Sermons on San Juan 11:55:

Reasons For Desiring To See Jesus Series

Contributed by Phillip Smith on Jan 8, 2022

Persons desiring to see the Christ were not only at the time of his birth. At and near his death many sought to see Jesus. As we see those around his death, let us examine why they desired to see The Christ.

REASONS FOR DESIRING TO SEE JESUS A few weeks ago, we had a lesson concerning the desire to see The Christ at the time of his birth. Today, let us examine reasons some desired to see The Christ, Jesus, just before the time of his death. Many desired to see him at the feast of Unleavened Bread ...read more

Scripture: John 11:43-57, Matthew 26:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Three Marks Of True Disciples (John 11:55-12:11) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Feb 22, 2022

Martha, Lazarus, and Mary each model a discipleship verb. Together, they paint a picture of a true disciple.

Two weeks ago, everything changed in the gospel of John. Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, in the full sight of a large group of Judeans. And when the Judeans saw this, "many" gave their allegiance to Jesus. In an instant, they moved from being stubborn, and hard-hearted, and ...read more

Scripture: John 11:55-57, John 12:1-11

The Raising Of Lazarus And The Plot To Kill Jesus.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 8, 2022

Religious leaders resisting the 'signs' of Jesus' authenticity.

THE RAISING OF LAZARUS AND THE PLOT TO KILL JESUS. John 11:38-57. 1. The Raising of Lazarus (John 11:38-45). Far from being unable to prevent death (cf. John 11:37), Jesus was about to overcome death in what was to be the seventh and final significant ‘sign’ (prior to Jesus’ own death and ...read more

Scripture: John 11:38-57

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus' Seventh Sign Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 27, 2023

The seventh sign in John 11:1-57 teaches us that Jesus is the Son of God who rules over death and gives life to the spiritually dead.

Introduction The Apostle John wrote The Gospel According to John. Jesus had done thousands of miracles. John selected just seven of these miracles, which he called “signs,” to help his readers “believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing [they] may have life in his ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-57

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Unbelief And Opposition Series

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Feb 21, 2024

We are going to look at unbelief and opposition to Christ. John 11: 47-57 gives a good lesson on this. It’s a lesson that needs to be studied in detail.

Tonight, we are going to look at unbelief and opposition to Christ. John 11: 47-57 gives a good lesson on this. It’s a lesson that needs to be studied in detail. Let’s begin in v. 47. READ v. 47. Jesus has just raised Lazarus from the dead. Scripture tells us that some believed and some ...read more

Scripture: John 11:47-57

Denomination: Baptist

Reuniting The Separated Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 19, 2024

Look at what the kingdom of evil has done to our country.

Saturday of the Fifth Week in Lent 2024 Today the Church gives us powerful Scriptures that help us to prepare for the holiest week of the liturgical year, so much that we call it “Holy Week.” The psalm is part of the prophecy of Jeremiah, and is exceptionally optimistic: “He who scattered Israel ...read more

Scripture: John 11:45-56, Jeremiah 31:10-13, Ezekiel 37:21-28

Denomination: Catholic

From The Depths Of Depravity To The Heights Of Humanity Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Jul 22, 2021

What will determine the ultimate outcome of your life? What will be your legacy? How will you be remembered? Three very different kinds of people reveal how we determine what the outcome of our lives will be when crunch time comes in Jesus' life.

Main Idea: Show Christ’s great love by humbly serving each other This past month our little Wallace family of 5 had one of the most joyful and yet challenging experiences we have ever had. We had son and grandson, a precious little baby boy, about as cute as they come, and we gave him up for ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:23, 1 John 2:15-17, John 11:46-57, John 12:1-11

Denomination: Bible Church

What Does Jesus Bring? Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Aug 11, 2016

Chapter 11 shows us 4 things that Jesus is. He is our: Friend, Life, Power, and Substitute. How we respond to Him shows others how we truly feel about Him.

What does Jesus bring? John 11:45-57 ∆ Recap: 1. Jesus is our friend (He is moved by Lazarus’s sickness) 2. Jesus gives life (Martha rebukes, but gives credence to resurrection) a. He is affected by the things around us … relates to us b. Greek word embrimaomai (anger over sin ...read more

Scripture: John 11:45-57

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Subject We Avoid Talking About Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jul 20, 2017

A study of the Gospel of John 11: 1 – 57

John 11: 1 – 57 The Subject We Avoid Talking About 1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 3 Therefore the sisters sent to ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-57

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Resurrection And The Life Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 7, 2018

Message 19 from John's gospel focusing on Jesus' claim to be the resurrection and the life.

Alliance Church April 23, 2000 Pastor David Welch “The Resurrection and the Life” John 11 INTRODUCTION John is the Gospel of belief. Not everything Jesus taught and did was written but these were written that we might believe that Jesus is the promised Christ, the Messiah and in believing we ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-57, 1 Corinthians 15:13-20

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Grand Dream Or Magnificent Reality? Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 30, 2023

Here was the man who showed by His mighty works that He could perhaps make the prophecies of Ezekiel and Jeremiah and all the other prophets happen.

Saturday of the Fifth Week in Lent 2023 Let’s start off our reflection with a few facts that need to be remembered if we are to understand why the Church gives us these rich Scripture passages to consider today: First, the prophecy of Ezekiel the priest was given to the Babylonian exiles about six ...read more

Scripture: John 11:45-56, Jeremiah 31:10-13, Ezekiel 37:21-28

Denomination: Catholic

Triumphant Entry - The Easter Story - Days 1-2 Series

Contributed by Jenny Franklin on Apr 1, 2023

Jesus raising Lazarus began the events that led to the crucifixion, so let’s start there. Today in Days 1-2, the Pharisees and chief priests respond to Lazarus being raised, Jesus’ triumphant entry, and prophecies fulfilled.

************ Day One - Response to Lazarus Raised Some of the people who saw Jesus raise Lazarus from the dead went to the Pharisees and told them about the miracle. The Pharisees and chief priests gathered a council at the palace of the high priest Caiaphus to decide what to do about Jesus. They ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, Romans 5:19, Zechariah 9:9, Isaiah 6:10, Isaiah 53:1, John 11:47-57, John 12:12-50  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Essential Truths From The Miracle Of Lazarus Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 3, 2019

1. More souls were saved (vs. 43-45). 2. The unbelieving leaders were still lost (vs. 46-50, 53). 3. Christ is in control (vs. 48-57).

Essential Truths from the Miracle of Lazarus The Gospel of John John 11:43-57 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - April 26, 2017 (Revised December 3, 2019) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to John 11, as we look again at the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. In this ...read more

Scripture: John 11:43-57

Denomination: Baptist

Seeing But Not Believing

Contributed by John Hamby on Nov 1, 2025

Even having seen the rising of Lazarus to life again the Religious leader reject Jesus and determine to kill him.

Seeing Without Believing John 11:46-57 There are some things in life that you can be neutral about, but Jesus is not ...read more

Scripture: John 11:45-57

Denomination: Baptist