Sermons

John 21:1-14 The Risen Jesus and the Disciples, Scene 3 Bible Background: 1. Matthew and Luke give us relatively brief appearances of the risen Christ, limited to that first Easter day. Mark gives us none! John gives several reports that spread out over many days. And like all of the encounters

John 20=Risen Jesus + Thomas + Us Bible Background: John records the risen Jesus making multiple, very personal, and very convincing appearances. Tradition refers to “Doubting Thomas”, but pay attention to the rest of his story! His nickname implies, wrongly, that doubt and faith

John 12 = Entry into Jerusalem Bible Background: 1. We skipped over this in reading through John, so it would ‘fit’ the calendar today. We know John’s storyline is a bit different than in Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Digging Deeper: 1. Recall that in John, the decision to arrest

John 19:1-6a = Jesus Is Condemned to Die Bible Background: Jesus was brought to Pilate (in chapter 18, we read last week), and Pilate knows Jesus is innocent, and tries to release him again. But Pilate also has to appease the crowd. So the verdict is: Jesus is innocent, Pilate is caught in the