Welcome!Sunday

Bible Classes 9:30 AMWorship 10:30 AM

5:30 PM

Wednesday Bible Classes 7:00 PM

Bibles and copies of sermons are available

Please silence your cell phones

II John Vs 1-6

John’s Greeting & his joyJohn’s request for love

II John Vs 7-11

Warning of false teachersHow to handle false teachers

II John Vs 12-13

John’s desire to visit

III John: 3 MenVs 1-8 – Gaius

A good reputationJoy to JohnDoing good for all the saints

III John: 3 MenVs 9-11 – Diotrephes

A bad reputationLoving preeminence

Welcome!Sunday

Bible Classes 9:30 AMWorship 10:30 AM

5:30 PM

Wednesday Bible Classes 7:00 PM

Bibles and copies of sermons are available

Please silence your cell phones

Psalm 96:8-9 Give to the LORD the glory due His name;

Bring an offering, and come into His courts. Oh, worship the LORD in the beauty of

holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth.

Hymns Invitation

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Believing Thomas

John 20:24-29

Thomas’ FaithThomas wanted to believe

Thomas refused to be deceived

Thomas made a reasonable demand

Thomas believed when it was met

The Value of NOT BelievingActs 17:10-11 Then the brethren immediately

sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so

The Value of NOT BelievingActs 17:10-11 Then the brethren immediately

sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so

Blind Faith is NOT GoodRomans 10:17 – Faith comes from

knowing the Word of God

Thomas’ Great ExampleFirst – a desire to believe

John 9:35-39John 6:66-68

Thomas’ Great ExampleSecond – a fear of being deceived“do not be deceived”

Luke 21:81 Corinthians 6:9, 15:33Galatians 6:7James 1:16

Thomas’ Great ExampleSecond – a fear of being deceived“do not be deceived”Ephesians 5:6 Let no one deceive you

with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

Thomas’ Great ExampleSecond – a fear of being deceived“do not be deceived”Colossians 2:8 Beware lest anyone cheat

you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.

Thomas’ Great ExampleThird – a desire for real evidenceWe are not asked to believe without proof

Proof of God - Romans 1:19-20Proof of Christ - John 20:30-31

Thomas’ Great ExampleFinally – believe when the proof is thereWe have no excuse to be incredulous:

If we won’t studyIf we won’t accept truthIf we won’t change

Thomas’ Example For UsDo you “test the spirits” as commanded?1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every

spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Thomas’ Example For UsDo you “test the spirits” as commanded?Do you hold on to what is true?Do you reject what is false? Romans 12:9b Abhor what is evil. Cling

to what is good.

Forgiveness of Sin & Eternal Life

Leave the State of Sin:

Believe: John 8:24 Repent: Acts 17:30 Confess: Rom 10:9-10 Baptism: 1 Pet 3:21

In ChristIn SinObey Him 1 Peter 1:14 1 John 1:7 Christian

Forgiveness

of sin

“there is no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus…” Romans 8:1