Lazarus: The Call – The Church

THREE COMMANDMENTS JESUS SPOKE IN THE STORY OF LAZARUS

4. “Take away the stone.” The call to .

Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for he has been dead four days.” John 11:39 (ESV)

And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay. Mark 2:4 (ESV)

5. “Come out.” The call to .

When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” John 11:43 (ESV)

We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. Romans 6:4 (ESV)

6. “Unbind him.” The call to .

The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.” John 11:44 (ESV)

Share each other’s troubles and problems, and so obey our Lord’s command. Galatians 6:2 (TLB)