Preacher: Jeremy Herbert
Text: Luke 7:17-23
Theme: You can face your doubts without deconstructing
Notes:
3 Questions:
- What is my motive for asking?
- Do I seek to believe and follow, or do I seek a way out?
- What evidence do I need to believe?
- Judas and Peter saw the same evidence, yet came to different conclusions and two different destinies
- What do I really want?
- Demas wanted the world; Thomas wanted Christ
John the Baptist sent word to Christ to see if He really was the Messiah
How to Deal With Doubts:
- Ask for the right reasons
- Questions and doubts are normal
- Things That Prompt Doubts:
- Trauma
- Difficult Challenges
- Failure in Responsibilities
- Introduction to New Worldviews
- Being Surrounded by Unbelievers at Work/School/Etc
- Trials
- Weak Faith
- Ask the right people
- Ask those who believe
- Read the best sources
- Ask the right questions
- Assume that there is an answer
- Everyone starts with a belief system
- Everyone has preconceptions
- Everyone starts with motives
- Assume that there is an answer
Jesus isn’t afraid of your doubts or questions
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