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What About My Doubt? Series

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 2, 2004

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3rd in a 3 part series about finding significant answers to life from intimate encounters with Jesus.

“What About My Doubt?” JOHN 20: 19 - 31 INTRODUCTION: In 1957, Lieutenant David Steeves walked out of the California Sierras Mts. 54 days after his Air Force trainer jet had disappeared. He related an unbelievable tale of survival after parachuting from his disabled plane. For almost 3 months ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Christian Church

Dare To Receive Again Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Mar 18, 2003

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In His second resurrection appearance, Jesus commissions His disciples and breathes the Holy Spirit on them. Will we let Jesus breath His Spirit into us also?

Dare to Receive Again – “Up From The Grave” series, Lent 2003 John 20:19-23 March 15/16, 2003 Intro: Friday afternoon I was driving home after spending much of the week at a leader’s retreat at St Paul’s Anglican up the road, and for the first time in a long, long time the sun was shining, it ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-23

Denomination: Baptist

Pray And Wait

Contributed by Christopher Roberts on Apr 8, 2003

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In these days of uncertainty -- of war and violence -- we should look to the ladies outside the tomb for an example of what we can do.

Please e-mail me with any comments or if you use any part of this at your church at Mail4ChrisR@aol.com. I would love to hear about it. God Bless! - Chris Today is a day of uncertainty. Our lives, whether consciously or unconsciously, are filled with anxiety about the future of our communities, ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-31

Denomination: Methodist

Reality Based Faith & The Resurrection Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 18, 2003

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Whether we are or are not convinced that Christ rose from the dead does not affect the reality of the Resurrection. The Bible presents it as objective history. But if we accept its reality by faith and live consistently in light of it, it changes our l

"Reality Based Faith" (John 20:19-29) NOTE: Here is a suggested bulletin insert I wrote. The Sermon follows it, after the **** ed Doubting Thomas and the Audacious Claim of the Resurrection by Ed Vasicek, pastor, Highland Park Church Kokomo, IN Thomas the Apostle was certainly a great man of ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-29, Luke 24:36-43

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Faithful Thomas

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Apr 19, 2003

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Thomas found his faith when he confronted his doubts.

Jeremiah 17:5-8 5 This is what the LORD says: "Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the LORD. 6 He will be like a bush in the wastelands; he will not see prosperity when it comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-30

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Nailprints Don't Lie

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 19, 2003

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Thomas dealt with his loss by postponing his choices and by absenting himself from the community. We do the same; but the nailprints of our shame and our guilt tell the truth about us.

We respond to loss in a variety of ways. There is no predicting how people will act when they lose something they cherish. I have seen everything from screaming and wailing to solid stoicism to outright laughter. I have conducted funerals where people have wept openly, and others ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-29

Denomination: Baptist

Resurrection Brings New Peace

Contributed by Francis Avila on Apr 20, 2003

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For those of you who live constantly in fear; fear of failure, fear of death, fear of terrorism, fear of uncertainties, the message Christ brings on Easter is: "Peace Be With You."

Resurrection Brings New Peace! Easter Sunday,2003 Text: John 20:19—31; Introduction: Humors: 1. In Taiwan, the translation of the Pepsi slogan “COME ALIVE WITH THE PEPSI GENERATION” came out as “PEPSI WILL BRING YOUR ANCESTORS BACK FROM THE DEAD.” 2. A man had fallen between the rails in a ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Congregational

Believing Without Seeing Series

Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Apr 21, 2003

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John writes his Gospel for the future generations of Christians.

Sermon for 2 Easter Yr B, 27/04/2003 Based on Jn 20:19-31 Grace Lutheran Church, Medicine Hat, Alberta By Pastor Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson The coach for a little league team had not yet learned the names of all his players, so he called them by the numbers on their uniforms. When he yelled, “Number ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Lutheran

My Lord And My God

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Apr 21, 2003

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A sermon for the 2nd Sunday of Easter A sermon about Thomas

2nd Sunday of Easter John 20:19-31 "My Lord and My God!!" 19 ¶ On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." 20 When he had said this, he showed ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Lutheran

Seeds Of Life

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 23, 2003

based on 26 ratings

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When we do wrong, we plant the seeds of death within ourselves, but Jesus, in his death and resurrection can plant the seeds of life!

John 20 Easter 2003 The Seeds of Life If you really enter into the experience of the weekend, you experience many different emotions: extreme love, betrayal, fear, denial, great grief in death, and great joy in resurrection. For some of us the Friday experience of death is too close – we ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-31

Denomination: *other

Faith And Victory All Over The World

Contributed by William Baeta on Apr 23, 2003

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“For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world – our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God” 1 John 5:4-5.

Theme: Faith and victory all over the world Text: Acts 4:32-35; 1 John 5:1-6; Jn. 20:19-31 Man has a deep desire for certainty and he will go to great lengths just to be certain. For many people the only things that are certain in life are death and taxes. For the Christian, however, there are ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-6, John 20:19-31

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Seeking A Sign

Contributed by Malcolm Lambert on Apr 26, 2003

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Thomas is given a sign, and responds in faith.

John 20.19-31 Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

A Bout With The Doubts

Contributed by William Nickles on Apr 26, 2003

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Using Thomas as an example of resurrected faith overcoming blinding doubt

I know we all have heard about Thomas. “Doubting Thomas;” poor ole doubting Thomas. The guy has caught grief for 2000 years and my guess is that he will catch grief for the next 2000 years – or until the Lord returns. To be honest, I feel for the guy. Our tradition has singled him out as having ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Touch From The Risen Lord

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 26, 2003

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Three barriers to faith - grief, fear and doubt were each dealt with by a special touch from the Risen Lord

A Touch from the Risen Lord The bodily Resurrection of Jesus Christ is a central pillar of the Christian faith. St. Paul summed up the Christian faith like this: For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: i) that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, ii) ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Anglican

Peace Be With You-Holy Humor Sunday

Contributed by Greg Buchner on Apr 27, 2003

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For a second year in a row, our church has celebrated Holy Humor Sunday. This sermon on Thomas, and Jesus’ statement, “Peace, be with you!” tries to bring some sense of “holy humor” into an otherwise less than humorous world.

“Peace Be With You” John 20:19-31, Holy Humor Sunday, April 27, 2003 Purpose: For a second year in a row, our church has celebrated Holy Humor Sunday. This sermon on Thomas, and Jesus’ statement, “Peace, be with you!” tries to bring some sense of “holy humor” into an otherwise less than ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-22, John 20:19-31

Denomination: Methodist

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