Sermons on Thomas:

Is It A Sin To Doubt?

Contributed by Randy Croft on Nov 15, 2002

Lessons on faith and doubt, looking through the life of Thomas

Is It a Sin to Doubt? by Randy Croft One of the hardest decisions Krista and I made before Jacob was born was not which hospital to have the birth. Not which doctor would deliver our little guy. Not which pediatrician we would see, even though we went back and forth on that call. The hardest ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Believing In The Resurrected Jesus (Part Two)

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jan 6, 2014

Thomas started out as a doubter who quickly changed his skepticism once he saw the resurrected Jesus.

BELIEVING IN THE RESURRECTED JESUS (part two) John 20:19-31 1) Overjoyed! (19-20) All the hoopla surrounding the empty tomb happened Sunday morning and now we are in Sunday evening. The disciples had all day to think about what had already happened. They weren’t convinced that Jesus had ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Twelve Ordinary Men - Matthew & Thomas - Fill In The Blank Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Dec 23, 2012

This is the fill in the blank for the Bible study of Matthew & Thomas from 12 Ordinary Men. See also notes from the Bible Study found in the series of sermons here.

Note: This is a study from the book 12 Ordinary Men by John McArthur an excellent book. This is the fill in the blank outline from Adult Bible Fellowships of First Baptist Church Orion. This is not original but worth posting for study. Twelve Ordinary Men Matthew and Thomas I. Matthew the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:9-15

Denomination: Church Of God

Thomas: A Jesus Follower Who Doubted Lesson 5 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 18, 2023

A doubter makes decisions – not on intellect or emotions – but on their inner negative nature.

A. WHO WAS THOMAS 1. Thomas was listed both 7th and 8th among disciples (Matthew 10:2-4; Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:14-16). THOMAS – THREE NICKNAMES • Had a twin brother. Didymas means ditto, or duplicate, i.e., perhaps an identical twin (John 20:24). • Was from the tribe of Judah, or that was his ...read more

Scripture: John 20:25, John 20:27, Mark 9:23, Hebrews 11:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

Thomas: A Jesus Follower Who Doubted Lesson 6 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 5, 2025

Faith leads to correct understanding of Jesus.

A. WHO WAS THOMAS 1. Thomas was listed both 7th and 8th among disciples (Matthew 10:2-4; Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:14-16). THOMAS – THREE NICKNAMES • Had a twin brother. Didymas means ditto, or duplicate, i.e., perhaps an identical twin (John 20:24). • Was from the tribe of Judah, or that was his ...read more

Scripture: John 20:25, John 20:28

Denomination: Baptist

My Lord And My God

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Apr 8, 2015

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

Scripture: Luke 11:1-13, Luke 11:9, Matthew 7:7, John 20:19-31, 1 Peter 1:8-9, 1 Peter 1:12, 1 Peter 1:7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

Are We Like Thomas? John 20:19-24

Contributed by David Cramer on Mar 26, 2023

In the times we live in we need to encourage others to overcome doubt. This message is about a faith growing in someone who was a doubter.

Are we like Thomas? John 20:19-24 Good morning. Stand with me and lift your bible and repeat after me. This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I can do what it says I can do. I am going to learn how to be what it says I can be. Today I will learn more of the word of God. The ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dealing With Doubt

Contributed by Troy Borst on Mar 1, 2012

No matter the doubt you are dealing with, God understands the doubts. You cannot leave it alone. I challenge you today to expect doubt. I challenge you today to attack doubt at the source. I challenge you to look at the evidence. All three of these v

DEALING WITH DOUBT LUKE 7:18-35 INTRODUCTION… Story of Doubt The little boy cried out over and over, “Mom where are you?!” He was walking back and forth in the front of the store. People with shopping carts full of milk, bread, fruit, and other household items rattled past the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:18-35

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why Can't I Touch God: Lesson 9

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 25, 2014

Importance of touching in Scripture

A. INTRODUCTION 1. The 5 windows of the soul: sight, speech, hearing, touch and smell. 2. People ask to experience God by seeing, talking, hearing His voice and touching Him. WHAT TOUCH DOES • A touch satisfies curiosity • Touching gives greater information ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:14-16

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Expects ... Belief

Contributed by Peter Fisher on Apr 28, 2010

Jesus expects many things for his disciples, but mainly that they believe without seeing

Introduction There are many things in this passage that we can see Jesus expects for his followers from the things that he says in this passage. “Peace to be with you” It's a greeting, but it is also something that Jesus expects for his followers. “I am sending you” He ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Anglican

Jesus Shares His Scars Series

Contributed by David Smith on Jun 18, 2009

Thomas, one of the twelve, who was called the Twin, wasn’t with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples kept telling him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he told them, "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands, put my finger into them, and put my hand i

We’re in John chapter 20 this morning - the familiar story of ‘doubting Thomas’ - and, as I’ve noted many times before, this is one of those few passages in the Bible that the church in her wisdom suggests that we should read every year at this time (rather than every three years, which is the ...read more

Scripture: John 20:24-29

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Too Good To Be True?

Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on Apr 2, 2018

After Thomas had witnessed the risen Jesus he doubted no more. It might of been too good to be true but he had witnessed it first hand and that always helps.

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE? JOHN 20:19-31. We live in a sceptical world where human nature finds it difficult to believe in anything good. In fact we find it easy to believe in something bad and prefer to believe in a white lie rather than believe in the truth. We say, "its too good to be true." But ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Doubting Disciples

Contributed by David Roth on Apr 25, 2020

As Christians we have our doubts and we have Jesus. We doubt our doubts and we believe Him.

John 20:19-31 Easter 2 April 19, 2020 J. J. May the words of my mouth, and the meditations of our hearts, be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. Alleluia. He is risen. He is risen, indeed. Alleluia. “Doubting Disciples” They were in the Upper Room. The same ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Lutheran

Seeing Is Believing (Part Two)

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Apr 27, 2020

Last week we looked at Jesus' resurrection appearance to Mary. She went and told the Apostles but they didn't believe her. They were unwilling to believe that Jesus had risen from the dead unless they saw him with their own eyes. And see him they would!

SEEING IS BELIEVING (part two) John 20:19-31 Last week we looked at Jesus' resurrection appearance to Mary. Before that, she noticed the tomb was empty. She went to tell the Apostles and Peter and John raced to the tomb and found it empty, just as Mary had said. Then, after she encountered the ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31, 1 Peter 1:8-9, John 21:25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

An Unexamined Belief Is Not Worth Having

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Apr 25, 2019

Jesus instructs us to have faith and believe, but how do we do that with our doubts?

Today’s gospel reading is one of the best-known Eastertide gospels – that of ‘Doubting Thomas’. We almost never hear the name of this disciple without the label of ‘Doubting’. Most people, no matter how non-religious, have heard about ‘Doubting Thomas’. You may be interested to know that in the ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31, Mark 3:18, Matthew 10:3, Luke 6:15

Denomination: Episcopal