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 As we read from John chapter 20, during the very first Easter, about a week after Jesus resurrected,

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 Jesus appeared among his disciples in a house behind a locked door, and he singled out Thomas.

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 It reads in verse 26 to 27,

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 A week later, his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them.

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 Though the door were locked, Thomas called. Jesus came and stood among them and said,

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 Peace be with you. Then he said to Thomas, Put your finger here. See my hands.

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 Wish out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.

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 Why did Jesus single out Thomas? What can we learn from this man?

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 We had celebrated Good Friday and Easter just about two weeks ago.

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 I hope you still remember from those sermons of the true meaning of Easter,

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 how the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ had dealt with the ultimate problem of human,

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 the human ultimate problem of sin, and given us the hope of being right with God,

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 being accepted by God as his children once again.

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 It's easy for us in this modern day to sit around eating our chocolate eggs and point on the meaning of the Easter event.

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 I don't think it's as easy for those people at the very first Easter.

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 John chapter 20, 19 tell us that on that day of Jesus' resurrection, that evening,

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 the disciples were together behind closed doors for fear of the Jews.

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 They were fearful that they may be next on the list to be crucified,

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 just like what happened to the teacher Jesus.

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 They had just lost someone very close to them,

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 the person they thought may be the promised Messiah that would help them to overturn their government.

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 Then Jesus came and stood among them and said,

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 Peace be with you.

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 And he showed them his hand and his side and gave them their blessing.

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 I'm sure if we were there, it would be such a mixed feeling.

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 John in his gospel tells us that the disciples were overjoyed,

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 but Matthew, Mark, and Luke all tells us that the disciples were still doubting,

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 filled with unbelief.

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 Some thought they were seeing ghosts.

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 However, there was one man that did not experience any of this feeling.

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 He missed all the commotion.

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 John tells us in verse 24,

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 Now Thomas, one of the twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.

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 Why wasn't he there?

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 What would he possibly have gone to?

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 The Bible didn't tell us that, where he went,

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 but it tells us that the overjoyed and excited disciples

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 were trying to convince Thomas that Jesus is alive and had resurrected.

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 It must be terrible to have missed the chance to see the resurrected Christ,

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 but it would be worse to be reminded over and over again that he has missed out.

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 And so Thomas stubbornly replied to the others,

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 maybe also as a way to shut them up.

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 He laid down a condition for him to believe.

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 Unless I see the nail marks in his hands

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 and put my fingers where the nails were

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 and put my hand into his side,

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 I will not believe it.

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 Jesus singled out Thomas after about a week

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 to answer this exact request.

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 He almost repeated what Thomas had said.

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 Put your finger here, see my hand.

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 Reach out your hand and put it into my side.

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 Stop doubting and believe.

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 Jesus singled out Thomas because he knew what was going on within Thomas.

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 Jesus wanted to restore Thomas' faith in him and in his resurrection.

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 It was important for Thomas to stop being an unbeliever

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 because if one of the twelve apostles had remained a doubter,

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 it would have cast disbelief on the integrity of other disciples and witnesses

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 and the ripple effect would have passed down through history.

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 It was also very important for Thomas to come to terms with what is happening

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 so he can fulfill Jesus' plan for him and for us.

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 Let's take a closer look of who Thomas really is

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 and how Jesus interacts with him.

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 The method that Jesus used with Thomas is not unusual in his dealing with us

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 because just like Thomas, we often have questions and doubts.

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 All four Gospels tell us that Jesus carefully chose his disciples

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 to come and learn from him,

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 to bring the good news of the kingdom to everyone.

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 Thomas was chosen and appointed by the Lord Jesus

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 to be one of his followers.

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 They will follow Jesus through all the ups and downs,

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 through all the glories and shames,

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 through all the acceptance and rejections.

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 On many occasions, Jesus had to face the possibility to be stoned to death

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 for what he claims and preached.

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 And Thomas was there with Jesus.

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 And he did not back down or run away.

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 He stayed right by Jesus' side.

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 John in chapter 11 tells us that

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 after Jesus had stayed away from Jerusalem for a while,

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 words of the health of his friend Lazarus reached Jesus.

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 And he intended to go back to Judea to see him.

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 And his disciples replied,

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 But teacher, a short while ago,

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 the Jews are there trying to stone you.

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 And why are you going back?

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 Thomas was there with Jesus

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 when Jesus told them that Lazarus was already dead.

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 In verse 14 to 16, Jesus said,

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 Lazarus is dead, and for your sake,

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 I am glad I was not there,

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 so that you may believe.

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 But let's go to him.

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 Then Thomas said to the rest of the disciples,

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 let's also go that we may die with him.

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 Thomas is willing to go back to Jerusalem with Jesus,

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 to die with him there.

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 He knew perfectly well of the attitude and intention

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 of the religious leader at that time.

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 There was every possibility

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 that they would arrest Jesus and put him to death.

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 Thomas was concerned about Jesus' death,

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 but Jesus was more concerned

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 that his disciples would believe in him.

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 Jesus said,

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 I am glad I was not there,

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 so that you may believe.

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 Thomas was with Jesus

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 when Jesus raised Lazarus from death.

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 He came to Jerusalem to die with Jesus,

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 and witness the master of death

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 called the dead man back to life.

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 Thomas was just as prepared as the other disciples

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 to believe in the resurrection.

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 But along with the other disciples,

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 he never really understood

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 Jesus was talking about his resurrection

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 when he said,

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 I am the resurrection and the life.

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 Thomas was with Jesus

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 the night before Jesus' death,

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 as Jesus prepared his disciples

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 for his crucifixion.

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 John chapter 13 to 17 tell us

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 that Jesus demonstrates his love

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 for his disciples by washing

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 and drying their feet.

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 And with many words,

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 he encourages them.

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 Chapter 13, verse 19,

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 Jesus said,

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 I am telling you now before it happens,

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 so that when it does happen,

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 you will believe that I am who I am.

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 Very truly I tell you,

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 whoever accepts anyone I send

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 accepts me,

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 and whoever accepts me

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 accepts the one who sends me.

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 Later, Jesus said again,

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 I have told you now before it happens,

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 so that when it does happen,

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 you will believe.

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 As Thomas listened to the encouraging words

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 of Jesus about heaven,

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 that Jesus is going there

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 to prepare a place for them,

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 Jesus said,

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 You know the way to the place

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 where I am going.

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 Thomas said to Jesus,

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 Lord, we don't know where you are going,

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 so how can we know the way?

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 This allowed Jesus to reply,

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 I am the way,

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 the truth,

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 and the life.

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 No one comes to the Father

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 except through me.

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 Thomas listened intensely,

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 who reflected on his own knowledge,

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 and quickly acknowledged

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 it is not where Jesus said it was.

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 This allowed Jesus to explain

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 his teaching further,

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 and it is a good,

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 healthy way of interruption.

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 To this point,

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 the Thomas that Jesus has chosen

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 seems a great guide,

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 bold,

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 honest,

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 ready to have a go,

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 ready to follow Jesus

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 to the end,

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 even to death.

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 But it comes to chapter 20,

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 as we have read.

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 Thomas missed

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 his chance

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 at the first appearance of Jesus

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 after his resurrection.

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 And when other people

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 want him to experience

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 that same sense of

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 emotional relief

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 and peace,

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 knowing that

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 his Savior was alive,

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 he demanded

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 more evidence.

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 Just like any one of us,

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 often when in our unbelief,

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 we take pride

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 in demanding

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 more evidence

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 than that was given

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 by a group of

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 creditable,

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 faithful friends.

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 As Jesus said earlier

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 in 1320,

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 whoever accepts

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 anyone I send

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 accepts me,

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 and whoever accepts me

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 accepts the one

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 who sends me.

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 Thomas,

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 in his arrogance,

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 had refused

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 the testimony

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 by his friends,

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 which in fact

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 was rejecting

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 Jesus and God.

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 What had happened

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 to the chosen

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 Thomas the Apostle?

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 Why wasn't he there

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 the first night

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 after Jesus' resurrection?

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 To his defense,

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 maybe,

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 perhaps it was

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 his emotional reaction

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 to the outcome

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 of his agony

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 and disappointment.

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 Death was very real

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 to Thomas.

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 He had been filled

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 with the horror

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 at the sight

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 of the beating

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 ruins of Jesus.

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 The person

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 that he could touch

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 and feel,

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 the person

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 that he ran

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 while they

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 dodged

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 all the throwing stones,

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 no longer

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 there.

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 The person

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 of his focus,

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 the reference

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 of his life,

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 that person

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 he can rely on

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 is no longer

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 in his sight.

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 And he did not

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 want to be

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 with anyone.

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 He just wanted

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 to be alone

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 to face all the pain

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 and suffering

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 by himself.

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 What Thomas

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 had asked for

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 when he got back

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 with the disciples

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 seems arrogant

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 because he rather

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 trust his own eyes,

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 ears,

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 and hand

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 than the combined

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 testimony

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 of more than

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 ten men

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 who had seen

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 with their eyes,

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 heard with their ears,

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 and touched

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 with their hand.

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 But it was

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 an honest request

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 of his heart

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 at that moment.

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 He wanted to see

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 his Jesus,

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 hear his Jesus,

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 touch his Jesus

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 again.

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 He needed

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 something to deal

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 with his emotional

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 state.

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 And he was

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 simply asking

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 for the same

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 thing that

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 those disciples

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 say they have

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 experienced.

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 They are unbelievers.

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 They thrive

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 on doubt.

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 They like it,

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 enjoy it,

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 live by it.

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 They nurture

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 the evil heart

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 of unbelief.

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 They have a deep

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 sense of

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 reluctance

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 to be convinced

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 by the objective

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 truth.

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 They are more

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 irritated

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 when they are

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 faced,

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 when they are

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 faced to the

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 facts,

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 sorry,

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 they are more

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 irritated when

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 they are faced

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 to the facts,

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 forced to the

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 facts,

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 forced to face

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 the facts,

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 sorry.

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 They are

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 preoccupied

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 with their own

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 views.

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 They get

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 provoked

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 instead of

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 being thankful

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 when any

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 doubt is

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 removed.

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 It doesn't

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 seem to be

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 the Thomas

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 that we're

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 saying here.

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 An honest

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 doubter

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 will expressly,

00:12:55.399 --> 00:12:55.879
 honestly

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 seek the

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 truth

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 regardless of

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 the outcome.

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 They will

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 not eagerly

00:13:01.360 --> 00:13:02.539
 cease on a

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 new objection

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 when the

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 outcome is

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 not what

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 they were

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 expecting.

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 In fact,

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 I would say

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 if someone

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 is honest

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 with their

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 doubt,

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 they will

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 not remain

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 a doubter

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 for too

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 long.

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 They are

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 not very

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 far from

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 becoming a

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 believer.

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 Jesus

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 let Thomas

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 reflect on

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 what the

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 disciples

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 had testified

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 to him

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 for a

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 whole week

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 before he

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 appeared to

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 them again.

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 He let

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 those haunting

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 words of the

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 eyes'

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 witnesses

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 sink deep

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 into Thomas'

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 heart.

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 I'm sure

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 Jesus was

00:13:36.719 --> 00:13:37.500
 observing the

00:13:37.500 --> 00:13:38.319
 interaction of

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 the disciples

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 because he

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 told them at

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 his first

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 appearance that

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 if you

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 forgive anyone's

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 sins,

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 their sins

00:13:45.539 --> 00:13:46.120
 are forgiven.

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 If you

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 do not

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 forgive them,

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 they are

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 not forgiven.

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 I could

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 imagine the

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 reaction of

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 the other

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 disciples when

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 Thomas rejected

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 their testimony.

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 There may

00:13:58.259 --> 00:13:59.899
 be cutting

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 words of

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 blame for

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 Thomas'

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 disappearance.

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 They might

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 say to him,

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 if you have

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 not run

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 away, we

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 don't have

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 to try so

00:14:07.500 --> 00:14:07.960
 hard to

00:14:07.960 --> 00:14:08.700
 convince you.

00:14:11.720 --> 00:14:12.480
 They may

00:14:12.480 --> 00:14:13.100
 even start

00:14:13.100 --> 00:14:13.639
 to challenge

00:14:13.639 --> 00:14:14.980
 his stubbornness

00:14:14.980 --> 00:14:16.100
 and disbelief.

00:14:16.120 --> 00:14:16.259
 believe.

00:14:17.960 --> 00:14:18.779
 I'm sure

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 the overjoyed

00:14:19.500 --> 00:14:20.320
 disciples was

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 not very

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 helpful to

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 Thomas.

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 They have

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 all the

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 good intention

00:14:24.220 --> 00:14:25.060
 but most

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 likely using

00:14:25.659 --> 00:14:26.100
 the wrong

00:14:26.100 --> 00:14:27.100
 method to

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 convince him.

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 But that

00:14:29.019 --> 00:14:29.519
 was not

00:14:29.519 --> 00:14:29.919
 the good

00:14:29.919 --> 00:14:30.580
 excuse for

00:14:30.580 --> 00:14:31.179
 Thomas to

00:14:31.179 --> 00:14:31.980
 remain stubborn

00:14:31.980 --> 00:14:32.840
 and refuse

00:14:32.840 --> 00:14:33.440
 to believe.

00:14:34.940 --> 00:14:35.320
 Jesus

00:14:35.320 --> 00:14:36.360
 suddenly appealed

00:14:36.360 --> 00:14:37.200
 among them

00:14:37.200 --> 00:14:37.700
 and provided

00:14:37.700 --> 00:14:38.659
 Thomas with

00:14:38.659 --> 00:14:39.600
 exactly what

00:14:39.600 --> 00:14:40.200
 he has asked

00:14:40.200 --> 00:14:40.440
 for.

00:14:40.440 --> 00:14:42.660
 Jesus did

00:14:42.660 --> 00:14:43.220
 not scold

00:14:43.220 --> 00:14:43.520
 him.

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 He swore

00:14:44.680 --> 00:14:45.460
 breathed

00:14:45.460 --> 00:14:46.060
 forgiveness

00:14:46.060 --> 00:14:46.840
 and encouragement

00:14:46.840 --> 00:14:47.440
 to Thomas'

00:14:47.640 --> 00:14:47.960
 faith.

00:14:48.800 --> 00:14:49.280
 He brought

00:14:49.280 --> 00:14:50.420
 Thomas to

00:14:50.420 --> 00:14:51.060
 assurance,

00:14:51.700 --> 00:14:52.320
 just as he

00:14:52.320 --> 00:14:53.840
 did to the

00:14:53.840 --> 00:14:54.100
 other

00:14:54.100 --> 00:14:55.200
 disciples.

00:14:57.280 --> 00:14:57.780
 Thomas'

00:14:57.780 --> 00:14:58.420
 faith was

00:14:58.420 --> 00:14:59.440
 restored with

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 the appearance

00:14:59.920 --> 00:15:00.300
 of his

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 recent Lord.

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 At this

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 point,

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 Thomas said

00:15:04.480 --> 00:15:04.960
 to Jesus,

00:15:05.460 --> 00:15:05.940
 my Lord

00:15:05.940 --> 00:15:06.320
 and my

00:15:06.320 --> 00:15:06.760
 God.

00:15:08.280 --> 00:15:08.920
 Then Jesus

00:15:08.920 --> 00:15:09.600
 told him,

00:15:11.020 --> 00:15:11.600
 because you

00:15:11.600 --> 00:15:12.040
 have seen

00:15:12.040 --> 00:15:12.320
 me,

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 you have

00:15:12.920 --> 00:15:13.560
 believed it.

00:15:14.040 --> 00:15:14.620
 Blessed are

00:15:14.620 --> 00:15:15.080
 those who

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 have not

00:15:15.400 --> 00:15:15.820
 seen and

00:15:15.820 --> 00:15:16.200
 yet have

00:15:16.200 --> 00:15:16.600
 believed.

00:15:19.220 --> 00:15:19.820
 Jesus

00:15:19.820 --> 00:15:20.680
 agreed

00:15:20.680 --> 00:15:21.720
 exactly to

00:15:21.720 --> 00:15:22.040
 Thomas'

00:15:22.160 --> 00:15:22.640
 demand for

00:15:22.640 --> 00:15:23.020
 evidence.

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 Jesus met

00:15:24.720 --> 00:15:25.620
 every one of

00:15:25.620 --> 00:15:26.160
 the outrageous

00:15:26.160 --> 00:15:26.920
 demands of

00:15:26.920 --> 00:15:27.480
 Thomas to

00:15:27.480 --> 00:15:28.000
 the letter.

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 And not

00:15:29.620 --> 00:15:30.240
 just Thomas,

00:15:30.940 --> 00:15:31.620
 but all

00:15:31.620 --> 00:15:32.100
 eleven

00:15:32.100 --> 00:15:32.580
 apostles.

00:15:33.020 --> 00:15:33.380
 He also

00:15:33.380 --> 00:15:33.960
 offered many

00:15:33.960 --> 00:15:34.440
 convincing

00:15:34.440 --> 00:15:35.640
 proof that

00:15:35.639 --> 00:15:36.199
 he was

00:15:36.199 --> 00:15:36.699
 alive.

00:15:38.080 --> 00:15:38.580
 In the

00:15:38.580 --> 00:15:38.860
 book of

00:15:38.860 --> 00:15:39.220
 Acts,

00:15:39.519 --> 00:15:39.980
 chapter 1,

00:15:40.039 --> 00:15:40.559
 verse 3,

00:15:40.679 --> 00:15:41.220
 it reads,

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 After his

00:15:42.419 --> 00:15:42.879
 suffering,

00:15:43.299 --> 00:15:43.879
 he presented

00:15:43.879 --> 00:15:44.500
 himself to

00:15:44.500 --> 00:15:45.240
 them and

00:15:45.240 --> 00:15:45.679
 gave them

00:15:45.679 --> 00:15:46.600
 many convincing

00:15:46.600 --> 00:15:47.419
 proof that

00:15:47.419 --> 00:15:47.779
 he was

00:15:47.779 --> 00:15:48.259
 alive.

00:15:48.779 --> 00:15:49.480
 He appeared

00:15:49.480 --> 00:15:49.879
 to them

00:15:49.879 --> 00:15:50.360
 over a

00:15:50.360 --> 00:15:50.799
 period of

00:15:50.799 --> 00:15:51.620
 forty days

00:15:51.620 --> 00:15:52.460
 and spoke

00:15:52.460 --> 00:15:52.919
 about the

00:15:52.919 --> 00:15:53.419
 kingdom of

00:15:53.419 --> 00:15:53.759
 God.

00:15:57.019 --> 00:15:57.939
 Jesus not

00:15:57.939 --> 00:15:58.559
 only answered

00:15:58.559 --> 00:15:58.939
 Thomas'

00:15:59.139 --> 00:15:59.319
 doubts,

00:15:59.980 --> 00:16:00.500
 but every

00:16:00.500 --> 00:16:01.159
 Thomas in

00:16:01.159 --> 00:16:01.659
 the future.

00:16:03.340 --> 00:16:03.659
 There will

00:16:03.659 --> 00:16:04.039
 be many

00:16:04.039 --> 00:16:04.319
 more

00:16:04.319 --> 00:16:04.899
 Thomases

00:16:04.899 --> 00:16:05.179
 done

00:16:05.179 --> 00:16:05.399
 through

00:16:05.399 --> 00:16:05.879
 history

00:16:05.879 --> 00:16:06.480
 who

00:16:06.480 --> 00:16:07.199
 wrestled

00:16:07.199 --> 00:16:07.779
 with the

00:16:07.779 --> 00:16:07.959
 same

00:16:07.959 --> 00:16:08.360
 question

00:16:08.360 --> 00:16:08.699
 of the

00:16:08.699 --> 00:16:09.240
 resurrection

00:16:09.240 --> 00:16:10.199
 and who

00:16:10.199 --> 00:16:10.539
 Jesus

00:16:10.539 --> 00:16:11.340
 really is.

00:16:12.299 --> 00:16:12.559
 Jesus

00:16:12.559 --> 00:16:13.120
 had given

00:16:13.120 --> 00:16:14.120
 a decisive

00:16:14.120 --> 00:16:14.699
 bow to

00:16:14.699 --> 00:16:15.259
 all doubt

00:16:15.259 --> 00:16:15.980
 and unbelief.

00:16:17.120 --> 00:16:17.879
 We should

00:16:17.879 --> 00:16:18.439
 be thankful

00:16:18.439 --> 00:16:19.039
 that Thomas

00:16:19.039 --> 00:16:19.779
 expressed his

00:16:19.779 --> 00:16:20.480
 doubt about

00:16:20.480 --> 00:16:21.039
 the resurrection

00:16:21.039 --> 00:16:21.600
 of Jesus

00:16:21.600 --> 00:16:22.959
 because in

00:16:22.959 --> 00:16:23.539
 answering his

00:16:23.539 --> 00:16:23.980
 question,

00:16:24.679 --> 00:16:24.919
 Jesus

00:16:24.919 --> 00:16:25.939
 answered ours

00:16:25.939 --> 00:16:26.259
 too.

00:16:27.659 --> 00:16:28.500
 When Thomas

00:16:28.500 --> 00:16:29.279
 confessed and

00:16:29.279 --> 00:16:29.699
 declared,

00:16:30.079 --> 00:16:30.559
 my Lord and

00:16:30.559 --> 00:16:31.120
 my God,

00:16:31.559 --> 00:16:32.220
 it tells us

00:16:32.220 --> 00:16:32.720
 who Jesus

00:16:32.720 --> 00:16:33.500
 really is.

00:16:33.500 --> 00:16:34.620
 Jesus

00:16:34.620 --> 00:16:35.759
 truly is

00:16:35.759 --> 00:16:36.059
 both

00:16:36.059 --> 00:16:36.700
 Lord and

00:16:36.700 --> 00:16:37.100
 God,

00:16:37.440 --> 00:16:37.960
 and he

00:16:37.960 --> 00:16:38.559
 speaks of

00:16:38.559 --> 00:16:39.480
 us when

00:16:39.480 --> 00:16:39.980
 he says,

00:16:40.480 --> 00:16:41.379
 blessed are

00:16:41.379 --> 00:16:42.059
 those who

00:16:42.059 --> 00:16:42.399
 have not

00:16:42.399 --> 00:16:43.240
 seen and

00:16:43.240 --> 00:16:43.639
 yet have

00:16:43.639 --> 00:16:44.039
 believed.

00:16:45.980 --> 00:16:46.899
 Whoever at

00:16:46.899 --> 00:16:47.620
 any time,

00:16:48.059 --> 00:16:48.419
 past,

00:16:48.759 --> 00:16:49.120
 present,

00:16:49.200 --> 00:16:49.779
 or future,

00:16:50.440 --> 00:16:50.879
 believed

00:16:50.879 --> 00:16:51.860
 without seeing

00:16:51.860 --> 00:16:52.639
 is pronounced

00:16:52.639 --> 00:16:53.139
 blessed.

00:16:53.940 --> 00:16:54.899
 We are called

00:16:54.899 --> 00:16:55.580
 to walk by

00:16:55.580 --> 00:16:56.440
 faith and

00:16:56.440 --> 00:16:57.299
 not by sight,

00:16:57.740 --> 00:16:58.179
 but our

00:16:58.179 --> 00:16:58.919
 faith has

00:16:58.919 --> 00:17:00.039
 solid creditable

00:17:00.039 --> 00:17:01.000
 historical

00:17:01.000 --> 00:17:02.179
 evidence of

00:17:02.179 --> 00:17:02.759
 the recent

00:17:02.759 --> 00:17:03.259
 savior.

00:17:06.139 --> 00:17:06.659
 So,

00:17:06.799 --> 00:17:07.119
 who is

00:17:07.119 --> 00:17:07.420
 Thomas,

00:17:08.079 --> 00:17:08.519
 and what

00:17:08.519 --> 00:17:08.839
 can we

00:17:08.839 --> 00:17:09.359
 learn from

00:17:09.359 --> 00:17:09.579
 him?

00:17:11.099 --> 00:17:11.619
 Thomas

00:17:11.619 --> 00:17:12.159
 lost an

00:17:12.159 --> 00:17:12.740
 opportunity.

00:17:14.379 --> 00:17:14.799
 Thomas was

00:17:14.799 --> 00:17:15.339
 chosen by

00:17:15.339 --> 00:17:16.200
 God to

00:17:16.200 --> 00:17:16.519
 be his

00:17:16.519 --> 00:17:16.960
 witness,

00:17:17.559 --> 00:17:19.139
 and his

00:17:19.139 --> 00:17:20.180
 biggest mistake

00:17:20.180 --> 00:17:20.980
 was he

00:17:20.980 --> 00:17:22.099
 withdrew from

00:17:22.099 --> 00:17:22.539
 Christian

00:17:22.539 --> 00:17:23.539
 fellowship at

00:17:23.539 --> 00:17:24.099
 the site of

00:17:24.099 --> 00:17:24.319
 Jesus'

00:17:24.519 --> 00:17:25.019
 suffering and

00:17:25.019 --> 00:17:25.599
 crucifixion.

00:17:26.599 --> 00:17:27.339
 In his

00:17:27.339 --> 00:17:28.019
 isolation,

00:17:28.680 --> 00:17:29.159
 he missed

00:17:29.160 --> 00:17:29.759
 the site of

00:17:29.759 --> 00:17:30.160
 Christ.

00:17:31.040 --> 00:17:31.480
 He wanted

00:17:31.480 --> 00:17:31.920
 to be by

00:17:31.920 --> 00:17:32.940
 himself in

00:17:32.940 --> 00:17:33.300
 his own

00:17:33.300 --> 00:17:33.940
 suffering and

00:17:33.940 --> 00:17:34.240
 pain.

00:17:35.900 --> 00:17:36.800
 As a loyal

00:17:36.800 --> 00:17:37.960
 disciple, he

00:17:37.960 --> 00:17:38.500
 was willing to

00:17:38.500 --> 00:17:38.980
 die with

00:17:38.980 --> 00:17:39.279
 Jesus.

00:17:39.880 --> 00:17:40.640
 His intentions

00:17:40.640 --> 00:17:41.519
 were good,

00:17:41.740 --> 00:17:42.259
 however, his

00:17:42.259 --> 00:17:43.120
 action didn't

00:17:43.120 --> 00:17:43.460
 follow.

00:17:44.900 --> 00:17:46.019
 Thomas fled

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 with the rest

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 of the

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 disciples and

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 left Jesus

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 there, all

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 by himself,

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 in the hands

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 of his

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 oppressors.

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 He was

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 probably full

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 of guilt and

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 remorse.

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 and he

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 did the

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 worst

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 things.

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 But also

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 a very

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 common thing

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 that he

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 could have

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 done is

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 to be

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 alone by

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 himself,

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 hugging and

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 nurturing his

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 unbelief.

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 How many

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 of you

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 try to go

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 alone when

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 God has

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 provided others

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 who have

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 made the

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 same difficult

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 journey through

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 hurt, grief,

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 and suffering?

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 That is the

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 exact time when

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 we should be in

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 the company of

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 our fellow

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 believers.

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 believers.

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 Thomas would

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 have been

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 better off if

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 he had been

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 in the company

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 of the other

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 disciples and

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 would not miss

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 the blessing of

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 the resurrected

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 Christ and

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 spend eight

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 more days

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 wallowing in

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 his unbelief.

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 Does that

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 mean Thomas

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 is a failure?

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 Or are there

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 things we can

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 still learn from

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 him?

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 Thomas was a

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 practical

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 disciple of

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 Jesus and

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 he is

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 intellectually

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 honest.

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 He calculated

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 the situation

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 carefully.

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 He was not

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 going to

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 pretend to

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 understand

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 something that

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 does not

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 make sense

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 to him.

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 There are a

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 lot of things

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 in our life

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 that we must

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 ponder and

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 think through

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 for ourselves,

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 especially when

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 it is about

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 our relationship

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 with God.

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 Jesus

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 patiently

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 worked with

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 Thomas and

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 strengthened him

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 at the point

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 of his

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 weaknesses.

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 Jesus will

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 patiently

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 wait and

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 guide us

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 in our

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 life to

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 a full

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 acceptance of

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 God because

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 he is the

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 way, the

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 truth, and

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 the life.

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 And no one

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 comes to the

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 Father except

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 through Jesus.

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 If you truly

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 want to be a

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 follower of

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 Jesus, if you

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 really want to

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 have a close

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 relationship with

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 God, be bold

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 and stay your

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 case with God

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 in your prayer.

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 ask God to

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 show him to

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 you in the

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 most practical

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 way you can

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 think of.

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 Be honest with

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 your questions

00:19:59.799 --> 00:20:00.399
 and doubts

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 and be prepared

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 to have Jesus

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 call on you

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 to put your

00:20:05.000 --> 00:20:05.899
 finger into

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 his hand.

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 Thomas looked

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 carefully into

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 things determined

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 to inquire as

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 their deepest

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 meaning.

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 He refused to

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 say he understood

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 something when he

00:20:18.500 --> 00:20:18.980
 did not.

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 He refused to

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 say he believed

00:20:21.019 --> 00:20:22.440
 something that

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 he really

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 didn't.

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 A yes from

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 Thomas is

00:20:26.119 --> 00:20:26.900
 always a yes.

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 A no is

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 always a no.

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 And when

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 Thomas was

00:20:31.680 --> 00:20:32.740
 sure, he

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 went the

00:20:33.200 --> 00:20:33.700
 whole way.

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 He declared

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 my Lord and

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 my God and

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 he meant

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 every word of

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 it.

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 And by that

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 declaration, he

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 put his faith

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 into what he

00:20:42.660 --> 00:20:43.099
 believes.

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 So why are we

00:20:45.779 --> 00:20:46.299
 talking about

00:20:46.299 --> 00:20:46.900
 Thomas this

00:20:46.900 --> 00:20:47.220
 morning?

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 Thomas was

00:20:49.259 --> 00:20:50.440
 the last of

00:20:50.440 --> 00:20:50.900
 the twelve

00:20:50.900 --> 00:20:52.019
 apostles to

00:20:52.019 --> 00:20:52.740
 believe in the

00:20:52.740 --> 00:20:53.480
 resurrection of

00:20:53.480 --> 00:20:54.940
 Jesus because

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 he was not

00:20:55.680 --> 00:20:56.960
 there on the

00:20:56.960 --> 00:20:57.740
 Sunday evening

00:20:57.740 --> 00:20:58.839
 that Christ

00:20:58.839 --> 00:20:59.440
 rose from the

00:20:59.440 --> 00:20:59.740
 dead.

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 So he had to

00:21:01.640 --> 00:21:02.079
 wait for a

00:21:02.079 --> 00:21:02.539
 full week.

00:21:03.079 --> 00:21:03.740
 When he saw

00:21:03.740 --> 00:21:04.920
 Jesus, there

00:21:04.920 --> 00:21:05.559
 was no need

00:21:05.559 --> 00:21:06.339
 for pulping

00:21:06.339 --> 00:21:06.819
 fingers.

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 He declared,

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 you are my

00:21:08.740 --> 00:21:09.539
 Lord and my

00:21:09.539 --> 00:21:10.620
 God, and he

00:21:10.620 --> 00:21:11.460
 worshipped the

00:21:11.460 --> 00:21:12.339
 resurrected Jesus.

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 He has the

00:21:17.240 --> 00:21:18.039
 courage to

00:21:18.039 --> 00:21:18.579
 admit his

00:21:18.579 --> 00:21:19.799
 weaknesses and

00:21:19.799 --> 00:21:21.299
 admit that he

00:21:21.299 --> 00:21:21.720
 has been

00:21:21.720 --> 00:21:22.679
 preoccupied by

00:21:22.679 --> 00:21:23.359
 himself and

00:21:23.359 --> 00:21:23.699
 his own

00:21:23.699 --> 00:21:23.980
 view.

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 And he was

00:21:25.299 --> 00:21:26.079
 willing to

00:21:26.079 --> 00:21:26.539
 face the

00:21:26.539 --> 00:21:27.179
 facts and

00:21:27.179 --> 00:21:27.659
 change his

00:21:27.659 --> 00:21:27.939
 view.

00:21:28.939 --> 00:21:29.879
 He courageously

00:21:29.879 --> 00:21:30.699
 accepted the

00:21:30.699 --> 00:21:31.899
 absolute truth

00:21:31.899 --> 00:21:32.819
 that Jesus is

00:21:32.819 --> 00:21:33.539
 the Lord and

00:21:33.539 --> 00:21:33.899
 God.

00:21:35.159 --> 00:21:36.000
 When Jesus

00:21:36.000 --> 00:21:36.779
 told Thomas,

00:21:37.379 --> 00:21:37.859
 because you

00:21:37.859 --> 00:21:38.279
 have seen

00:21:38.279 --> 00:21:38.939
 me, you

00:21:38.939 --> 00:21:39.579
 have believed.

00:21:40.199 --> 00:21:40.759
 Blessed are

00:21:40.759 --> 00:21:41.159
 those who

00:21:41.159 --> 00:21:41.500
 have not

00:21:41.500 --> 00:21:42.139
 seen and yet

00:21:42.140 --> 00:21:42.740
 have believed.

00:21:43.420 --> 00:21:43.980
 Jesus is

00:21:43.980 --> 00:21:44.680
 also talking

00:21:44.680 --> 00:21:45.600
 to you and

00:21:45.600 --> 00:21:45.840
 me.

00:21:48.000 --> 00:21:49.500
 Believing is

00:21:49.500 --> 00:21:50.259
 directing your

00:21:50.259 --> 00:21:51.060
 heart's attention

00:21:51.060 --> 00:21:51.880
 to Jesus.

00:21:53.060 --> 00:21:54.360
 Unbelief, put

00:21:54.360 --> 00:21:55.420
 yourself where

00:21:55.420 --> 00:21:56.220
 God should be.

00:21:58.360 --> 00:21:59.180
 Jesus helped

00:21:59.180 --> 00:22:00.540
 Thomas to get

00:22:00.540 --> 00:22:01.460
 his eyes off

00:22:01.460 --> 00:22:02.820
 himself and

00:22:02.820 --> 00:22:03.480
 look upon

00:22:03.480 --> 00:22:03.820
 him.

00:22:04.780 --> 00:22:05.500
 Jesus wants

00:22:05.500 --> 00:22:06.200
 you to do

00:22:06.200 --> 00:22:07.480
 the same, to

00:22:07.480 --> 00:22:08.020
 look upon

00:22:08.020 --> 00:22:09.140
 him and

00:22:09.140 --> 00:22:09.920
 worship him

00:22:09.920 --> 00:22:10.660
 as your

00:22:10.660 --> 00:22:11.060
 Lord and

00:22:11.060 --> 00:22:11.560
 your God.

00:22:12.140 --> 00:22:13.880
 God's

00:22:13.880 --> 00:22:15.420
 peace will

00:22:15.420 --> 00:22:15.860
 be with

00:22:15.860 --> 00:22:16.580
 you and

00:22:16.580 --> 00:22:16.800
 you are

00:22:16.800 --> 00:22:17.120
 blessed.

00:22:18.000 --> 00:22:18.540
 As you

00:22:18.540 --> 00:22:19.160
 direct your

00:22:19.160 --> 00:22:19.500
 heart's

00:22:19.500 --> 00:22:20.120
 attention to

00:22:20.120 --> 00:22:21.540
 Jesus, you

00:22:21.540 --> 00:22:22.060
 will see all

00:22:22.060 --> 00:22:22.520
 the awesome

00:22:22.520 --> 00:22:23.240
 blessings that

00:22:23.240 --> 00:22:23.900
 God has set

00:22:23.900 --> 00:22:24.820
 aside and

00:22:24.820 --> 00:22:25.380
 prepared for

00:22:25.380 --> 00:22:25.620
 you.

00:22:26.480 --> 00:22:27.200
 Don't be

00:22:27.200 --> 00:22:27.800
 unbelieving,

00:22:27.799 --> 00:22:29.740
 believe.

00:22:29.740 --> 00:22:29.799
 Believe.

00:22:29.799 --> 00:22:30.339
 Believe.

00:22:30.339 --> 00:22:31.379
 Amen.

00:22:31.440 --> 00:22:31.599
 Believe.

00:22:31.599 --> 00:22:31.899
 Believe.

00:22:32.240 --> 00:22:32.839
 Believe.

00:22:32.839 --> 00:22:32.879
 Believe.

00:22:32.879 --> 00:22:33.779
 Believe.

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 Believe.

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 Believe.

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 Believe.

00:22:49.720 --> 00:22:50.059
 Oh.