THE MOST ICONIC EVENT IN HISTORY
STUCK: The Belief Struggle – Part 1
Paul Westbrook
April 3 & 4, 2021
Agreement 1: Jesus died by
.
Agreement 2: Jesus was buried most likely in a
.
Agreement 3: Soon afterwards, the disciples were
,
,
.
Agreement 4: Jesus’ tomb was
after His internment.
Agreement 5: The disciples had experiences they believed were actual
.
Agreement 6: Due to these experiences, the disciples’ lives were thoroughly
. They were even willing
.
Agreement 7: The disciples’ preaching about
took place in the city of Jerusalem, where Jesus had
, and very shortly after.
Agreement 8: James the brother of Jesus, and a skeptic before this time, was
.
John 20:19-28
“On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you!’”
John 20:19 (NIV)
“After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. 21 Again Jesus said, ‘Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.’”
John 20:20-21 (NIV)
“Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, ‘We have seen the Lord!’ But he said to them, ‘Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.’”
John 20:24-25 (NIV)
“A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you!’ 27 Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.’”
John 20:26-27 (NIV)
“And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.”
1 Corinthians 15:14 (NIV)
“Thomas said to him, ‘My Lord and my God!’”
John 20:28 (NIV)