DOUBTING AT EASTER TIME

Are you struggling with doubt when it comes to your faith? Maybe something has happened in your life that caused you to wonder if God really does keep His promises.

Recent headlines have given some people plenty reason to doubt; child abuse in the Catholic church; fanatical extremism from a so-called Christian militia group in Michigan; and recent allegations that the leader of the Church of Scientology physically beats members when they oppose his leadership.

When headlines such as these are combined with unemployment, recession, foreclosures, rising crime statistics, wars on two fronts and a broken government, there is no wonder that strugglers doubt that God still has the power to make a difference in people's lives.

I have good news for you—Easter is for doubters!

Some of the very closest followers of Jesus were stymied by doubt. When he was put to death on a Roman cross, their lives crumbled and fell apart. But on that first Easter Sunday when they came face to face with him after he came back to life--their doubts faded away pretty quickly.

I believe the same can happen for you this Easter Sunday at Gatetree. It's one thing to believe that He really came back to life. It's another thing entirely to be convinced that believing in His resurrection can break the shackles of doubt in your life. I'm preaching a message titled "What You Believe...and Why?"

The power of the truth in that message is strong enough to change your life. I praying that it will.