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THOMAS: “WHO ARE YOU JESUS?”
Jesus deserves my unwavering best and my unreserved all.
(John 20:24-29) But one of the Twelve, Thomas (called “Twin”), was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples kept telling him, “We have
seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “If I don’t see the mark of the nails in His hands, put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into
His side, I will never believe!” After eight days His disciples were indoors again, and Thomas was with them, Even though the doors were locked, Jesus
came and stood among them. He said, “Peace to you!” Then He said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and observe My hands. Reach out your hand and put it
into My side. Don’t be an unbeliever, but a believer.” Thomas responded to Him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said, “Because you have seen Me, you have
believed. Those who believe without seeing are blessed.”
1.
Be a Leader
(John 11:7) “Let’s go to Judea again.”
(John 11:8) “Rabbi, just now the Jews tried to stone You, and You’re going there again?”
(John 11:14-15) Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died. I’m glad for you that I wasn’t there so that you may believe. But let’s go to him.”
(John 11:16) Then Thomas said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go so that we may die with Him.”
A. We need to be courageous leaders for Christ.
(John 14:4) “You know the way to where I am going.”
(John 14:5) “We don’t know where You’re going, so how can we know the way?”
(John 14:6) “I am the way, the truth and the life. No man comes to the Father accept through Me.”
B. We need to be clarifying leaders for Christ.
2.
Be a Believer
A. I can believe the testimony of multiple trusted friends.
B. I can believe the testimony of multiple eye-witness friend.
(20:19-20) In the evening of that first day of the week, the disciples were gathered together with the doors locked because of their fear of the Jews.
Then Jesus came, stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” Having said this, He showed them His hands and His side. So the disciples rejoiced
when they saw the Lord.
3.
Be an Achiever
(John 20:28) “My Lord and my God.”
A. I want my commitment to Jesus to be complete and irreversible.
B. I want my commitment to Jesus to lead to great achievement for Him.
4.
Be an Adventurer
A. Take an action without absolute assurance of the results.
B. This is what Jesus is hoping for from us.
(John 20:29) Jesus said, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed. Those who believe without seeing are blessed.”
Pastor Steve examines the Easter story in a way that challenges us to have a personal experience with Jesus.
Luke 24:1-12; John 20:
10-16
The Thief on the cross forces us all to consider where we are going when we die and who our faith is in.
Luke 23:32-43
Pastor Steve explores what Pilate saw in Jesus when he encountered the son of God face to face.
John 18:28-19:16
A look at the stories leading up to Easter through the eyes of Judas to understand why Jesus was a disappointment to him.
Matthew 27:3-5
