Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-02-18
/. Lazarus Sick wv. l. y.

!. Lazarus Sick wv. l. y.
Even those wl.o are in close fellow
ship with the Lord are not immune
from sickness. Sorrow comes even to
the homes where Jesus is loved.
!. u. Martha and Mary Send for
Jesus ". 81.
Those who receive Jesus into their
home when all are we'll and happy
can be snre of His love and sympathy
when sickness and death overtake
4pem.
Ill Jesus Strange Delay (vv 4-G)
Martha and Mary sent for Jesus be
cause He loved Lazarus. They said
He whom Thou lowest is sick.'' Now,
Jesus abode in the same place" be-
cause He loved Lazarus and his sisters
". 81. This mystery is to be explained
by the fact that Jesus was divine and
knew all things.
w. Jesus Goes to the Bethany
Home wv. 7-l7).
At length He turned His face toward
the sorrowing home Jesus knew and
the disciples apparently knew that go
ing into Judea meant His own death.
His mission to this home was twofold:
TO restore to these sisters their broth
err and to strengthen the faith of the
disciples wv. HID. The word sleep"
reveals Jesus estimate of death.
v. Jesus Teaching Martha wv. 49,
A27).
y AS He is nearing the vIlage Mar
tina meets Him with a complaint be-
cause of His delay. He ignores her
complaint and teaches her concerning
the resurrection and life.
l. "Thy Brother Shall Rise Again"
". 23).
J Most blessed words are these to fall
upon the ears of sorrowing sister for
a dead brother.
2. II Am the Resurrection and the
Life" wv. Is, 26).
He is the source Of life and all are
joined to Him by living faith. The
believer cannot die. The great truth
indeed to be apprehended is that here
we are united to the living Christ,
the source of life, and that this Is
pledge Of bodily resurrection and eter-
nal reunion.
vi. Jesus Weeping With Mary wv.
, 2S-35).
Mary fell ut Jesus feet, utteringi the
same words used by Martha, but no
{ doubt with different tone of voice
and attitude Her words were respond
ed to with His tears-"Jesus wept."
, He is now. sympathizing Savior; He
can be touched with the feelings of
our infirmties tHeb. 4:l5)
WI. Jesus Raising Lazarus wv.
3S-44).
His great sympathy now expresses
itself in supernatural power Sympa
thy would be valueless without this
connection with divine power In this
stupendous miracle we see an illustra-
ton of the quickening into life Of those
dead in trespasses and sin,
Observe: /. He Was Dead ". 800
This is a type of the sinner dead
in trespasses and sins, even morally
corrupt (Eph 2:D.
2. The Stone Must Be Rolled Away
". 39).
This is the part that the human
must play
3. Martha's Protest, of Unbelief ".
39).
She insisted that Lazarus had al
ready undergone putrefaction.
A. Christ's Intimacy and Fellowship
With the Father ". 42).
In His prayer He declared that it
was not for His sake that He prayed,
but for those who stood by.
5. Christ's Manner of Dealing With
Lazarus ". 43).
1t was by call. He is calling men
and women today by His Spirit. Word
and providence.
6, The Response of Lazarus (v.
44).
This shows that the call of Jesus is
with authority and power With the
call goes the power to heal and obey.
Z. The Command to the People ".
90.
They were to remove the grave
clothes and set him free.
VIII The Effect Of This Miracle
(vv 1851.
1. Some Believed ". 45).
2. His Enemies Sought to Put Him
to Death wv. 46-53).
3. His Withdrawal ". 54)