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Real Proof (John)

Can you see it? You have to look hard to find the real proof!

The problem with faith is that we aren’t wired up to naturally believe in what we can’t experience. Everything about us tells us that we need to have something touch our senses in order for us to know it and believe it, and that’s why faith in God is such a problem for us. We can’t see God or feel God in any kind of tangible way, so we have to simply “believe.”

What makes it worse is that without personal sensory experience, we think the only thing left to bolster our faith is something intellectual. If we can’t “feel” God, our final hope is to perhaps “figure out” God.

And that is why people want “proof.”

Has anyone ever asked you to “prove” your faith? Were you able to give them all the evidence they needed to begin to believe?

Chances are you said yes to the first question and no to the second.

Well, what if the proof we needed was under our noses all along? What if we just haven’t been looking in the right place for it?

In this series, we are going to explore seven (or eight) bits of evidence that provide everything we need to bolster our belief.

Most Recent Message in this Series

Mar 29, 2015

Real Proof Part 07 :: The Source of Life

In week 7 of the Real Proof Series, Pastor Jeff takes us to John 11 where we read a story of a man Jesus intentionally allowed to die so that God could demonstrate his glory through it. It is a story that is simultaneously challenging and encouraging. Additionally, as part of our worship gathering this […]

All Messages in this Series

Feb 15, 2015

Real Proof Part 01 :: Water Into Wine

In this first message of the series, we consider the first miracle Jesus performed and what it tells us about him and what it tells us about ourselves. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: John 2:1-11

Feb 22, 2015

Real Proof Part 02 :: Is Seeing Believing

In the second message of “Real Proof,” Pastor Jeff shows us a passage that on the surface just looks like another healing miracle, but right in the middle, Jesus asks a question that totally changes the game. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: John 4:45-54

Feb 23, 2015

Real Proof Part 02 :: Is Seeing Believing (Recap)

In this brief recap, Pastor Jeff covers the key points of the message from Sunday. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: John 4:45-54

Mar 1, 2015

Real Proof Part 03 :: Good Questions

In the third week of the Real Proof series, Pastor Jeff shows us how asking the wrong question can lead us to the wrong answers. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: 5:1-18

Mar 8, 2015

Real Proof Part 04 :: What We Need

Have you heard the story of Jesus feeding the 5000? Have you heard John’s version of it? Have you ever wondered what it was REALLY all about? Prepare to hear the story like you have never heard it before. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: John 6:1-15

Mar 15, 2015

Real Proof Part 05 :: Impossibly Difficult

Pastor Jeff continues the Real Proof series by taking us through John 6:16-34 where we discover an important and often overlooked detail that happened when Jesus was walking on the water. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: John 6:16-34

Mar 22, 2015

Real Proof Part 06 :: Blindness

In part 6 of our Real Proof Series, we find Jesus healing a blind man to prove the point that he the light of the world… and then he clearly demonstrates that physical blindness is not his main concern! Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: John 9:1-41

Mar 29, 2015

Real Proof Part 07 :: The Source of Life

In week 7 of the Real Proof Series, Pastor Jeff takes us to John 11 where we read a story of a man Jesus intentionally allowed to die so that God could demonstrate his glory through it. It is a story that is simultaneously challenging and encouraging. Additionally, as part of our worship gathering this […]

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February 13, 2015

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