That You Might Believe

John 20:26-31

26 And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, "Peace to you!"

27 Then He said to Thomas, "Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing."

28 And Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!"

29 Jesus said to him, "Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."

30 And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book;

31 but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. John 20:26-31

Emphasis for This Month• Anchoring your hope in Christ• Faith/hope is not without evidence• Emmanuel is reality—God really came• The only reality with evidence!• How many signs needed to convince?

Signs That You Might Believe• Turning water into wine—John 2• The nobleman’s son—John 2• Cripple man at pool of Bethesda—John 5• Feeding of the 5,000—John 6• Stilling of the tempest—John 6• The boat immediately at the shore—John 6• The man born blind—John 8• Raising of Lazarus—John 11• Resurrection of Jesus—John 20

Believe and Obey, Today

• Believe Mark 16:16

• Repent Luke 13:3

• Confess Faith Rom. 10:10

• Be Baptized Acts 22:16

Added to His church, His body, His kingdom

• Be Faithful Rev. 2:10