Today we will look at Jesus’s first appearance to all his frightened disciples after His resurrection. (John 20:19-23) What I want us to see is: How did the risen Jesus act & what did the risen Jesus say?

God used 2 men’s late, but costly, commitment (Joseph & Nicodemus). The application for us is: Looking on the crucified Jesus deepens our commitment to Him.

John 18:1-11 tells the story of the arrest of Jesus. This midnight encounter sets in motion the events that will lead to the cross on Friday morning. If you look at this passage from one perspective, you might conclude events have now spun out of control. But you would be wrong.

John 17—the longest recorded prayer of our Lord closes the Upper Room institution of communion & precedes Gethsemane, the betrayal by Judas, Jesus’ arrest & the beginning of his trials.

We are accepted in God’s presence only because of Christ. We can only come to God through Christ. He is the only Mediator. That is true for salvation—and for supplication. And just as there are physical means of life, there are spiritual means of grace. Resist the lies of the devil & get a bigger breakthrough in prayer than you’ve ever had.

In order to cultivate contentment, we must live in the present and leave the future in God’s hands.

We speak to the Lord of our trust & the pleasures of abiding. And once that is done—we present Jesus! ABIDE—AND PRESENT!

Jesus, in John 14:1-11, shows us how he & the Father team up to overcome our unholy turmoil by calling us to trust Jesus & the Father—and giving us 5 reasons why we should.

From his high standing, Jesus goes low to serve (foot washing). He says in John 13:15: “For I gave you an example, so that you also would do just as I did for you.”

It won’t be easy, but it will be significant. And that’s true for us as we serve Jesus through ResTore. It might not be easy—but it will be glorious. (John 12)