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EBC 3, 2, 1! – On Location in 2026! Leading to Worship Sunday March 22, 2026

Reading: John 11:1-45

EBC focuses on bringing the Bible into our Everyday Lives, emphasizing God’s Everyday presence by finding connections in our physical world! This week, we explore having faith even when it seems God is slow to respond, or doesn’t hear us. Click here: Week 12 Video  Welcome to this week’s EBC 3,2,1! Three points, two questions, and one action step! 

 Three Points 

• In John 11, we hear the events of Lazarus’ death, and Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. Jesus receives a message that Lazarus is ill. But Jesus does not drop everything, even though Jesus definitely has a plan. Instead, he stays two more days where he is. 

 • When Jesus does arrive, Lazarus is already dead (and has been dead for four days). He is in a tomb, sealed with a stone. Mary and Martha both express faith that Jesus could have saved Lazarus, and Mary adds that she knows God will do whatever Jesus asks, even now. Others question (a bit more derisively), could Jesus not have kept Lazarus from dying? 

• The stone is rolled away, and Jesus commands Lazarus to come out. Lazarus does. And while many believe in Jesus having seen this miracle, others begin to plot his death. 

 Two Questions 

• These verses make us certain Jesus knows what is about to happen, but what do we make of Jesus’ delay? Is Jesus merely “waiting” to perform a bigger miracle? Do the sisters despair, or get angry? Has God heard their prayer, even if they don’t already know it? What do these events tell us about God’s answers to prayer? 

• Do you notice the subtle yet important difference, between Mary and Martha’s faith statement: Lazarus would not have died if Jesus had been there, on the one hand, and the crowd’s more challenging: Could Jesus not have saved Lazarus? How often do we pray on both sides of that “line,” confident that God will do what we’ve asked, but also questioning why God hasn’t simply already done what we’ve asked? 

 Action Step 

• This week, send a message to God! And know that he has heard and is answering, even if you if you have not yet perceived the answer! 

 Don’t like these questions? Do these verses say something different to you? Great! What it is? 

 And as always, you are encouraged to find a friend (or two or many) and take an EBC coffee break! Find 15-25 minutes somewhere in the week and share your faith. Have fun finding God this week in your Everyday Life!