Message Series

Things Jesus Never Said

Date

October 18, 2026

Teacher Ellie Dole

Things Jesus Never Said -  The World Says, "Everything Happens for a Reason" Jesus Says, “There is Hope That Laments”

Jesus does not offer shallow explanations for pain. At Lazarus’ tomb, He grieves, enters suffering with compassion, and still calls dead things back to life. The Kingdom gives us permission to lament without surrendering hope, and to ask, seek, and knock rather than settle for fatalism. The Kingdom values traced are hope, lament, and trust.