The Big Story | John 11 - The God Who Weeps and Then Commands

Scripture: John 11–12 (recap) | John 12:1–8 (Mary's anointing) Runtime: 8 minIt's Friday — time to pull the week together and ask what we're going to do with it. We've walked with Martha and Mary through the worst days of their lives. We've watched Jesus weep, and then we've watched him speak death into retreat. This episode recaps the week's arc and then zooms out to what happens next: a dinner party in Bethany, Lazarus at the table, and Mary pouring out a year's wages worth of perfume on Jesus's feet. Her extravagant, reckless worship is the response of someone who has just discovered that the one she thought abandoned her had been moving toward her all along.Key Talking Points:A full recap of the week's arc: the message, the silence, the delay, the road, the tomb, the grave clothesMary's anointing in John 12 — what it means after everything she's just been throughThe God the Big Story has been revealing from Genesis to Bethany: the one who keeps his promises and enters the messTwo ways to bring grief to God (Martha's way and Mary's way) — and an invitation to consider which one is yoursA Mother's Day application: who in your life needs your presence more than your answers this weekend?Preview: Next week — Jesus and Nicodemus, and what it means to be born againAction Items for the Week:Reflect on what you'd do differently the next time disappointment or grief comes — Martha's way, Mary's way, or something in betweenLook for someone in your life for whom Mother's Day is complicated — and simply show up for themShare what you learned this week with someone who is carrying grief. Tell them about a God who stood at a tomb and wept before he commandedHear the message for this week's devotional on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ChristFellowshipMcKinneyGet the written devotional at: https://cfhome.org/EGDIf you are in the North Dallas area and would like to join us for services each week, you can find all the information at https://cfhome.org.