In this third and final sermon through John chapter 11, Pastor Kellen Hiroto helps us look at the immediate aftermath of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. Rather than focusing on the mechanics or interview details of the miracle itself, the Apostle John focuses on the varied reactions to the sign—specifically contrasting saving belief with the subtle and dangerous characteristics of unbelief.

Join us as we explore John 11:45–57 and examine five characteristics of unbelief that serve as a clear warning to guard our hearts against hardening, while encouraging us toward wholehearted faith in Jesus Christ.

Key Topics Covered:

1. The clear distinction between belief and unbelief

2. How unbelief actively suppresses the truth

3. The dangers of prideful pragmatism and compromise

4. The extreme evil and ultimate cost of rejecting Christ

5. How passive curiosity fails to save

• 00:00 – Opening Prayer & Introduction to John 11

• 01:13 – Recapping the Miracle of Raising Lazarus

• 02:11 – Why John Focuses on Reactions Over Miracle Details

• 03:41 – 1. Unbelief is the Opposite of Belief (John 11:45)

• 04:14 – The Logical Implications of Saving Faith

• 06:06 – 2. Unbelief Suppresses the Truth (John 11:46–48)

• 07:23 – The Sanhedrin's Fear & Self-Interest

• 09:44 – 3. Prideful Pragmatism & Caiaphas’s Prophecy (John 11:49–52)

• 11:37 – The Irony of Substitutionary Atonement

• 12:51 – 4. The Extreme Evil of Unbelief (John 11:53, 57)

• 13:56 – John 8 & The Spiritual Reality of Rejecting God

• 15:19 – 5. The People’s Culpable Curiosity (John 11:54–56)

• 16:47 – Curiosity vs. Saving Faith

• 17:41 – Application & Closing Prayer