Lesson NL14

Lazarus Lives

Open with prayer.

Introduce and show the NEST video

Bible reading:

John 11: 1-45 Lazarus raised from the dead

This reading takes 4 minutes.

Specific questions:

1. What was the name of Jesus’ friend that Jesus raised from the dead? Lazarus
2. What was the name of Lazarus’ sister that was always listening to Jesus? Mary
3. What was the name of Lazarus’ hard working sister? Martha

Open ended questions:

1. Did anyone see any difference between what was on the video and what we read in the
Bible? (On the first and second class, tell the kids that this question is coming as we start the
video.)
2. What difference did you see in the same story covered by different Bible books? Which
Bible book did you like the best? Why?
3. What was the best thing you saw from either the video or the Bible reading?
4. How do we love our friends like Jesus loved Lazarus, Martha and Mary?

Names covered on earlier lesson:

Mary: mother of Jesus

Joseph: husband of Mary
Herod: evil local ruler who wanted to kill baby Jesus
John the Baptist
Matthew tax collector turned disciple
Gabriel
Andrew (Peter’s brother)
Peter
John
Nicodemus (local religious leader who came later helping prepare Jesus’ body for burial)
Lazarus
Mary
Martha