THE DOUBTING APOSTLE (4 OF 5)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: John 20:24-31
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The Doubting Apostle (4 of 5)
Series: Labels
Jeff Strite
John 20:24-31
INTRO: Years ago, there were two friends who went for a drive in the country.
Walter was sharing a dream with his friend, Art, as they drove off the main road thru a grove of trees into a large expanse of land. Walter said he had a dream for what he could do with this land and that he planned to develop a family attraction there - but that the venture would use all of HIS money.
He told Art that the land on which they were standing bordered the proposed building site and asked Art if he would consider buying up all of the adjacent land to build restaurants and hotels because the land values would soar in just a matter of time.
Art’s only response was doubt and disbelief.
He told Walter he was crazy! Why would anybody drive for miles from the city to the middle of ‘‘nowhere?’’ There was no way he was going to spend money on a crazy dream like that.
And that was how, Art Linkletter (a prominent TV personality of the day) turned down Walt Disney when he was offered the opportunity to buy up all the land surrounded what later became ... Disneyland.
Doubt cost Art Linkletter a fortune.
And the Bible warns US that we have to be careful, because DOUBT can cost us a great deal as well.
James 1:5-8 ‘‘If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, WITH NO DOUBTING, for the one who DOUBTS is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.’’
You see, DOUBT can be a dangerous thing.
And that brings us to the Disciple we’re talking about today - the disciple that everyone knows as ‘‘Doubting Thomas.’’ I’m not sure when they started calling him ‘‘doubting Thomas’’, but one source noted that it was as early as the 6th century that artwork began ...
Series: Labels
Jeff Strite
John 20:24-31
INTRO: Years ago, there were two friends who went for a drive in the country.
Walter was sharing a dream with his friend, Art, as they drove off the main road thru a grove of trees into a large expanse of land. Walter said he had a dream for what he could do with this land and that he planned to develop a family attraction there - but that the venture would use all of HIS money.
He told Art that the land on which they were standing bordered the proposed building site and asked Art if he would consider buying up all of the adjacent land to build restaurants and hotels because the land values would soar in just a matter of time.
Art’s only response was doubt and disbelief.
He told Walter he was crazy! Why would anybody drive for miles from the city to the middle of ‘‘nowhere?’’ There was no way he was going to spend money on a crazy dream like that.
And that was how, Art Linkletter (a prominent TV personality of the day) turned down Walt Disney when he was offered the opportunity to buy up all the land surrounded what later became ... Disneyland.
Doubt cost Art Linkletter a fortune.
And the Bible warns US that we have to be careful, because DOUBT can cost us a great deal as well.
James 1:5-8 ‘‘If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, WITH NO DOUBTING, for the one who DOUBTS is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.’’
You see, DOUBT can be a dangerous thing.
And that brings us to the Disciple we’re talking about today - the disciple that everyone knows as ‘‘Doubting Thomas.’’ I’m not sure when they started calling him ‘‘doubting Thomas’’, but one source noted that it was as early as the 6th century that artwork began ...
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