause Mary and Martha?
    The Reaction of the:
    Disciples
    John 11:7–8 ESV
    Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” The disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?”
    John 11:9–10 ESV
    Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.”
    Question #2
    What does it mean practically for a Christian today to "walk in the day" so that they do not stumble?
    John 11:11–16 ESV
    After saying these things, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.” The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.” Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep. Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died, and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.” So Thomas, called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.”
    The Reaction of the:
    Disciples
    2. Martha
    John 11:20–27 ESV
    So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary remained seated in the house. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.”
    Question #3
    Why is this specific confession of Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God, the foundational bedrock for our faith and our admission into the church today?
    The Reaction of the:
    Disciples
    2. Martha
    3. Mary
    John 11:28–33 ESV
    When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in private, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” And when she heard it, she rose quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha had met him. When the Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary rise quickly and go out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there. Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled.
    The Reaction of the:
    Disciples
    2. Martha
    3. Mary
    4. Jesus
    John 11:34–35 ESV
    And he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus wept.
    Question #4
    What does Jesus’s emotional response teach us about the nature of God?
    John 11:36–44 ESV
    So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man also have kept this man from dying?” Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for he has been dead four days.” Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?” So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me.” When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”

      • John 11:1–2NIV2011

      • John 11:3–4NIV2011

      • John 11:5–6NIV2011

      • John 11:7–8NIV2011

      • John 11:9–10NIV2011

      • John 11:11–16NIV2011

      • John 11:20–27NIV2011

      • John 11:28–33NIV2011

      • John 11:34–35NIV2011

      • John 11:36–44NIV2011

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