John 20:10-29

10Then the disciples went away again

to their own homes. 11But Mary stood

outside by the tomb weeping, and as

she wept she stooped down and

looked into the tomb. 12And she saw

two angels in white sitting, one at the

head and the other at the feet, where

the body of Jesus had lain.

13Then they said to her, “Woman,

why are you weeping?” She said to

them, “Because they have taken

away my Lord, and I do not know

where they have laid Him.” 14Now

when she had said this, she turned

around and saw Jesus standing

there, and did not know that it was

Jesus.

15Jesus said to her, “Woman, why

are you weeping? Whom are you

seeking?” She, supposing Him to be

the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You

have carried Him away, tell me where

You have laid Him, and I will take

Him away.” 16Jesus said to her,

“Mary!” She turned and said to Him,

“Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher).

17Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to

Me, for I have not yet ascended to

My Father; but go to My brethren and

say to them, ‘I am ascending to My

Father and your Father, and to My

God and your God.’ ” 18Mary Magda-

lene came and told the disciples that

she had seen the Lord, and that He

had spoken these things to her.

19Then, the same day at evening,

being the first day of the week, when

the doors were shut where the

disciples were assembled, for fear of

the Jews, Jesus came and stood in

the midst, and said to them, “Peace

be with you.” 20When He had said

this, He showed them His hands and

His side.

Then the disciples were glad when

they saw the Lord. 21So Jesus said to

them again, “Peace to you! As the

Father has sent Me, I also send you.” 22And when He had said this, He

breathed on them, and said to them,

“Receive the Holy Spirit. 23If you

forgive the sins of any, they are

forgiven them;

if you retain the sins of any, they are

retained.” 24Now Thomas, called the

Twin, one of the twelve, was not with

them when Jesus came. 25The other

disciples therefore said to him, “We

have seen the Lord.” So he said to

them, “Unless I see in His hands the

print of the nails, and put my finger

into the print of the nails,

and put my hand into His side, I will

not believe.” 26And after eight days

His disciples were again inside, and

Thomas with them. Jesus came, the

doors being shut, and stood in the

midst, and said, “Peace to you!” 27Then He said to Thomas, “Reach

your finger here, and look at My

hands; and reach your hand here,

and put it into My side. Do not be

unbelieving, but believing.” 28And

Thomas answered and said to Him,

“My Lord and my God!” 29Jesus said

to him, “Thomas, because you have

seen Me, you have believed. Blessed

are those who have not seen and yet

have believed.”

"...that Christ died for our

sins according to the

Scriptures, and that He was

buried, and that He rose

again the third day

according to the Scriptures"

1 Cor. 15:3-4

Jesus appeared 11 times between His

resurrection and ascension into heaven:

to Mary Magdalene (Jn. 20:10)

to certain women going to the Sepulcher (Mt. 29:9,10)

to Simon Peter (Lk. 24:34)

to ten apostles (Jn. 20:19)

to eleven apostles (Jn. 26-29)

to seven disciples fishing (Jn. 21)

to eleven apostles and other disciples (Mt. 28:16)

to 500 brethren (I Cor. 15:7)

to James (I Cor. 15:7)

to eleven on the Mt. of Olives at His ascension (Acts 1)

• to Stephen (Acts 7)

• to Saul (Acts 9)

• to John on Patmos (Rev. 1)

He appeared 3 times after His ascension:

His next appearing will be

for the Church

(I Thess. 4:16)

separation or lost of

someone or something

greatly loved (cp. Jn.

11:36)

A. The CAUSE:

1. "stood" (imperf. tense - continuously) -

aloneness

B. The CONDITION:

2. "wept" (continuously, cp. vs. 11,13,15) -

comfortless

3. "stooped down" - limited earthly

perspective

4. "angels ...Jesus" - unaffected by the

supernatural

B. The CONDITION:

5. "I will take Him" - hopeless

1. The Resurrection (16)

C. The COMFORT:

16Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She

turned and said to Him, “Rabboni!”

(which is to say, Teacher).

1. The Resurrection (16)

2. The Relationship (16-17)

C. The COMFORT:

16Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She

turned and said to Him, “Rabboni!”

(which is to say, Teacher). 17Jesus

said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I

have not yet ascended to My Father;

but go to My brethren and say to

them, ‘I am ascending to My Father

and your Father, and to My God and

your God.’ ”

1. The Resurrection (16)

2. The Relationship (16-17)

3. The Responsibility (17-18):

C. The COMFORT:

18 Mary Magdalene came and told

the disciples that she had seen the

Lord, and that He had spoken these

things to her.

19Then, the same day at evening,

being the first day of the week, when

the doors were shut where the

disciples were assembled, for fear of

the Jews, Jesus came and stood in

the midst, and said to them, “Peace

be with you.” 20When He had said

this, He showed them His hands and

His side.

Then the disciples were glad when

they saw the Lord. 21So Jesus said to

them again, “Peace to you! As the

Father has sent Me, I also send you.” 22And when He had said this, He

breathed on them, and said to them,

“Receive the Holy Spirit.

A. The CAUSE:

1. Jesus had died three days earlier

2. Their lives were threatened

3. They didn't know if Jesus could

save them from harm and protect

them from danger.

B. The CONDITION:

1. Fled

2. Hid

"First of all, let me assert my firm

belief that the only thing we have to fear

is fear itself -- nameless, unreasoning,

unjustified terror which paralyzes

needed efforts to convert retreat into

advance."

C. The COMFORT:

1. The revelation of the risen Christ

2. The word of the risen Christ

3. The love of the risen Christ

A. The CAUSE:

1. Double-minded

2. Lack of faith

B. The CONDITION:

24 Now Thomas, called the Twin, one

of the twelve, was not with them

when Jesus came. 25The other

disciples therefore said to him, “We

have seen the Lord.” So he said to

them, “Unless I see in His hands the

print of the nails, and put my finger

into the print of the nails, and put my

hand into His side, I will not believe.”

B. The CONDITION:

1. Will not believe

2. Without hope

26 And after eight days His disciples

were again inside, and Thomas with

them. Jesus came, the doors being

shut, and stood in the midst, and

said, “Peace to you!” 27 Then He said

to Thomas, “Reach your finger here,

and look at My hands; and reach

your hand here, and put it into My

side.

Do not be unbelieving, but believing.” 28And Thomas answered and said to

Him, “My Lord and my God!” 29Jesus

said to him, “Thomas, because you

have seen Me, you have believed.

Blessed are those who have not

seen and yet have believed.”

C. The COMFORT:

1. Physical evidence

2. Word of God

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