About This Message
John the Baptist — the man Jesus called the greatest born of women — is sitting in a prison cell, doubting. He sent messengers: 'Are you really the one?' This sermon looks at what happens when our expectations of God collide with reality, and why doubt in a dark cell doesn't disqualify you.
“If the greatest can doubt, then doubt doesn't disqualify you from greatness. Your doubt doesn't mean you've lost your faith. It means you're human.”
Key Points
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John expected a Messiah of fire and judgment. Jesus came as a healer and friend of sinners.
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The gap between expectation and reality is where faith either deepens or dissolves.
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Jesus doesn't rebuke John's doubt — He sends back evidence. 'Go and tell John what you see.'
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Doubt is not the opposite of faith. Unbelief is. Doubt wrestles; unbelief walks away.
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Jesus calls John great — even while he's doubting in a prison cell. That's grace.
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Series
Red Letters in Luke
Luke 7:18–35