05-20-18 Kevin Goins - Dealing with Doubt

“Dealing With Doubt”  John 6:60-71

We all struggle with doubt, but sometimes our doubts seem so insignificant we think nothing of them. Or, they may be hiding beneath the surface so we are not even aware that they are there. But if not dealt with, doubts tend to grow until something happens and we realize our confidence in God is not as strong as we thought it was. What can we do to stop our doubts from growing? What does the Bible teach us about doubt?

I First, doubt isn’t about not __________, doubt is about not _____________ (6:60).

A. Sometimes we think it is enough just to h______ what God says, but hearing without _____________ is not hearing at all.

B. We hear what Jesus says, but we don’t ______ to do it so we ________ our disobedience by doubting what he said.

 

II Second, doubt so clouds the __________that it keeps us from seeing the __________ (6:61-62).

A. There are times when the decisions we make ________ hurt us greatly t____________.

B. When we respond to God now with doubt, it has a c______________ effect on what God will be able to show us in the future.

III Third, doubt often focuses on the ______________ while ignoring the _____________ (6:63).

A. Without the _______ of Jesus we have nothing, but that is not all there is to our salvation; something _______ is necessary.

B. The news of the death of Jesus only has p_______ because his death was followed by his _______________.

C. When we make life all about the b______ (the f________), we are tormented by doubt, because the body is so f___________.