John 19-21

Rev. Daniel Knox
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John 19-21: Crucified, Risen, and Revealed. A series preached during evening worship at Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Sewickley, PA. Connected in Christ and committed to the historic Christian Faith in preaching, praise and practice. https://graceopcpgh.org

Episodes

  1. 01/15/2012

    The Testimony of the Disciple Whom Jesus Loved

    John's gospel closes with Jesus restoring Peter and with the testimony of the disciple whom Jesus loved. That disciple was a real historical figure, an eyewitness who stood at the cross and saw the empty tomb, and the church affirms that his testimony is true. The gospel is not an exhaustive record but a sufficient one, written so that readers may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and have life in his name. That testimony becomes the church's testimony to the world.

  2. 12/18/2011

    Do You Love Me?

    On the shore of the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus first called his disciples, the risen Lord asks Peter three times, "Do you love me?" and three times commissions him: "Feed my lambs; tend my sheep." Peter, who denied him three times, is restored, and Jesus tells him he will glorify God by his death. Love for Christ shows itself in patient labor for his sheep and in following him by the way of the cross, until he comes again.

  3. 11/20/2011

    Jesus Appears by the Sea of Tiberias

    After the resurrection, seven of the disciples return to Galilee, and Peter says, "I am going fishing." They toil all night and catch nothing. At daybreak Jesus stands on the shore, tells them to cast the net on the right side, and they cannot haul in the catch; the disciple whom Jesus loved says, "It is the Lord." Jesus feeds them breakfast from his own supply. Men who thought the cross had ended everything learn again that he called them to be fishers of men, and that he provides for those he sends. He calls his people to take up the cross and follow him.

  4. 09/26/2010

    Peace Be with You Too, Thomas

    Eight days after the resurrection Jesus again stands among his disciples, now with Thomas present, and invites the doubter to see his hands and side. The text does not say Thomas touched him; Jesus' offer exposes his unbelief, and Thomas confesses, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus blesses those who have not seen and yet believe. The risen Lord is the same Jesus who came in the flesh, and the gospel was written so that readers may believe that he is the Christ and have life in his name.

  5. 09/19/2010

    Peace Be with You

    On the evening of the first day of the week, the risen Jesus stands among his frightened disciples and says, "Peace be with you." He shows them his hands and side, sends them as the Father sent him, breathes on them, and gives them the Holy Spirit with authority to declare sins forgiven or retained. The meeting marks the beginning of a new creation and of the church's mission: apostles sent by the Son carry his word of peace and forgiveness to the world.

  6. 09/12/2010

    Do Not Hold On to Me

    Mary Magdalene, a woman forgiven much, lingers at the tomb and is the first to see the risen Lord. When he says, "Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father," Jesus points her to a new and better relationship. His glory and his presence by the Spirit after the ascension surpass his earthly company. He calls the disciples "my brothers" and speaks of "my Father and your Father, my God and your God," so believers belong to the family and household of God.

  7. 09/05/2010

    Woman, Why Are You Weeping?

    Peter and the beloved disciple see the empty tomb and go home, but Mary Magdalene stays, weeping. She sees two angels and is unmoved, intent only on finding her Lord's body. The risen Jesus speaks her name, and she knows him. The first person to see the risen Lord is a weeping woman whose faith rests simply on Jesus as her Savior from sin, and he sends her to tell his brothers that he is ascending to his Father and their Father.

  8. 08/29/2010

    While It Was Still Dark

    John begins the resurrection account while it was still dark. Mary Magdalene finds the stone rolled away and runs to tell Peter and the beloved disciple, who race to the tomb and find the linen cloths lying in order. The disciples did not yet expect a resurrection, and their careful testimony to what they saw is all the more reliable. Light dawns on the first day of the week, as it did on the first day of creation: the risen Christ is the light of the world.

  9. 08/15/2010

    Crucified, Dead, and Buried

    After Jesus dies, the soldiers do not break his legs and a spear brings out blood and water, fulfilling Scripture that not a bone of him would be broken and that they would look on the one they pierced. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, once secret disciples, now openly honor his body with a costly burial in a new tomb. The scene marks a reversal: the crucified one begins to draw his own to himself, as the gospel was written so that all who read may believe.

  10. 08/08/2010

    Delivered, Crucified, Fulfilled, Finished

    John's account of the crucifixion stresses that everything happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled. Jesus is delivered over, crucified as King, and dies having accomplished his work; "It is finished" announces that the Father's work is complete. He gives up his spirit by his own royal act. The unbroken bones mark him as the true Passover lamb, and the blood and water from his pierced side testify to a real death that brings life to all who believe.

  11. 08/01/2010

    Woman, Behold Your Son

    At the cross Pilate's inscription proclaims Jesus King of the Jews in three languages, the soldiers divide his garments as Psalm 22 foretold, and Jesus entrusts his mother to the beloved disciple. That exchange is no mere family arrangement. In his final hour, with all things nearly accomplished, Jesus provides for his own and forms a new household of faith. He loved his own to the end and laid down his life for them.

  12. 07/18/2010

    Behold the Man

    Pilate presents the scourged Jesus in a crown of thorns and a purple robe: "Behold the man!" The chief priests demand crucifixion, first on a charge of insurrection and then of blasphemy, because he made himself the Son of God. Pilate grows more afraid, yet Jesus tells him he has no authority except what is given from above. To keep Caesar's favor, Pilate hands over the true King of the Jews, at noon on the day of preparation for the Passover.

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John 19-21: Crucified, Risen, and Revealed. A series preached during evening worship at Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Sewickley, PA. Connected in Christ and committed to the historic Christian Faith in preaching, praise and practice. https://graceopcpgh.org

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