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The Big Picture: John 11:38-42

  Ordinary Time Sermon series: Jesus Moves Jesus was deeply disturbed again when he came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone covered the entrance.  39  Jesus said, “Remove the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said, “Lord, the smell will be awful! He’s been dead four days.” 40  Jesus replied, “Didn’t I tell you that if you believe, you will see God’s glory?”  41  So they removed the stone. Jesus looked up and said, “Father, thank you for hearing me.  42  I know you always hear me. I say this for the benefit of the crowd standing here so that they will believe that you sent me.”  43  Having said this, Jesus shouted with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”  44  The dead man came out, his feet bound and his hands tied, and his face covered with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Untie him and let him go.” 45  Therefore, many of the Jews who came with Mary and saw what Jesus did believed ...

Jesus Tests: John 6:1-13

  Ordinary Time (July 2026) Series: Jesus Moves   After this Jesus went across the Galilee Sea (that is, the Tiberias Sea). 2 A large crowd followed him, because they had seen the miraculous signs he had done among the sick. 3 Jesus went up a mountain and sat there with his disciples. 4 It was nearly time for Passover, the Jewish festival. 5 Jesus looked up and saw the large crowd coming toward him. He asked Philip, “Where will we buy food to feed these people?” 6 Jesus said this to test him, for he already knew what he was going to do. 7 Philip replied, “More than a half year’s salary worth of food wouldn’t be enough for each person to have even a little bit.” 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said, 9 “A youth here has five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that for a crowd like this?” 10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass there. They sat down, about five thousand of them. 11 Then Jesus took the br...