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  • Bouts With Doubts

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Apr 30, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,648 views

    I’m sure we’ve all used the phrase, “I doubt it” or, “I have my doubts”. To doubt something is to challenge its authenticity. Having doubts is normal when something is questionable or unproven. However, having doubts about God is not okay and is something

    “BOUTS WITH DOUBTS” INTRODUCTION: I’m sure we’ve all used the phrase, “I doubt it” or, “I have my doubts”. To doubt something is to challenge its authenticity. It means I’m finding it very difficult to believe. It signifies skepticism or uncertainty; our suspicion over the unlikelihood of ...read more

  • Breathe On Me, Oh Breathe Of God Series

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Jan 28, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,108 views

    Among the good gifts that the heavenly Father bestows upon his children, there is none greater than the Holy Spirit.

    Breathe on Me, Breath of God John 20:21-23 Intro Among the good gifts that the heavenly Father bestows upon his children, there is none greater than the Holy Spirit. Jesus told his disciples to expect the Holy Spirit to render unto them the personal ministries he had given while he was visibly ...read more

  • "Day Of Victory"

    Contributed by Dennis Marquardt on Mar 30, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,591 views

    Resurrection of Jesus, Easter sermon

    "DAY OF VICTORY" TEXTS: John 20:1-31 INTRO: If the resurrection of Jesus Christ did not take place then Christianity is a joke! BUT … if it did take place then your choice of accepting or rejecting Christ as Lord of your life is NO joke! Most people have a hard time with believing in a ...read more

  • Do You Believe?

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Mar 19, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 17,192 views

    This sermon is inspired by the movie beginning on March 20, 2015 by the same title. It uses Thomas and the story of his "doubting" in his faith-believing following Jesus' resurrection. It leaves us with the question, "Do you believe?"

    In 2012, the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life conducted a survey including White, Black and Hispanic Catholic, Protestant and Non-Denominational Christians. In this survey was the following statement, “I never doubt the existence of God.” Survey results are as follows: 80% ...read more

  • We Live By Faith And Not By Sight

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Mar 24, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 16,610 views

    Not seeing is believing

    WE LIVE BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT: John 20:19-31 Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” Have you ever had a moment when you doubted the Word of God? How in the world is this person who is dead going to come back to life again, you wonder, as you go to the funeral. I ...read more

  • Easter Sunday, Expectations. Series

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Apr 5, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,676 views

    The day of Jesus resurrection was a day of the unexpected, are we open to the unexpected taht God puts before us so that we might live in understanding of him and by his power?

    Easter Sunday, expectations. I may have mentioned Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin previously. But during his day Nikolai was as powerful a man as there was on earth. As Russian Communist leader he took part in the Bolshevik Revolution 1917, was editor of the Soviet newspaper Pravda (which by the way ...read more

  • The Scars Of Christianity

    Contributed by Reginald Knight on Apr 7, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,060 views

    This sermon focuses on the scars Jesus received, and reminds us of the Scars we too experience in life, and how we respond.

    WHEN HE HAD SAID THIS HE SHOWED THEM HIS HANDS AND HIS SIDE… All of us have scars somewhere on our body, which have accumulated over the years, and more often than not, there is a story connected to these scars. These scars are reminders of one experience or the other. Some of these scars ...read more

  • My Lord And My God

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Apr 8, 2015
    based on 96 ratings
     | 31,883 views

    Do you sit with Thomas, as one seeking? Do you sit with the others, still excited from the week before? Perhaps you sit on your own, neither excited nor doubting. May you proclaim as Thomas did "My Lord and My God". Updated March2021.

    For those not familiar with an Anglican Service there are four readings prior to the Message. The readings assigned for today are: Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 133:1-5; 1 John 1:1-2:2 and John 20:19-31 So here we are... One week ... after Easter. How has this week been ... for you? How are you this ...read more

  • It's Not That Complicated (Jesus Died, Then Rose From The Dead)

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Apr 8, 2015
    based on 50 ratings
     | 24,874 views

    Many have become so obsessed with facts that we have missed the impact of the resurrection on their lives. The Resurrection is not that complicated it is a straight forward truth. Christ died and was risen from the dead. Updated April 2022.

    For those not familiar with an Anglican Service there are four readings prior to the Message. The readings assigned for today are: Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 133:1-5; 1 John 1:1-2:2 and John 20:19-31 Early on the morning of December 7, 1941, ......two airmen ... who had just taken their post at a radar ...read more

  • " The Peace Christ Offers Through The Resurrection"

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Apr 9, 2015
     | 6,293 views

    The resurrection give peace to the believer, between God and disciples, brings peace between all, brings peace to our souls, and brings peace to the world.

    John 20:19-23 Peace Christ offers us through the Resurrection • Take note Jesus uses the words peace be with you twice . On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and ...read more

  • Ohana Means Family And Family Means Nobody Gets Left Behind Series

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Apr 10, 2015
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,009 views

    Jesus didn't just come back for "doubting Thomas" - first he came back for the other "doubting ten" when they did not believe Mary Magadalene. Jesus, the non anxious presence, doesn't leave anyone behind.

    “The doors were locked for fear of the Jews” Bolt it. Double lock it. Put the chain on. Fasten the padlock. “The doors were locked for fear of the Jews” Let me share with you two stories that happened within two years of each other in the second decade of the Twentieth ...read more

  • Vital Christianity

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 13, 2015
     | 3,993 views

    Only a vital Christianity creates vital Christians.

    Without Jesus at the center of our faith and life, what are we left with? As far as our Christianity goes, it’s going to be nothing more than some form of bland moralism, religious formalism, or an anemic spirituality that neither motivates us nor appeals to others. We must have a ...read more

  • The Presence Of Jesus

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Apr 15, 2015
    based on 5 ratings
     | 22,476 views

    What happens when Jesus is in the midst of His disciples? If we allow Jesus to come into our midst, we shall be filled with peace, joy, His Spirit, forgiveness and invited to the adventures of a life time.

    Scripture: John 20:19-31 (NIV) 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and ...read more

  • When Belief Is Hard Series

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Apr 16, 2015
     | 6,636 views

    Sometimes belief is just plain hard - just ask Thomas (a 1st person sermon)

    “Getting Into Shape: When Belief Is Hard” John 20:19-31 I’m grateful you’re here today. Some of you are here because you want to hear what I have to say – you’re curious; some of you are here to check out what I have to say – you’re suspicious. ...read more

  • Thomas: From Pouter To Doubter To Shouter

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on May 1, 2015
    based on 13 ratings
     | 27,398 views

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    From Pouter to Doubter to Shouter John 20:24-29 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/thomas.html We know less about Thomas than some of the disciples. We don't know his trade or how or when Jesus called him. [unlike several others] He may have been a twin. Thomas is Aramaic for twin. Didymus is ...read more