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An Adventure in Bethany, I

Album: 16: Flights of Imagination

Episode: 226

Lesson/Theme: Lazarus; the power of Jesus.

Bible Verse: John 11:1-12:11

Characters: Lucy, Whit

Writer: Paul McCusker

Sound Designer: Dave Arnold

Original Air Date: April 3, 1993

Last Air Date: October 29, 2008

Description:
The Sunday school committee has asked Lucy to write a series of articles about towns and cities of the Bible. So Whit sends Lucy back to first century Bethany, a suburb of Jerusalem. Later, he joins her there, and the two of them experience an adventure full of intrigue. They see an attempted murder, the anointing of a king, the raising of a man from the dead, and, best of all, the sacrifice, forgiveness, and love of Christ. The story continues in part II...

Questions:
Lucy thought it was okay to miss a few church services in order to write the Bible articles. Why was that wrong to do? Why were the rabbis and religious leaders of Lazarus's time so afraid of Jesus? How would you have reacted if you were there when Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead?