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DISARMING

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DOUBT

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INTRODUCTION

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Difference Between

Doubt & Unbelief

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Timeless Secrets of
Doubt and Belief

John 20:24-28

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Doubt develops in Isolation

John 20:24 reminds us that Thomas

was away from the disciples when Jesus
came.
Sometimes our questions have less to
do with theological enigmas thatn with a
simple case of the blues.
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Doubt demands Evidence

“ The other disciples therefore said to him,

We have seen the Lord. But he said unto
them, Except I shall see in his hands the
print of the nails, and put my finger into
the print of the nails, and thrust my hand
into his side, I will not believe.”
John 20:25
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Doubt draws us back to Christ

“ And after eight days again his disciples

were within, and Thomas with them: then
came Jesus, the doors being shut, and
stood in the midst, and said, Peace be
unto you.”
John 20:26 AV
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Doubt deepens our Faith

Doubt brings us through to know and see

for ourselves.

“ Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither

thy finger, and behold my hands; and
reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into
my side: and be not faithless, but
believing.”
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Doubt defines our Faith

“ And Thomas answered and said unto

him, My Lord and my God.”
John 20:28

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Disarming

Your

Doubts

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Admit your doubts personally

We must first admit our doubts so that

we can deal with them.

Articulate your doubts clearly

What you doubt and why you doubt.

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Acknowledge your doubts prayerfully

Turn your doubts to questions

Turn your questions into prayers
Turn your prayers to God

Biblical Cases of Doubters

♦ Gideon
♦ Sarah
♦ Jeremiah
♦ David
♦ Job
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Accept the limitations humbly

♦ Your own limitations

♦ The Bible’s limitations
♦ The limits of man in complexity
of the universe

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 CONCLUSION

“Let your doubts draw you closer

to God, not farther away. So
you can acknowledge,
‘My Lord and my God.’”

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