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Podcast: Sharper Iron from KFUO Radio
Episode: It Is Better for One Man to Die for the People
Description: Rev. David Vandercook, pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in North Little Rock, AR and Shepherd of Peace Lutheran Church in Maumelle, AR, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study John 11:45-57.The reaction to Jesus’ raising of Lazarus is mixed. Many believe in Jesus, but when the Pharisees find out what happen, their resolve to kill Jesus only grows. They take the matter to the Jewish ruling council, the Sanhedrin, which actually has some authority to do something. Their deliberation refuses to acknowledge any chance that Jesus is worthy of faith, and the matter pr...