03/19/2023
Sermon Sheet for Sunday Morning 10 A.M. (PST)*Mar. 19th, 2023*Chowchilla Church of Christ 701 Trinity Avenue Chowchilla, CA. 93610*Dial Direct-518-263-8537*Toll Free-844-875-2222, then the Access Code 1719573 #.
ARE YOU A DOUBTER? OR A DOER? Matthew 21:18-22
*Prayer before Sermon: Our God, Who Is always here and there with us. We pray to You this morning asking for more faith and trust in You and Your Word! Please forgive us for our doubting You last week in the smallest and then ginormous things that we know You can do. We strongly request as the Apostles did in Luke 17:5, “Lord Increase Our Faith.” We pray this in Jesus’ Name, Amen. It was John Wolfgang Von Goethe that renowned German playwright and poet of the 17th-18th Century who said, “Give me the benefit of your convictions, if you have any; but keep your doubts to yourself, for I have enough of my own.”
*Presentation of Sermon: The word doubt is a negative word meaning: The state of being unsure of something. Or Uncertainty about the truth, factuality or existence of something or someone. (Ref.-WordWeb Dict. 1023). Accordingly, a doubter is a person who habitually doubts accepted beliefs and is not committed to something or someone. This word doubt is found 13 times, with 72 examples in The Bible! The New Testament Greek word for doubt is diakrino, it means to hesitate, to stagger, to waver, and even to oppose. Come with me now to our Sermon Text: Matthew 21:18-22 Vs.18 In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, he became hungry. Vs.19 Seeing a fig tree by the roadside, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. He told it, “May fruit never come from you again!” And immediately the fig tree dried up. Vs.20 When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree dry up so quickly?” they asked. Vs.21 Jesus answered them, “I tell you with certainty, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you be able to do what has been done to the fig tree, but you will also say to this mountain, 'Be removed and thrown into the sea,' and it will happen. Vs.22 You will receive whatever you ask for in prayer if you believe.” 😊
*Point of Sermon Today: Doubting does 3 damaging things to you as a Christian: WHOA!
(1). Doubt decreases your faith in God. Read Luke 12:28.
(2). Doubt damages your trust in The Bible. Read Psalm 19:7.
(3). Doubt destroys your ability to live a Christian lifestyle. Read 2nd Corinthians 5:7; James 1:8.
To Become a Christian, one must: Hear the Gospel. Romans 1:16,10:17. Believe that Jesus Christ is God’s Son. John 8:24. Repent from past sins. Luke 13:3. Confess Jesus Christ as God’s Son. Matthew 10:32-33. Be baptized to get sins removed. Mark 16:15-16; Acts 2:38. Or come back to Him, if you’ve strayed away. James 5:19-20. To listen to the recording, dial 720-843-2090, then the access code 1719573 #. And the reference number today is 35. Done by The Holy Spirit & Melvin-909-827-4754.
