Pastor Elio Marrocco's "If I Believe, Why Do I Still Doubt?" sermon at New Life Christian Church on February 19, 2012. You can learn more about New Life Christian Church here: http://www.newlifecc.ca

1. IF I BELIEVE,
WHY DO I STILL DOUBT?

2. IF I BELIEVE, WHY DO I STILL DOUBT?
I. WHAT IS DOUBT?
1. Many people think that doubt is the
opposite of faith. But it’s not.
Actually the opposite of faith is unbelief.

3. IF I BELIEVE, WHY DO I STILL DOUBT?
I. WHAT IS DOUBT?
2. People think that doubt is
unforgivable. But it’s not.
Actually, God doesn’t condemn us when
we question Him.

4. IF I BELIEVE, WHY DO I STILL DOUBT?
I. WHAT IS DOUBT?
2. People think that doubt is
unforgivable. But it’s not.
Luke 7:22
“And Jesus answered and said to them, ‘Go
back and report to John what you
have seen and heard…

5. IF I BELIEVE, WHY DO I STILL DOUBT?
I. WHAT IS DOUBT?
2. People think that doubt is
unforgivable. But it’s not.
Luke 7:22
… The blind receive sight. The lame walk.
The lepers are cleansed. The deaf
hear. The dead are raised up. And the
poor have the gospel preached to

6. IF I BELIEVE, WHY DO I STILL DOUBT?
I. WHAT IS DOUBT?
3. Many people think that doubt is
unhealthy, but it isn’t always.
Actually doubts can produce some positive
side effects if we take steps toward
resolving them.

7. IF I BELIEVE, WHY DO I STILL DOUBT?
I. WHAT IS DOUBT?
3. Many people think that doubt is
unhealthy, but it isn’t always.
Gary Packer
“If faith never encounters doubt, if truth
never struggles with error, if good
never battles with evil, how can faith
know its own power?...

8. IF I BELIEVE, WHY DO I STILL DOUBT?
I. WHAT IS DOUBT?
3. Many people think that doubt is
unhealthy, but it isn’t always.
Gary Packer
... In my own pilgrimage, if I have to
choose between a faith that has
stared doubt in the eye and made it
blink, or a naïve faith that has never
known the firing line of faith, I will

9. IF I BELIEVE, WHY DO I STILL DOUBT?
II. HOW DOES THE VIRUS OF DOUBT
INFECT US.
1. Doubt Infects Our Mind.
2. Doubt Infects Our Emotions.
3. Doubt Infects Our Will.

10. IF I BELIEVE, WHY DO I STILL DOUBT?
III. HOW CAN WE GET NURSED BACK TO
SPIRITUAL HEALTH?
F-ind the root of your doubt.
A-sk God and others for help.
James 2:4
“We do not have because we do not ask.”

11. IF I BELIEVE, WHY DO I STILL DOUBT?
III. HOW CAN WE GET NURSED BACK TO
SPIRITUAL HEALTH?
F-ind the root of your doubt.
A-sk God and others for help.
James 5:15
“We should honestly admit our struggles
with each other and our shortcomings
to each other and pray for each

12. IF I BELIEVE, WHY DO I STILL DOUBT?
III. HOW CAN WE GET NURSED BACK TO
SPIRITUAL HEALTH?
F-ind the root of your doubt.
A-sk God and others for help.
I-mplement a course of treatment.
T-ake care of your spiritual health.
H-old on to your remaining questions.

13. IF I BELIEVE, WHY DO I STILL DOUBT?
III. HOW CAN WE GET NURSED BACK TO
SPIRITUAL HEALTH?
Deuteronomy 29:29
‘The secret things belong to the Lord our
God, but the things revealed belong to
us and to our children forever, that we
may follow all the words of this law.’