John 20:28-29

"Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.""

"Then Jesus told [Thomas], "You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me.""

If Jesus was truly raised from the dead, then this new reality would call for Thomas to radically re-orient his life Phil Ware continues his series on Resurrection 2.0 and focuses this week on Thomas.

"Dear Disciple, The promise of today's verses focuses on your answer to one question: Do you believe? Do you believe that I AM the Father's Son and....."

"Eight days [after Jesus appeared to the disciples when Thomas was absent,] the disciples were together again, and this time Thomas was with them. The...."

"Dear Precious One, I know faith is not easy, especially now living nearly two thousand years after My death, burial, and resurrection. So I want us....."

Why would Jesus face all that he faced when He could have stopped it with a word? Max Lucado reminds us of the gift Jesus gives us with the cross and resurrection.

"Dear Seeker of Truth, Believing in My resurrection is a real challenge. That's understandable. Having a friend who dies and then suddenly appears,..."

That is God with curly dark brown hair and wood shavings in his hair and callouses on his hands. That is God come live among us. Phil Ware challenges us to remember that Jesus was God made touchable and that Communion makes God touchable to us again.

Have you seen Him lately? Even though they did not recognize Jesus at first, he was with those early disciples all along. All they had to do was keep looking for him.

Can ugly scars be beautiful? Jesus' scars are beautiful to those of us it has saved.

Jesus shared his love, his life, and his amazing grace with us on the cross, so will we follow Jesus and live the way of the cross in our lives? Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins lead us into worship in song and the Word to experience, proclaim and rejoice in the power of the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ and his call to us to remember and renew and relive the forgiveness of the cross to our daily

Why were the scars so important to the early disciples' faith? Phil Ware looks at Jesus' showing his disciples the scars on his hands and side to prove he was alive, resurrected from the dead.

Have you touched someone in the name of Jesus, lately? Phil Ware talks about making God touchable and how we share the touch of Jesus with others.