Tag Archives: doubt

I Have Seen the Lord!

Posted on June 1, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

The Resurrection brought hope and joy to Jesus’ disciples. It continues to bring hope and joy to us today. Continue reading →

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Out of the Shadows

Posted on May 22, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Jesus came as the Light of the world to bring us out of the darkness and into the light. His signs showed forth the glorious light that we might believe. Yet people reacted in different ways to the light. Continue reading →

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Moving On, Moving In

Posted on March 23, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Sometimes we get stuck in a rut in our spiritual journey. We struggle again and again with the same things. We become content and complacent with the status quo. We go through the motions but make no progress. God is calling us, like his chosen people in this text, to move on from this place and move in to the Promised Land. Continue reading →

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Help Me Overcome My Unbelief

Posted on February 27, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

The boy’s father expresses the true state of most of our hearts: a mixture of hope and doubt—a combination of belief and unbelief. Yet Jesus seems to focus on the faith of the man—however incomplete—and seeks to encourage him to trust him even more. Continue reading →

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From Questions to Praise

Posted on December 18, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Habakkuk is resting in the amazing purposes of God. He may not understand all that is going on–all that God is doing–he may not understand his timing, but he knows that he can be trusted. He may not like the path ahead (I’m sure he didn’t) but he is still able to find joy, as he trusts the sovereign hand of the one who loves his children with an everlasting love. Continue reading →

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Wisdom

Posted on November 17, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Set your mind fully on knowing and doing the will of God and ask him for it. He promises to give such a person all the wisdom that they need, anytime they need it. Continue reading →

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Lessons of Faith

Posted on March 13, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Wherever we are on the path of faith, there are new challenges and tests of our faith.  Zechariah is a reminder that even a seasoned man or woman of faith, is not through learning and growing in the school of faith. Continue reading →

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Giants in the Land

Posted on March 9, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Some see the Promised Land. Others see only the giants. Some see the possibilities. Others see only the obstacles. Some enter into the promise. Others refuse the good things that could be theirs and wander aimlessly in doubt–missing out on the good gifts that were intended for them. Continue reading →

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Help Me Overcome My Unbelief

Posted on February 27, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Our faith is often mixed with unbelief. It is hard to overcome what we see in order to walk by faith. Yet Jesus looks into our hearts and sees the seeds of faith and encourages them to bloom. He calls us to trust him more; to trust him for even the impossible. “Everything is possible for him who believes.”  Continue reading →

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Out of the Shadows

Posted on May 22, 2023 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Jesus came as the light, yet people reacted in different ways to the light: some were hard-hearted, some half-hearted, some were whole-hearted. Continue reading →

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