HOW BIG DO YOU BELIEVE? (3 OF 3)
by Jeff Schreve
Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1-7
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How Big Do You Believe? (3 of 3)
Series: Believe and See
Jeff Schreve
2 Kings 4:1-7
I read a true story this week. A little girl in pre-school, her mother came to pick her up at the bus stop. And her little daughter, Kristen, got off the bus, and she had something she wanted to tell her mother. She said, ''Mother,'' she said, ''I was talking to Sally who lives down the street, on the bus, and Sally told me that her mother is the tooth fairy.'' And the mother was thinking, Hmm, I wasn't quite ready for that one. So she's thinking how to answer. And before the mother could answer, little Kristen said, ''Can you believe it? The tooth fairy lives right down the street from me!'' That was funnier to me than it was to you, but I thought it was pretty neat. But I love the question that the little girl asked, ''Can you believe it?'' Now she got the information wrong, but the question is a good one for us to ponder.
In the Christian life, we often secretly wonder, and we hear from skeptics, ''Well, I don't know if I can believe that. Can you really believe that? Can you believe the things that you hear about, and read about in the Bible?'' Well, we're in a series called ''Believe and See.'' And it's based on John chapter 11, verse 40 where Jesus was at the tomb of Lazarus and told Martha, ''Remove the stone.'' And she didn't want to. She said, ''Lord, by now there's a stench. He's been in the tomb for four days.'' And Jesus said, ''Did I not say to you, if you believe, you will see the glory of God?'' If you believe, you will see the glory of God. Believe and See. Believe enough to remove the stone and you will see the glory of God. You will see God begin to work. Believing is so critical. And the Bible is filled with stories to help us believe. It says in John chapter 11 that Jesus purposely waited when He found out Lazarus was sick. He waited until he died. He waited until he was four days in the tomb. Why? He says, ''I waited so that you may believe!'' So many ...
Series: Believe and See
Jeff Schreve
2 Kings 4:1-7
I read a true story this week. A little girl in pre-school, her mother came to pick her up at the bus stop. And her little daughter, Kristen, got off the bus, and she had something she wanted to tell her mother. She said, ''Mother,'' she said, ''I was talking to Sally who lives down the street, on the bus, and Sally told me that her mother is the tooth fairy.'' And the mother was thinking, Hmm, I wasn't quite ready for that one. So she's thinking how to answer. And before the mother could answer, little Kristen said, ''Can you believe it? The tooth fairy lives right down the street from me!'' That was funnier to me than it was to you, but I thought it was pretty neat. But I love the question that the little girl asked, ''Can you believe it?'' Now she got the information wrong, but the question is a good one for us to ponder.
In the Christian life, we often secretly wonder, and we hear from skeptics, ''Well, I don't know if I can believe that. Can you really believe that? Can you believe the things that you hear about, and read about in the Bible?'' Well, we're in a series called ''Believe and See.'' And it's based on John chapter 11, verse 40 where Jesus was at the tomb of Lazarus and told Martha, ''Remove the stone.'' And she didn't want to. She said, ''Lord, by now there's a stench. He's been in the tomb for four days.'' And Jesus said, ''Did I not say to you, if you believe, you will see the glory of God?'' If you believe, you will see the glory of God. Believe and See. Believe enough to remove the stone and you will see the glory of God. You will see God begin to work. Believing is so critical. And the Bible is filled with stories to help us believe. It says in John chapter 11 that Jesus purposely waited when He found out Lazarus was sick. He waited until he died. He waited until he was four days in the tomb. Why? He says, ''I waited so that you may believe!'' So many ...
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