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Bible lesson based on John 11:32-35
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Youth Bible Study #25 October 8, 2020
32 Then, when Mary came where Jesus was, and saw Him, she fell down at His feet, saying to Him, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled. 34 And He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to Him, “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus wept John 11:32-35
Time can only be measured by the tears of god Youth Bible Study #23
Lord, if you had been there… Friedrich Nietzsche (1882) “God is dead, but given the way of men, there may still be caves for thousands of years in which his shadow will be shown.” Atomic shadow of a little girl at Nagasaki, Japan (1945)
The ways we perceive time The present (now) The future… Gen. 1:1 “In the beginning….”
How does god want us to perceive the past? Ephesians 1:4 He chose to save you since before creating you Jeremiah 1:5 He called you since before you were born 2 Corinthians 5:17 He freed you from the chains of the past
How does god want us to perceive the Present? Proverbs 6:6-8 Be fruitful every day; don’t waste time Psalm 90:12 Appreciate each day (wake up and thank God) Ephesians 5:15-17 Seek God’s will for your life Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Recognize the time that you live in
How does god want us to perceive the Future? Matthew 6:34 Don’t worry about the problems of tomorrow Proverbs 27:1 Don’t expect tomorrow to come Proverbs 16:9 Don’t become a slave to your future plans
How does god perceive time as a whole? 8 But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 2 Peter 3:8
When Jesus wept… Blessed are those who mourn,For they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4
Conclusion (John 11:21-26) 21 Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.” 23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24 Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.” 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”