1. Encountering Thomas at His Best John 11:8-16
Thomas, Believing
Encountering Thomas at His Best
John 11:8-16

2. Thomas teaches us: We must be committed to the death
Thomas was willing to die with Jesus.
John 11:16
Thomas was willing to live for Jesus
The demand of apostleship (Mk 10:28)
The demand of discipleship (2 Cor 8:5)

3. Thomas teaches us:
We must be committed to the death
Great sins don’t have to stop up from being great servants of God
Thomas became an apostle (Acts 1:13; 1:15; 2:1, 7, 14, 5:18; 8:1).
The faithful fail (Heb 11; Phil 3:13-14)
“Don’t look back” (Lk 9:62)

4. Thomas teaches us: At our best, we are not alone
We must be committed to the death
Great sins don’t have to stop up from being great servants of God
At our best, we are not alone
Thomas was one faithful saint among many
1 Cor 13:4; Rom 12:3; Gal 6:1-3

5. Thomas teaches us: The Lord needs leaders
We must be committed to the death
Great sins don’t have to stop up from being great servants of God
At our best, we are not alone
The Lord needs leaders
Thomas led by example (Jn 11:16)
Leaders must be diligent (Rom 12:8)

6. “Faithful Thomas” A Great Servant who overcame a great sin.
A Great Leader who led by a great example.