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Pastor Blake Hanson | 4.23.23

Matthew 28:1–6 (NLT)

1 Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to visit the tomb. 

2 Suddenly there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled aside the stone, and sat on it. 

3 His face shone like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow. 

4 The guards shook with fear when they saw him, and they fell into a dead faint. 

5 Then the angel spoke to the women. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 

6 He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying.

Matthew 28:16–17 (NLT)

16 Then the eleven disciples left for Galilee, going to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 

17 When they saw him, they worshiped him—but some of them doubted!

WHY DO WE DOUBT? 

• Questions cannot be answered. 
• Bad situations. 
• Hurts & pains that cannot be resolved. 

WHEN IT COMES TO DOUBT…

Your Faith is a journey, not a destination.

Mark 9:23–24 (ESV)

23 And Jesus said to him, “ ‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.” 

24 Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!”

The safest places to explore doubt: Church & Home 

James 1:5 (NLT)

5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.

Understand the difference between Faith & Belief

Faith is a gift.

Ephesians 2:8 (ESV)

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,

Belief is acknowledging the obvious.  

James 2:19 (NLT)

19 You say you have faith, for you believe that there is one God. Good for you! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror.

Strong faith doesn’t doubt, strong faith grows through doubt. 

John 20:24–25 (NLT)

24 One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), was not with the others when Jesus came. 

25They told him, “We have seen the Lord!” 

John 20:25 (NLT)

25 They told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “I won’t believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands, put my fingers into them, and place my hand into the wound in his side.”

Questions don’t make us bad, it shows we’re human. 

John 11:14–16 (NLT)

14 So he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. 

15 And for your sakes, I’m glad I wasn’t there, for now you will really believe. Come, let’s go see him.” 

16 Thomas, nicknamed the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go, too—and die with Jesus.”

Jesus responds to our doubt. 

John 20:27–28 (NLT)

27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don’t be faithless any longer. Believe!” 

28 “My Lord and my God!” Thomas exclaimed.

The greatest doubters often become the strongest believers! 

Psalm 34:8 (NLT)

8 Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!

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