Sermon Title: The Shadow of Doubt. Preacher: Deacon Stephanie Anderson. Preaching Text: John 3:1-17. Today we meet Nicodemus, who comes to Jesus under the cover of night. He is a leader, a teacher, a faithful person - and yet he is searching. He carries questions he feels he cannot ask in the daylight. We may know something about that kind of night; what it is to believe and still wonder, to trust and still wrestle, to hope and still have questions. In this conversation, Jesus does not shame doubt or dismiss searching faith. Instead, he meets it. He speaks of new birth, of wind and Spirit, of a love wide enough to hold the whole world. Today’s scripture reminds us that a searching faith is still welcomed faith. Even in the night, we are met by love.