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The Big Question:
Will you obey Jesus?
Lesson Review
One of Jesus’ best friends, Lazarus, was sick–deathly sick. Jesus knew about it and he knew about it in time to go heal him. In fact, Jesus has already shown us that long distance healing is no problem for him, so he could have healed Lazarus from right where he was. But he didn’t. He chose to use Lazarus to show the power of God. Lazarus died, and Jesus wept. But then Jesus did something that blows our minds. He didn’t just revive a “mostly dead” man. He raised a four-days-dead-man back to life! He flexed his muscles. He showed the power of God. And he used a dead man to do it. God loves using dead people, because they have nothing to lose. He wants you to die to yourself, to give up on your self, so that he can use you. He wants to raise you from the dead.
“All men die, but not all men truly live.” These are the words of William Wallace, a man who fought and died for what he believed in. Once you die to yourself, once you give up on yourself and all your desires, plans, sins, and weaknesses, God wants to give you life, because the Kingdom of God brings life. Not just any life, but a life full of truth and meaning, purpose and passion. A life truly lived the way your creator meant you to live it. Jesus wants to show his awsome power through you. It wont be easy, and it wont always be fun, but it will be the best. All we have to do is obey Jesus.
Questions
- If you could imagine the kind of life that you would live for Jesus if nothing was holding you back, what would it look like?
- How can you start living your life radically for Jesus right now? What are things you can start doing today?
- Will you obey Jesus?
Do This
Write down what you would do for Jesus if you could do anything you wanted to. Think big. Really big. But first pray that God would be in your mind and heart showing you what it is he wants you to do. Don’t be afraid to take a while to do this. Once you have it written down, ask God to show you what is standing in the way of these big plans, and give you the strength to die to yourself so that he can raise you from the dead.
Read
Read Romans 6:1-14, Luke 9:22-26, John 10:7-10.
