Embracing Doubt: A Journey to Deeper Faith

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- "I am convinced there are some people that are leaving the church not because God isn't good, but because they have questions they don't feel safe asking." [05:27] ( | | )

- "Your doubts don't have to take you away from God. Your doubts can actually draw you closer to God. Because it's so important to understand that your faith is actually a journey. It's not a destination." [08:09] ( | | )

- "The church and the home should be the safest places in the world to ask the hard questions, should be the safest places in the world. And I hope that you'll discover that the strongest faith isn't a faith that never doubts." [09:29] ( | | )

- "Your doubts don't disqualify your faith. In fact, if you ask me, in my very pastoral opinion, to rank the disciples in order of spiritual strength and greatness and faith, you know what I'd do? I'd put Thomas right up there at the top." [12:45] ( | | )

- "Jesus came to Thomas in the middle of his doubts. And this is hard for me to tell you because I am your pastor. But it was only three years ago or so, when I was about to preach in my spot, on song number two, standing right here, trying to worship, and feeling nothing." [20:11] ( | | )

- "Jesus is not a standoff savior. He's willing to be touched. If he feels far away, reach out to him because he's reaching out for you. You can ask questions. You can take your frustrations to him. You can wrestle with him." [17:07] ( | | )

- "Keep pressing into the things of God. And watch, how did Jesus respond to Thomas's doubt? Well, this is what scripture says Jesus did. The Bible says, 'Eight days later, the disciples were together again, and this time Thomas was there.'" [15:22] ( | | )

- "If there's questions, if there's doubt, this is not a time to panic. It's a time to process. It's a time to talk, because the church and the home should be the safest places in the world to ask the hard questions." [09:29] ( | | )

- "And I discovered that faith is not the absence of doubt. But faith is the means to push through doubt." [22:03] ( | | )

- "God can use your doubt to draw you to himself. God is so good. Jesus came to Thomas in the middle of his doubts." [19:03] ( | | )

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