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The five fold ministry is a calling from God, not men.

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"You have to believe that Jesus is the risen Son of God, and this is what fear attacks...what you believe in. Fear tries to rob you of your faith, your joy, your peace...but we must not lose our belief in God and His Word."

--Pastor Omar Ellison

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We need to make sure that we aren't swayed by mere speaking ability, but that we focus on finding truth, no matter the skill of the speaker.

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Indifference is a dangerous state of mind, both spiritually and practically.

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John 20:19-31

For the disciples, the Resurrection, didn’t immediately erase their fear, uncertainty, or questions. They had seen the empty tomb, but they still struggled to understand what it all meant. They were left wondering, what now?

We all have wrestled with doubt, but Jesus is not threatened by our doubts; He meets us in them.

Doubt isn’t the end of faith; it’s often the beginning of deeper trust in Jesus.

1. The Disciples were afraid. John 20:19

Fear can be paralyzing.

Notice: In their fear, Jesus came to them.

In their fear, Jesus gives them purpose. John 20:21

A shift occurs; the disciples are moved from fear to faith. John 20:22

2. Faith is not always easy. John 20:24

Thomas refuses to believe without seeing. John 20:25

Consider this, maybe he is not rejecting faith, but wrestling with it.

Notice: Thomas does not walk away from the disciples.

Remember: Armies of one are easily defeated. Hebrews 10:23-25

3. God is not distant from our doubts; He is in the middle of them. John 20:26

Jesus let Thomas see to believe. John 20:27

Notice: Jesus does not rebuke or shame Thomas for his doubts, rather he confronts them and offers proof.

God is not afraid of our honest struggles. Psalm 34:4

Notice: Thomas no longer sees Jesus as his teacher, he now recognizes Him as God! John 20:28

Honest doubt can lead to deeper faith.

We must learn to trust God in the process.

Jesus spoke a blessing that reaches even to us today. John 20:29

What do we do during times of doubt?

Stay connected.

Bring our doubts to Jesus.

Remember: Faith is not about having every answer, it’s about choosing to trust the One who does.

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The stories we are looking at are not just ancient stories, but they are also reminders of this powerful truth: that what God has done before, He can do again.

Let's open our Bibles to Genesis chapter eight.

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References:

(1) Religious pluralism poses profound questions especially for Christians. Very often the people that propose these questions are children of MODERNISM and their whole approach is DICTATED by highly questionable PRESUPPOSITIONS which includes naturalism which I have shown that it is self-defeating.

(2) The Elephant and the Blind Men Parable.

(3) In the same way, people claim that different religions hold PIECES of the truth about God, heaven, and salvation, but no one religion holds it all. Thus, they say we shouldn’t argue about which religion is true or right. Rather, we should just be ECLECTIC and learn from each religion, because between all of us, we might get the WHOLE TRUTH about God.

(4) So what’s the conclusion? If you follow religious pluralism, then you would conclude the Bible is not TRUSTWORTHY; Jesus is not the SAVIOR; traditional logic is WRONG; and you have NO FREE WILL. Boy, isn’t that encouraging?

(5) Robert Jeffress, now the pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas and author of the book “Not All Roads Lead to Heaven” writes, “When it comes to the CENTRAL ISSUE of SALVATION, we must allow our beliefs to be SHAPED by what the founder of our faith, Jesus Christ, ACTUALLY said, not by what we WISH He had said. If you carefully and honestly search the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ words (which are the only reliable repository we have for His teachings), you will find that the REAL JESUS, versus the IMAGINARY JESUS, drives a STAKE through UNIVERSALISM, PLURALISM, and INCLUSIVEISM. As evidenced by His own words, Jesus clearly believes that a person can only be assured of going to heaven through exercising personal FAITH in Him” [John 14:6; 8:24; 4:26; 9:37; Acts 4:12; 1 Tim. 2:5-6].

(6) Jesus claimed to be God — and not just any god. He claimed to be the one and only God first revealed in the OT, Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

(7) In the trial before the Sanhedrin, the high priest asked Jesus: “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?” Jesus answered, “I am, and you shall see the Son of Man sitting at the right of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.” Jesus is quoting the prophecy of Daniel 7:13 and identifies Himself as being the Son of Man. In essence Jesus told the high priest in Mark 14:62 He was the Son of Man who would come on the clouds of heaven. The leaders of Judaism in Jerusalem, the high priest and the majority of the Sanhedrin, treated that claim as BLASPHEMY and ultimately they CONDEMNED Him to die by Roman crucifixion.

(8) Believers today have the very SAME MISSION given to Jesus’ disciples and to us. We are COMMANDED to share the gospel message, the only way to heaven is through Jesus, and we go about that mission with the Holy Spirit living inside us, guiding as we share His truth. We are INSTRUCTED to tell people the only way to be forgiven is through faith in Jesus. In John 8:24 Jesus said, “If you do not believe that I am [God, the promised Messiah, the Christ, the Son of Man], you will die in your sins.”

(9) The prayer: “Give me eyes to see the lost; A heart to love the lost; A will to win the lost; And a mouth to tell the lost about Jesus.”

This is Episode 221.

Spirit renewal is a powerful thing and it come through the process of conviction.

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Ephesians 4 talks about spiritual renewal.

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What about telling lies and not being honest? What about habitual liars?

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