Does my doubt disqualify my faith? // Monty Plummer
😟 Got doubts? You’re not alone.
🙌 Faith isn’t about being perfect—it’s about asking questions and staying close to Jesus.
💬 “I do believe—help my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24)
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DOES MY DOUBT DISQUALIFY MY FAITH?
HOW CAN I OVERCOME MY DOUBTS?
(Hebrews 11:1 NLT)
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
(Romans 10:11 NLT)
As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.”
(Mark 9:17-18 NLT)
One of the men in the crowd spoke up and said, “Teacher, I brought my son so you could heal him. He is possessed by an evil spirit that won’t let him talk. (18) And whenever this spirit seizes him, it throws him violently to the ground. Then he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast out the evil spirit, but they couldn’t do it.”
(Mark 9:21-27 NLT)
How long has this been happening?” Jesus asked the boy’s father. He replied, “Since he was a little boy. (22) The spirit often throws him into the fire or into water, trying to kill him. Have mercy on us and help us, if you can. (23) “What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.” (24) The father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!” (25) When Jesus saw that the crowd of onlookers was growing, he rebuked the evil spirit. “Listen, you spirit that makes this boy unable to hear and speak,” he said. “I command you to come out of this child and never enter him again!” (26) Then the spirit screamed and threw the boy into another violent convulsion and left him. The boy appeared to be dead. A murmur ran through the crowd as people said, “He’s dead.” (27) But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him to his feet, and he stood up.
JESUS > DOUBT
(Mark 5:36 NLT)
But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid. Just have faith.”
(1 Corinthians 15:14 NLT)
And if Christ has not been raised, then all our preaching is useless, and your faith is useless.
MY FAITH IS POWERFUL BECAUSE MY GOD IS POWERFUL. 神様が力強いからこそ、自分の信仰は力強い。
1) PUT YOUR FAITH IN JESUS
2) REMIND YOURSELF OF “WHAT DID JESUS SAY?”
3) STAY CLOSE TO JESUS
Connect Group Questions:
1) Have you ever felt like doubt made your faith weaker?
2) What do you learn from the father in Mark 9 when he says, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief”?
3) How can remembering what Jesus said help us when we have doubts?
4) What does it mean to stay close to Jesus, even when you have questions?
5) How can we encourage each other when someone is struggling with doubt?
