Grace City Denver Matt Hand

The key to understanding this text is that the Jews have functionally put Jesus on trial, and he’s defending his identity and integrity by calling a series of witnesses. In the end, Jesus warns them that they are not the final judge – he is! So they must either repent and believe, and know him as the Savior who gives eternal life, or they will face eternal judgment.

At one of the Jewish feasts, Jesus goes by the Pool of Bethesda and heals a man who’d been an invalid for 38 years. In an instant, he reverses not only physical impotence and deformity but also social ostracism, ceremonial uncleanness, and hopelessness. And he deliberately heals on the Sabbath day to show the Jews that he’d come to fulfill the true meaning of Sabbath rest.

An official serving in the court of Herod Antipas comes to Jesus with a great need: his son is sick and on the verge of death. But instead of coming to heal the boy, Jesus tells the father to trust him and sends him on his way. That very hour, many miles away, the boy is healed. When the father returns home the next day, his faith in the word of Jesus is confirmed and strengthened.

Let's unpack an Easter sermon preached by a man who was not just a former skeptic, but was violently opposed to Jesus. What evidence changed his mind about the resurrection? What does the resurrection mean for Jesus and what does it mean for those who trust in its message?

While hanging on the cross, Jesus spoke 7 "words" (short sayings) that reflect his heart and mission to fulfill the Scriptures through the salvation of the lost.

After conversing with Jesus at the well of Jacob, the Samaritan woman returns to town and invites others to come and meet him. Meanwhile, Jesus tells his disciples that he’s sustained and satisfied by doing the will of the Father and engaging in his mission. He invites the disciples to come into his field and share in the harvest of souls for eternal life. The Samaritans return to the well and many more believe in Jesus as the Savior of the world.