Children's Bible story on John 11 lazarus

Because there were so many Jews visiting them, Martha called her sister, Mary, secretly and told her that Jesus wanted to talk to her. After she said that, she turned and went back to the house. Martha said the she believed that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus said that He was the resurrection and the life and then asked Martha if she believed that whoever lived and believed in Jesus would never die. Jesus told Martha that Lazarus would rise again, but Martha thought Jesus was talking about Lazarus rising on the Resurrection Day at the end of time. She also said that even right then, that whatever Jesus asked God, that God would give it to Him. When Jesus met Martha, she said that she knew if Jesus had been there that Lazarus would not have died. As soon as Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him, but Mary stayed at the house. The town of Bethany was only about a mile from Jerusalem and many of the Jews went to Mary and Martha to comfort them in their sadness.When Jesus and His disciples arrived in Bethany at Lazarus' house, they found that Lazarus had been dead four days and was already buried. So, Jesus told them plainly that Lazarus had died. Jesus' disciples did not understand that Jesus was talking about Lazarus dying they thought Jesus meant that Lazarus was only sleeping. Jesus' disciples found it hard to believe that Jesus would be going again to this same area, but Jesus said that their friend, Lazarus, was sleeping there and Jesus had to go and wake him up. After two days, Jesus told His disciples, 'Let us go to Judea.' Judea was where the Jews had been searching for Jesus, so they could kill Him by throwing stones at Him.

When Jesus heard about Lazarus being sick, He said that Lazarus' sickness was not unto death, but for the glory of God and stayed in the same place He had been staying for two more days. The two sisters knew that Jesus could help Lazarus, so they sent word to him that His friend was very sick.

We don't know how he was sick, just that he was very sick. The brother's name was Lazarus and the two sisters' names were Mary and Martha. Jesus had been to their house at least one time before, but perhaps more times.

The family lived in the small town of Bethany in Judea.

The Bible says that Jesus loved Mary, Martha, and Lazarus because they were His friends. Not only did He have His disciples, but He also had Mary, Martha, and Lazarus as friends. We don't really think of Jesus having friends on this earth, but He did.

We know that these three people were brothers and sisters, they showed hospitality to Jesus when He traveled, and they were friends of Jesus. We have learned about Mary, Martha, and Lazarus a few lessons ago (see February 2015 - Mary, Mary, and Lazarus on this blog).VISUAL AID: Large Activity (see Activity below) Bible map showing Bethany, Judea. SPECIAL SONG: Mary, Martha, And Lazarus (see May 2014 - Songs We Sing In Bible Class #5 for the words and the tune to this song.) Easy song to learn. PRAYER: Thank God for the families that we have, the ones who love us and whom we love. Write 'Ruth' on small slips of paper and hand out to the students to take home and memorize another book of the Old Testament.

Children's Bible story on John 11 lazarus