John 20:19-23 | The Sent One(s)

“As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” This is an extraordinary and enlivening statement by Jesus. In this story, we get a compelling picture of what God’s mission is—the sending of Jesus and the Spirit into the world to spread God’s peace, new creation, and forgiveness. We also learn how deeply we, as the church, are tied into this mission. In fact, it is our very reason for being. And God has given us two important resources to live out this mission: the Spirit and Jesus. Therefore through the Spirit and in Jesus we are able to live out our identity as “sent ones” to share that peace, new creation, and forgiveness.