Do You Believe This?

July 6, 2025 | John 11.17-27 | Rob Collis

The story of Lazarus is all about people saying, “God, help!” and the ways Jesus shows up to respond to their prayer. And when Jesus shows up, he doesn’t always answer our prayers exactly the way we expect or imagine: When we call out to him, he invites us to take our eyes off of ourselves, and to fix them on him, as we trust in his goodness and what it is he is intending to do.

This week, Rob Collis preaches from John 11.17-27. When we cry out to God for help, we want him to reply immediately! But that’s not always how he works. In our passage this week, Jesus has showed up, but he isn’t rushing to perform a miracle. So as we look at this interaction Jesus has with Martha, the sister of Lazarus, we’re going to try and see what it is he’s revealing to us about himself.