Sermon: Lazarus needs our help. What will we do?

We are familiar with the story of Lazarus — the person Jesus raised from the dead. However, the story of Lazarus is much more. In this story, Jesus is calling us to action.

The story of Lazarus is rooted in Jewish tradition — the story of Eliezer of Damascus who comes to people as a poor man to deliver a blessing of God, only to be ignored by rich and powerful people. Translated to New Testament Greek, Eliezer is “Lazarus.”

In this present time, as struggle to balance our Christian faith with American policies regarding the poor and outcast, including illegal immigration and refugees, we must recognize what Jesus did for Lazarus.

“As we weigh risk and burden against faith and call, Lazarus comes to us.”