Getting to Empty: Unbound

About this episode

The episode discusses the story of Jesus visiting Mary and Martha after the death of Lazarus, exploring themes of grief and comfort.

Scripture: John 11:1-45 Jesus goes to his friends Mary and Martha at the death of their brother, Lazarus. Like us, Mary and Martha are sure that their grief could have been avoided. But Jesus sits with them and weeps at the reality of their loss… and then, something changes. The post Getting to Empty: Unbound appeared first on Foreside Community Church .

Topics covered

• grief
• loss
• faith
• Jesus
• Mary and Martha

Keywords

• John 11:1-45
• Lazarus
• comfort in grief

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