SERMON NOTES

Hard Questions

One Way? 

 We can't be .  We have an enemy who is seeking to destroy our faith. (Mk. 4:14-20; 1 Pet. 5:8; 1 Cor. 16:13)

The early disciples had questions they had to work through that brought a  to their faith that enabled them not to merely survive but to change the world. (Mt. 28:16-17) 

Can Jesus really be the  to God? (Jn. 14:6; Acts 4:12) 

• People will say believing Jesus is the only way is . 

  Believing Jesus is the only way to God isn't any more arrogant than believing there are  to God. 

• People say that religion is just a matter of personal preference, that each of us can decide what we believe and as long as we're  we're ok. 

  No matter what a person sincerely believes, it doesn't change the  about the reality of God. (Jn. 18:37)

• People say believing Jesus is the only way causes people to feel  to others. 

  To truly become a Christian starts by saying, "I'm a . At my core I am sinful and can't do enough to be right with God. My goodness is like filthy rags before God." (1 Tim. 1:15) 

• People say believing in Jesus is the only way is  

  Christianity is the most  there is because everyone is invited to be a Jesus follower and receive that gift of life no matter your race, gender, past, or whatever. 

No one has to believe in Jesus. He gives us that . 

But He can't be one among many options to be right with God. He has not left us with that .  

Resources for this message you can use for more study: 

• The Reason for God by Timothy Keller, chapter 1 
• Confronting Christianity by Rebecca McLaughlin, chapter 3
• "Why I'm not a Christian" sermon series by J.D. Greear