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“I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” (A20: Second Sunday of Easter)

April 12, 2026

Acts 2:14a,22-32; Psalm 16; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 Shearer pulls from the story of Thomas to explore doubt, confidence, authority, right belief and more. “And I do wonder whether we might pivot that word...

Scriptures

John 1:1-18 (2)
Psalm 34 (2)
John 15:9-17 (3)
John 2:1-11 (4)
Psalm 148 (2)
Luke 13:1-9 (3)
John 3:1-17 (7)
Luke 13:10-17 (4)
Revelation 21:1-6a (2)
Psalm 111 (2)
Matthew 17:1-9 (3)
Acts 2:1-21 (10)
Matthew 14:22-33 (4)
Matthew 22:34-46 (1)
Acts 1:1-11 (4)
Exodus 16:2-4 and 9-15 (2)
Luke 1:39-45 (46-55) (1)
2 Timothy 4:6-8 and 16-18 (1)
Matthew 13:1-9 and 18-23 (3)
Jeremiah 33:14-16 (1)
Acts 10:34-43 or Isaiah 65:17-25; Psalm 118:1-2 (1)
Isaiah 65:1-9 (1)
Amos 8:1-12 (1)
Hebrews 11:1-3 8-16 (1)
Psalm 1 (1)
Timothy 6:6-19 (1)
Sirach 35:12-17 (1)
Luke 1:68-79 (1)
Sirach 24:1-12 (1)
Isaiah 58:1-9a (9b-12) (1)
Philippians 2:5-11 (1)
Psalm 68:1-10 32-35 (1)
Jeremiah 28:5-9 (1)
1 Kings 3:5-12 (1)
Romans 12:1-8 (1)
Isaiah 25:1-9 (1)
Luke 3:15-17 (3)
John 6:51-58 (2)
John 15:1-8 (1)
Luke 4:14-21 (3)
2 Samuel 7:1-11 and 16 (1)
Luke 15:1-3 and 11b-32 (1)
Luke 8:26-39 (3)
Luke 14:1 and 7-14 (3)
Luke 14:25-33 (2)
Luke 21:5-19 (3)
Matthew 4:1-11 (4)
Genesis 1:1-2:4a (2)
Matthew 15:21-28 (3)
Matthew 23:1-12 (1)
John 17:6-19 (1)
John 6:35 and 41-51 (2)
Isaiah 6:1-8 (9-13) (2)
Isaiah 1:10-18 (2)
Isaiah 55:10-13 (2)
Micah 5:2-5a (1)
14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 or Acts 10:34-43; John 20:1-18 or Luke 24:1-12 (1)
Psalm 22:19-28 (1)
Psalm 52 (1)
Psalm 80:1-2 8-19 (1)
Philemon 1:1-21 (1)
Lamentations 1:1-6 (1)
Jeremiah 14:7-10 19-22 (1)
Psalm 46 (1)
Psalm 147:12-20 (1)
Psalm 112:1-9 (10) (1)
Matthew 26:14–27:66 (1)
1 Peter 4:12-14 5:6-11 (1)
Psalm 89:1-4 15-18 (1)
Psalm 119:129-136 (1)
Jeremiah 15:15-21 (1)
Philippians 4:1-9 (1)
John 18 (1)
Mark 7:24-37 (3)
John 10:11-18 (4)
Luke 4:21-30 (4)
Luke 1:26-38 (2)
Luke 15:1-3 (1)
Luke 7:1-10 (1)
Mark 1:1-8 (2)
Luke 7:11-17 (2)
Matthew 24:36-44 (4)
John 5:4-42 (1)
Psalm 8 (5)
Isaiah 51:1-6 (2)
Amos 5:18-24 (1)
Romans 8:12-17 (1)
Ephesians 6:10-20 (2)
1 Corinthians 15:12-20 (1)
Luke 6: 20-31 (1)
Genesis 32:22-31 (2)
John 1:1-9 (1)
Acts 5:27-32; Psalm 118:14-29 or Psalm 150; Revelation 1:4-8; John 20:19-31 (1)
Galatians 3:23-29 (1)
Genesis 18:1-10a (1)
Jeremiah 23:23-29 (1)
Jeremiah 4:11-12 22-28 (1)
Lamentations 3:19-26 (1)
Psalm 84:1-7 (1)
Colossians 1:11-20 (1)
Wisdom of Solomon 10:15-21 (1)
1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16) (1)
Psalm 118:1-2 14-24 (1)
Psalm 104:24-34 (1)
Romans 6:12-23 (1)
Matthew 13:31-33 44-52 (1)
Psalm 26:1-8 (1)
Mark 13:1-8 (4)
John 6:56-69 (3)
Luke 24:36b-48 (3)
1 Corinthians 13 (1)
Psalm 126 (1)
John 12:1-8 (4)
Luke 8:26-56 (1)
Exodus 20:1-17 (3)
Luke 15:11-32 (2)
Matthew 3:1-12 (3)
John 4:5-42 (2)
Matthew 28:16-20 (1)
Matthew 16;13-20 (3)
Isaiah 61:1-4 and 8-11 (2)
Psalm 29 (2)
Mark 7:1-8 & 14-15 & 21-23 (3)
Luke 9:37-43a (1)
2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 (2)
Psalm 138 (3)
10-18 (1)
Acts 9:1-6 (1)
2 Kings 2:1-2 6-14 (1)
Psalm 15 (2)
Hebrews 11:29-12:2 (1)
Psalm 14 (1)
Psalm 137 (1)
2 Timothy 4:6-8 16-18 (1)
Isaiah 2:1-5 (1)
Ephesians 1:3-14 (1)
Genesis 2:15-17 3:1-7; Psalm 32 (1)
Colossians 3:1-4 (1)
35b (1)
Zechariah 9:9-12 (1)
Isaiah 55:1-5 (1)
Romans 12:9-21 (1)
Mark 12:38-44 (1)
John 6:1-21 (3)
John 20:19-31 (9)
Luke 5:1-11 (3)
John 1:6-8 and 19-28 (4)
Luke 19:28-40 (2)
2 Kings 2:1-2 and 6-14 (3)
Numbers 21:4-9 (3)
Luke 15:1-10 (3)
Matthew 11:2-11 (3)
John 9:1-41 (4)
Genesis 18:1-15 and 21:1-7 (1)
Matthew 16:21-28 (3)
Isaiah 60:1-6 (2)
Isaiah 6:1-8 (1)
James 3:1-12 (2)
Genesis 15:1-12 and 17-18 (1)
Isaiah 11:1-10 (2)
Genesis 50:15-21 (2)
Isaiah 43:1-7; Luke 3:15-17 (1)
(7-20); Psalm 30; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 (1)
Psalm 77:1-2 11-20 (1)
Colossians 1:15-28 (1)
Psalm 71:1-6 (1)
Exodus 32:7-14 (1)
Psalm 37:1-9 (1)
Psalm 119:137-144 (1)
Psalm 122 (1)
John 1:(1-9) 10-18 (1)
Romans 5:12-19 (1)
Acts 2:14a 22-32 (1)
1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 (1)
Psalm 145:8-14 (1)
Psalm 145:8-9 14-21 (1)
Ezekiel 33:7-11 (1)
Deuteronomy 6:1-9 (1)
Mark 6:14-29 (4)
Mark 16:1-8 (4)
Luke 9:28-36 (5)
Isaiah 40:1-11 (3)
Mark 15-16 (1)
Luke 9:51-62 (2)
John 12:22-30 (2)
Luke 16:19-31 (4)
Luke 1:46b-55 (4)
John 11:1-45 (4)
Matthew 9:35-10:8 (2)
Exodus 12 (1)
1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20) (1)
1 Samuel 8:4-11 (12-15) 16-20 (11:14-15) (2)
Wisdom of Solomon 1:16-2:1 & 12-22 (1)
Isaiah 55:1-9 (1)
Isaiah 35:1-10 (2)
Exodus 16:2-15 (1)
Luke 3: 21-22 (1)
Acts 11:1-18; Psalm 148; Revelation 21:1-6; John 13:31-35 (1)
1 Kings 19:15-16 19-21 (1)
Hosea 1:2-10 (1)
Isaiah 58:9b-14 (1)
Psalm 51:1-10 (1)
2 Timothy 1:1-14 (1)
Psalm 32:1-7 (1)
Romans 13:11-14 (1)
Isaiah 42:1-9 (1)
Genesis 12:1-4a (1)
1 Peter 1:3-9 (1)
John 20:19-23 (1)
Romans 7:15-25a (1)
Romans 9:1-5 (1)
Psalm 119:33-40 (1)
Mark 12:28-34 (1)
Mark 5:21-43 (4)
Mark 11:1-11 (3)
Exodus 34:29-35 (1)
Isaiah 64:1-9 (2)
John 14 (2)
Psalm 66 (1)
Psalm 23 (9)
Luke 23:33-43 (4)
Matthew 1:18-25 (4)
John 12:1-11 (1)
Matthew 10:24-39 (3)
Exodus 3:1-15 (1)
Psalm 139:1-6 and 13-18 (1)
2 Corinthians 5:6-17 (1)
Esther 7:1-6 & 9-10 & 9:20-22 (1)
Luke 23:26 (1)
John 1:1-14 (1)
Luke 15:25-32 (1)
Nehemiah 8 (1)
Acts 16:9-15; Psalm 67; Revelation 21:10 (1)
Psalm 16 (2)
Psalm 85 (1)
Psalm 103:1-8 (1)
1 Timothy 1:12-17 (1)
Jeremiah 29:1 4-7 (1)
2 Thessalonians 1:1-4 11-12 (1)
Psalm 72:1-7 18-19 (1)
Acts 10:34-43 (2)
Romans 4:1-5 13-17 (1)
Acts 2:14a 36-41 (1)
2 Corinthians 13:11-13. Matthew 28:16-20 (1)
Matthew 11:16-19 25-30 (1)
1 Kings 19:9-18 (1)
Romans 13:8-14 (1)
Mark 10:46-52 (1)
Mark 4:35-41 (2)
John 12:20-33 (1)
2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 (1)
Mark 13:24-37 (4)
John 21:1-19 (2)
Luke 10:25-37 (3)
Acts 8:26-40 (3)
Luke 19:1-10 (3)
Matthew 2:13-23 (2)
Matthew 21:1-11 (3)
Genesis 22:1-14 (2)
Matthew 18:15-20 (3)
Mark 8:27-9:9 (1)
Mark 6:26-34 (1)
Job 1:1 and 2:1-10 (2)
Luke 24:1-12 (1)
Isaiah 58 (1)
Philippians 3 (1)
Jeremiah 1:4-10 (2)
22-22:5; John 14:23-29 or John 5:1-9 (1)
Galatians 5:1 13-25 (1)
Colossians 2:6-15(16-19) (1)
Hebrews 12:18-29 (1)
Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 (1)
Psalm 66:1-12 (1)
Haggai 1:15b-2:9 (1)
Romans 15:4-13 (1)
Isaiah 49:1-7 (1)
Psalm 95 (1)
Psalm 116:1-4 12-19 (1)
Psalm 33:1-12 (1)
Psalm 65:(1-8) (1)
Psalm 85:8-13 (1)
Psalm 103:(1-7) 8-13; Romans 14:1-12 (1)
Mark 10:35-45 (3)
1 Samuel (1)
John 3:14-21 (4)
Luke 6:27-38 (3)
Matthew 25:31-46 (3)
Acts 9:1-20 (1)
Luke 10:38-42 (4)
Mark 7:14-15 (1)
Luke 17:11-19 (3)
John 1:(1-9) and 10-18 (2)
John 20:1-18 (5)
Matthew 10:40-42 (2)
Matthew 18:21-35 (4)
Genesis 9:8-17 (1)
1 Samuel 17:(1a and 4-11 and 19-23) and 32-49 (1)
Job 23:1-9 and 16-17 (1)
Acts 5:27-32 (1)
Exodus 17:1-7 (2)
Deuteronomy 34:1-12 (1)
Psalm 71 (1)
Acts 9:36-43; Psalm 23; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30 (1)
Isaiah 66:10-14 (1)
Hosea 11:1-11 (1)
Jeremiah 2:4-13 (1)
Psalm 79:1-9 (1)
2 Kings 5:1-3 7-15c (1)
Psalm 145:1-5 17-21 (1)
Psalm 146 5-10 (1)
Psalm 40:1-11 (1)
Romans 5:1-11 (1)
1 Peter 1:17-23 (1)
Hosea 5:15–6:6 (1)
9-13 (1)
Romans 10:5-15 (1)
Jonah 3:10–4:11 (1)
Luke 3:1-6 (2)
Mark 10:17-31 (4)
Mark 4:26-34 (3)
John 2:13-22 (2)
Luke 6:17-26 (1)
Matthew 25:14-30 (3)
John 10:22-30 (2)
Luke 11:1-13 (2)
Mark 7:21-23 (1)
Luke 17:5-10 (2)
Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 (1)
Luke 24:13-35 (3)
Matthew 11:25-30 (1)
Matthew 20:1-16 (3)
Genesis 17:1-7 and 15-16 (1)
Luke 13 (1)
Job 38:1-7 and 34-41 (1)
Revelation 21:1-6 (1)
1 Corinthians 15 (1)
Revelation 7:9-17 (1)
and 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (1)
Genesis 11:1-9 (1)
Psalm 66:1-9 (1)
Psalm 107:1-9 43 (1)
Psalm 81:1 10-16 (1)
Amos 8:4-7 (1)
2 Timothy 2:8-15 (1)
Psalm 98 (2)
James 5:7-10 (1)
1 Corinthians 1:1-9 (1)
1 Samuel 16:1-13 (1)
1 Peter 2:19-25 (1)
Psalm 50:7-15 (1)
Romans 8:1-11 (1)
Isaiah 56:1 (1)
Psalm 145:1-8 (1)
Luke 3:7-18 (4)
Mark 10:2-16 (2)
Mark 3:20-35 (1)
Mark 8:31-38 (3)
Luke 4:1-13 (4)
Joshua 24:1-3 and 14-25 (1)
Acts 4:5-12 (2)
Luke 11:1-3 (1)
Mark 6:30-34 (1)
Luke 16:1-13 (4)
Matthew 3:13-17 (4)
Acts 2:42-47 (2)
Matthew 11:16-19 and 25-30 (2)
Matthew 21:23-32 (2)
1 Corinthians 1:18-25 (1)
Jeremiah 23:1-6 (2)
Job 42:1-6 and 10-17 (3)
Psalm 30 (2)
Acts 2:36-41 (1)
Joshua 24:1-3a and 14-25 (1)
Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 6:17-26 (1)
Psalm 104:24-34 35b; Romans 8:14-17 (1)
Galatians 6:(1-6) 7-16 (1)
Ecclesiastes 1:2 12-14 2:18-23 (1)
Sirach 10:12-18 (1)
Psalm 113 (1)
Jeremiah 31:27-34 (1)
Job 19:23-27a (1)
Isaiah 7:10-16 (1)
Isaiah 9:1-4 (1)
Ephesians 5:8-14 (1)
Acts 7:55-60 (1)
Exodus 19:2-8a (1)
Matthew 13:1-9 18-23 (1)
6-8 (1)
Philippians 1:21-30 (1)
Luke 1:39-45 (2)
Mark 9:38-50 (2)
Mark 2:23-3:6 (3)
Mark 1:9-15 (3)
Jonah 3:1-5 and 10 (2)
Matthew 25:1-13 (1)
John 13:31-35 (2)
Luke 12:13-21 (4)
Mark 6:1-13 (4)
Luke 18:1-8 (4)
John 1:29-42 (4)
John 10:1-10 (2)
Matthew 13:24-30 and 36-43 (3)
Matthew 26:26-29 (1)
Psalm 51 (1)
Ephesians 2:11-22 (1)
Ruth 1:1-18 (2)
2 Kings 5:1-14 (2)
Genesis 12:1-9 (2)
John 1 (1)
(37 – 43a) (1)
Acts 2:1-21 John 14:8-17 (25-27) (1)
Luke 10:1-11 16-20 (1)
Psalm 49:1-12 (1)
Proverbs 25:6-7 (1)
1 Timothy 2:1-7 (1)
Psalm 119:97-104 (1)
Psalm 17:1-9 (1)
Psalm 80:1-7 17-19 (1)
Psalm 27:1 (1)
Ezekiel 37:1-14 (1)
Psalm 31:1-5 15-16 (1)
Psalm 100 (1)
Isaiah 44:6-8 (1)
Psalm 67 (1)
Ezekiel 18:1-4 25-32 (1)
Luke 2:41-52 (4)
Mark 9:30-37 (4)
Psalm 139 (3)
Mark 9:2-9 (3)
Mark 1:14-20 (2)
Romans 3:19-28 (1)
John 5:1-9 (2)
Genesis 15 (1)
Luke 21:25-46 (1)
Luke 18:9-14 (3)
Matthew 4:12-23 (4)
John 14:1-14 (4)
Romans 8:26-39 (2)
Matthew 21:33-46 (3)
Mark 1:1-11 (1)
Mark 6:30-34 and 53-56 (3)
Ruth 3:1-5 and 4:13-17 (1)
Amos 7:7-17 (2)
Romans 4:13-25 (2)
John 1:43-58 (1)
11b-32 (1)
Proverbs 8:1-4 22-31 (1)
Psalm 82 (2)
Colossians 3:1-11 (1)
Psalm 112 (1)
Jeremiah 32:1-3a 6-15 (1)
Psalm 121 (2)
2 Thessalonians 2:1-5 13-17 (1)
Romans 1:1-7 (1)
4-9 (1)
Psalm 130 (1)
1 Peter 2:2-10 (1)
Romans 5:1-8 (1)
Psalm 86:11-17 (1)
Romans 11:1-2a (1)
Psalm 25:1-9 (1)
Luke 1:46-55 (1)
Mark 8:27-38 (2)
1 Samuel 3:1-10 (2)
Mark 1:29-39 (4)
John 1:43-51 (3)
Exodus 14 (1)
John 17:20-26 (1)
Luke 12:32-40 (2)
John 18:33-37 (3)
Luke 20:27-38 (3)
Matthew 5:1-12 (4)
Acts 17:22-31 (2)
Matthew 13:31-33 and 44-52 (2)
Isaiah 5:1-7 (3)
1 John 1:1-2:2 (1)
2 Samuel 11:1-15 (1)
1 Samuel 1:4-20 (1)
Genesis 18:20-32 (2)
Matthew 9:9-13 & 18-26 (2)
John 6:35 41-51 (1)
Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126; John 12:1-8 and Philippians 3:4b-14 (1)
John 16:12-15 (1)
Deuteronomy 30:9-14 (1)
Isaiah 1:1 10-20 (1)
Jeremiah 18:1-11 (1)
Psalm 91:1-6 14-16 (1)
2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 (1)
Isaiah 65:17-25 (1)
Isaiah 63:7-9 (1)
1 Corinthians 1:10-18 (1)
Romans 8:6-11 (1)
Psalm 66:8-20 (1)
Genesis 21:8-21 (1)
Romans 8:12-25 (1)
29-32 (1)
Philippians 2:1-13 (1)
Luke 21:25-36 (3)
Mark 7:1-8 (1)
John 3:16 (2)
Mark 1:21-28 (4)
Mark 1:4-11 (3)
Matthew 22:15-22 (3)
Acts 16:16-34 (1)
Genesis 15:1-6 (2)
Ruth 3:1-5 (2)
Luke 15:1-10; Psalm 23 (1)
Matthew 5:13-20 (3)
John 14:15-21 (3)
Matthew 13:31-33 (1)
Psalm 118 (1)
1 John 3:16-24 (1)
2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a (2)
Luke 3:1-14 (1)
Hebrews 11:1-3 and 8-16b (1)
Romans 5:1-5 (2)
James 2:1-10 (1)
Psalm 118:1-2 (1)
1 Kings 19:1-4 (5-7) 8-15a (1)
Psalm 25:1-10 (1)
Psalm 50:1-8 22-23 (1)
Psalm 139:1-6 13-18 (1)
Amos 6:1a 4-7 (1)
Joel 2:23-32 (1)
Isaiah 12 (1)
Hebrews 2:10-18 (1)
Micah 6:1-8 (1)
Isaiah 50:4-9a (1)
1 Peter 3:13-22 (1)
Jeremiah 20:7-13 (1)
Matthew 13:24-30 (1)
Matthew 15:10-20 (1)
Psalm 80:7-15 (1)
Matthew 2:1-12 (3)
John 6 (1)
Luke 24:44-53 (2)
Luke 3:21-22 (3)
Luke 2:22-40 (2)
Luke 13:31-35 (2)
John 14:8-17 (2)
Luke 12:49-56 (4)
Ruth 4:13-17 (2)
Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 (4)
Matthew 5:21-37 (4)
John 17:1-11 (4)
Matthew 14:13-21 (3)
Matthew 22:1-14 (3)
Acts 10:44-48 (1)
Psalm 51:1-12 (2)
Zephaniah 3:14-20 (1)
Philemon 1-21 (1)
Romans 6:1b-11 (2)
James 513-20 (1)
19-29; Luke 19:28-40; Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 22:14-23:56 or Luke 23:1-49 (1)
Psalm 42 and 43 (1)
Colossians 1:1-14 (1)
Psalm 33:12-22 (1)
Deuteronomy 30:15-20 (1)
Psalm 146; 1 (1)
Psalm 65 (1)
Malachi 4:1-2a (1)
Jeremiah 31:7-14 (1)
1 Corinthians 1:18-31 (1)
Psalm 31:9-16 (1)
Acts 1:6-14 (1)
Psalm 69:7-10 16-18 (1)
36-43 (1)
21-28 (1)
Philippians 3:4b-14 (1)

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