Jesus is Bigger than Doubt

INTRO:

Story tell

INTRO: Do you have the faith to believe God?

Body

Body

—Doubt doesn’t afflict the faithless; doubt afflicts those of little faith.

Peter wasn’t faithless (31); he got out of the boat—he had little faith and because of that faith, Jesus saved him.

Doubt/faith dichotomy

Doubt doesn’t equal faithlessness

Does weak faith save? — yes

ILL: Books — crazy love (chan), radical (platt), not a fan (k. idleman), go + do (jay milbrandt) — premise: a Christian is lives a radical, no-holds-bard life — implication, if you don’t your not a Christian

Jesus > religion (Jefferson bethke), Ordinary (M. Horton) — living a radically ordinary, biblical Christian existence, experiencing the journey and growing day-to-day.

(on prayer) — Little faith may seem good enough at times but it isn’t good—it needs to grow.

Little faith may seem good enough at times but it isn’t good.

Double-minded (constrained by the philosophies of this world).

Inconsistent (tossed by the waves—changing ideologies easily)

Doesn’t get what he receives in prayer (cf. )

ILL: When Matt helped me paint my ceiling—When I do construction vs. a professional (I can get the job done well enough, but not in the same way)

Boy who has a demon — , cf. 14-29 — Jesus is bigger than doubt!

Jesus increases faith when you seek him.

The disciples: “This kind only comes out by prayer.”

Help my doubt (the part of me that doesn’t believe) means increase my faith

APP:

Ask

Help my doubt (the part of me that doesn’t believe) means increase my faith

Hear the Word –

Services and Small Groups

Personal Reading

Podcast with show notes (devote yourself to the public reading of scripture)

Do the Word –

Repentance of sin

Participation in the local church

Baptism

Lord’s Supper

Anything unique to that congregation or that congregations needs (cf. )

Business meeting

Test the Word – ; cf.

We tend to wait for the promises before we move.

James and Malachi challenge us to move in faith without doubting to test God’s promises.

PRAYER

Help our unbelief/doubt