Teaching Notes
Martha Confronts Jesus Over Lazarus's Death
Season 4 · Episode 7 - 5:51
How to use this clip
For purposes of a sermon or group study on John 11, this clip from The Chosen helps preachers and group leaders show the moment Martha struggles to understand why Jesus waited to the point of Lazarus’s death ~OR~ it can be used to illustrate a sermon or inspire a group discussion on topics like:
- Anger
- Confusion
- Death
- Grief
- Lazarus
- Martha
- Mystery
Signs
We have included a short script to help you introduce the clip before you show it to your church or small group.
How to introduce this clip
“Without question, one of the most powerful moments in all of the gospel accounts is when Jesus resurrects Lazarus from the dead. But the moments before that moment are just as powerful—particularly the moment when Martha, Lazarus’s sister, confronts Jesus out of her pain and grief. It’s impossible not to relate to her and the points she raises. The Chosen captures it beautifully in Season 4, so I want to show a clip for our time together. Let me set the scene as to where we’re at in the story. Lazarus has died, and Jesus has finally—finally—arrived at the village where Lazarus lived with his sisters, Martha and Mary. Let’s watch together…”
*If your church does not know about The Chosen, before you show the clip, you might also want to tell them the following: “The Chosen is a television show that tells the story of Jesus through the eyes of the people who knew him.”