Sermon “Do it Again” By Rev Hooker Sermon Text John 20:19-31

Just one week after we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, we are faced with the timeless story of “Doubting Thomas.” Jesus appears to his disciples, and they get to see physical proof of his resurrection. Yet, later, when Thomas asks to see proof because he was not there when Jesus appeared the first time, he seems to be chastised by Jesus and, in our tradition, branded as a doubter. What Thomas was asking was for Jesus to “Do it Again” and we need to be clear in life you are not always going to get a second chance.  I know in the fairytail life that a lot of us want to live in, if we miss something folks are going to jump to give us a second or third chance. In reality Rev and Friends many times in real life if you are not at the meeting if you are not at the table if you are not on the zoom call or the Conference call you might Just miss what the Holy Spirit is doing. This is a sermon to help understand how key the ability to Do It Again is to Folks. Let’s look at some ways this Sunday you can unlike Thomas overcome your Doubt during this season of Quarantine. 1.  Embrace Doubt as Part of Being Human 2.  Doubt Your Doubts 3.  Make Your Mission Bigger Than Your Fear 4.  Build A Tribe of Believers