Little Country Church on the edge of town

Do do do do do do

People coming every day from miles around

For meetings and for Sunday school

And it's very plain to see

It's not the way it used to be.

Welcome to the Word for today, featuring the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a chapter by chapter verse by

verse study through the entire Bible. And on today's edition of the word for today,

Pastor Chuck continues his message, ask and receive as we pick up in John chapter 11, verse 21.

And now with today's study, here's Pastor Chuck. And so Martha left the people that

had gathered to mourn, and she came out on the path and met Jesus before he ever got to Bethany.

And then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if you have been here, my brother would not have died.

Bitterness in her voice, no doubt.

Disappointment at least.

Lord, where were you?

Lord, why didn't you respond?

It was really sort of a rebuke of Jesus.

Lord, if you would have been here, my brother would not have died. Why didn't

you come, Lord, when we called you? But you realize it's been six days? But I know that even now,

whatsoever you will ask of God, God will give it to you. Now, there's a tremendous expression

of faith, but I don't think that Martha was anticipating the resurrection of her brother.

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