I. Weakened Faith through the week----II. A Gracious Ministry and Great Profession

John 20-21-23- A Commission from the Risen King--Shaliachs, Apostles, power, and authority--I. The Commission -Mt. 28-18-20---o An Apostolic commission---o A continuing commission for -------II. The Power of the Commission -Acts 2-4- Joel 2-29---The context indicates that when Jesus says, Receive the Holy Spirit,' He has in mind the equipping of the apostles for their particular task.-Gordon Keddie--This is therefore to be distinguished from the outpouring of the Spirit on 'all flesh' at Pentecost. This emphasizes that the Holy Spirit alone can be the engine of their future effectiveness as ministers of the gospel.-Herman Ridderbos--------III. The Content - Authority of the Commission -Acts 2-38-39---Christ crucified preached so that we might go and preach Christ crucified

John 20-19-23--A Blessing from the Risen Priest---I. The Day and Recipients of the Blessing -Mt. 28-1- Mk. 16-2, Luke 24-1- Acts 20-7- 1 Cor. 16-2- Rev. 1-10---Here is the Christian Sabbath observed by the disciples, and owned by our Lord Jesus. The visit Christ made to his disciples was on the first day of the week. And the first day of the week is the only day of the week, or month, or year, that is ever mentioned by number in all the New Testament- and this is several times spoken of as a day religiously observed.-Matthew Henry------II. The Content of the Blessing -19,21,26- Judges 6-11-24--------III. The Precursor to the Blessing -Lev. 16- Num. 6-22-27-

John 20-1-18-Faith in the Risen Christ --Introduction-weak faith, growing faith- -I. The Primary Object -vv. 1-4---The risen Christ is the gospel---The benefits of the gospel -justification, reconciliation, redemption, adoption- are being separated from Christ, who is himself the gospel. The benefits of the gospel are in Christ. They do not exist apart from him. They are ours only in Him. They cannot be abstracted from Him as if we ourselves could possess them independently of Him.-Sinclair Ferguson------II. The Purposeful Display -vv. 5-8---Nowhere is it stated that the stone had to be removed in order for Jesus to arise from the grave. The resurrection body of the Lord was such that He was able to leave the tomb even though the stone was not removed -see 20-26-.-William Hendriksen--------III. The Preeminence of the Scriptures -v. 9----------- we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain. And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place ---2 Peter 1-18-19

John 20-1-18-Encountering the Risen Christ---Introduction---I. Who She was -1-2- 11- Luke 8-2- Mark 16-9-----II. The Faith She Had -1-2- 12-14------Contact, communion with Christ had become to her the vital breath of her spiritual life.-Geerhardus Vos-III. The Voice She Heard -15-16a- 10-16- 1 Pet. 2-9-------IV. The Profession She Made -16b-18-

John 19-38-42---Secret Disciples - Second Chances-----I. Secret Disciples -vv. 38-39------ Joseph -Mt. 27-51-61- Mk. 15-42-47- Lk. 23-50-56-------- Nicodemus -Jn. 3-1-15-----II. Second Chances -vv. 40-42-

John 19-38-42-Jesus was Crucified, Dead, - Buried-----In a garden man fell, in a garden man was redeemed.--F. B. Meyer----I. To Certify His Death - Resurrection -1 Cor. 15-3-4-----II. To Fulfill the Scriptures -Mt. 12-40- Pss. 16-10- 22-15- Isa. 53-9-----III. To Complete His Humiliation - -Phil. 2-6-11-----IV. To Begin His Exaltation -2 Chr. 16-14- 1 Pet. 3-19-----V. To Conquer the Grave for His Brothers - Sisters -Heb. 2-9-18-

Anatomy and Answer to Coveting-1 Kings 21-1-44-Introduction- ---I. Anatomy of Coveting---------------II. Answer to Coveting---------------Conclusion

Embracing Life Under Grace-Romans 6-5-14--Introduction----I. If you have Christ at all, you have Him all -vv5-10---------------II. If you have Christ, embrace your new life -vv11-13------------III. If you have Christ, live with hope -v14--------Conclusion

-A Name Above all Names--Exodus 20-7--Introduction-what is a name----I. Ways the LORD's Name is taken in Vain- -You shall not lift up the name of the LORD your God for nothingness-emptiness.--- -Jer. 23-10- --- -Eph. 5-4---- -Lev. 19-12, Mt 7-22, Isa. 29-13, Eccl. 5-1,2---- -2 Sam 12-14- Rom 2-24- Titus 1-16--Both cursing and common swearing are sins for which a land must mourn in true repentance or it will be made to mourn under the judgments of God.-M. Henry--When men's tongues and lives are contrary to one another, when, under a mask of profession, they lie and are unclean, they make use of God's name to abuse him, and take it in vain. Pretended holiness is merely double wickedness. Rom 2-24 'The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you.' When the heathen saw the Jews, who professed to be God's people, to be scandalous, it made them speak evil of God, and hate the true religion.-Thomas Watson--II. A Sober Warning - A Blessed Privilege--- Warning--- for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.- ----- Privilege--- the name of the LORD your God -- --Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit ---Matt. 28-19--- in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians.-Acts 11-26--Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads.-Rev. 14-1