Faith & Doubt 09/11/22

Series:  John the Baptist

Faith & Doubt

Matthew 11:1-6

3 types of doubt

·      Intellectual doubt

·      Spiritual doubt

·      Circumstantial doubt

When Jesus had finished giving instructions to his twelve disciples, he moved on from there to teach and preach in their towns. Now when John heard in prison what the Christ was doing, he sent a message through his disciples and asked him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”

Jesus replied to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see: The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news, and blessed is the one who isn’t offended by me.”

Matthew 11:1-6

why did John doubt?

·      He had unmet expectations              

·      He was experiencing great pain.

·      He was second guessing his efforts.  

lessons for us 

No one is Immune from Doubt.

God is patient with our doubts. 

Help when facing doubt

Admit your doubts & ask for help.

  doubt       I am struggling to believe

      (vs) 

 unbelief     I am choosing not to believe.    

Determine that you want to know the truth.

Put yourself in a place of discovery.   

Act on your faith, not your doubts  

Go back to a moment of certainty.

The baseline for every Christian is the cross.

Today's key questions:        

Do you have a moment to go back to?            

Do you want to believe?