OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS WE LOOK AT: “Faith Is the Purpose of Signs” “Faith Is Personal” TODAY "Faith Is More Than Agreement" – Intellectual Agreement Isn’t Enough – Biblical Faith Is Trust and Reliance – Biblical Faith Is Trust and Reliance Text: John 20:31b – “These are written so that YOU may believe…”Faith Is More Than Agreement

FOUNDATION OF FAITH OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS WE'LL LOOK AT: “Faith Is the Purpose of Signs” “Faith Is Personal” "Faith Is More Than Agreement" Text: John 20:31b – “These are written so that YOU may believe…” ________________________________________ “Faith Is Personal” Text: John 20:31b – “…that you may believe…” – Faith Cannot Be Borrowed – Faith Requires a Personal Decision – Faith Brings a Personal Relationship

Foundation of Faith Text: John 20:31b – “These are written so that you may believe…” Last message I left us with John didn’t write to convince you Jesus was a good man—he wrote so you’d believe He is the Christ. OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS WE'LL LOOK AT: “Faith Is the Purpose of Signs” "Faith Is More Than Agreement" “Faith Is Personal”

As we continue in John 20, let’s remember: the resurrection is not a side note to the Christian faith—it is its foundation. Final Takeaways for Today 1. Jesus honors honesty in doubt but leads us from inspection to intimacy. 2. Seeing is not the strongest ground for faith—trusting the testimony of God is. 3. Thomas models the journey of modern skeptics—he went from empirical demand to explosive worship. 4. Jesus’ response to Thomas is still echoing today, in every sermon, every Bible, every heart that struggles between “unless I see” and “I believe.”

As we continue in John 20, let’s remember: the resurrection is not a side note to the Christian faith—it is its foundation. Final Takeaways for Today 1. Jesus honors honesty in doubt but leads us from inspection to intimacy. 2. Seeing is not the strongest ground for faith—trusting the testimony of God is. 3. Thomas models the journey of modern skeptics—he went from empirical demand to explosive worship. 4. Jesus’ response to Thomas is still echoing today, in every sermon, every Bible, every heart that struggles between “unless I see” and “I believe.”

As we continue in John 20, let’s remember: the resurrection is not a side note to the Christian faith—it is its foundation. Final Takeaways for Today 1. Jesus honors honesty in doubt but leads us from inspection to intimacy. 2. Seeing is not the strongest ground for faith—trusting the testimony of God is. 3. Thomas models the journey of modern skeptics—he went from empirical demand to explosive worship. 4. Jesus’ response to Thomas is still echoing today, in every sermon, every Bible, every heart that struggles between “unless I see” and “I believe.”

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