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(Text: JOHN 20:19-23)
~HE IS RISEN!
~WHAT A GIFT!
~FIRST WORDS
~JOHN 20:19-23… “On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”
~WHAT A GIFT!
~“SHALOM, SHALOM!”
~CONTEXT
~PEACE, HIS APPROACH.
~PEACE, HIS FIRST OFFER.
~PEACE, HIS PROMISE FOR US.
~JOHN 14:27… “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
~JOHN 16:33… “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
~ISAIAH 26:3…“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.”
~2THESS3:16… “May the LORD of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The LORD be with all of you.”
~PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7… “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
~PEACE, HIS PURPOSE.
~“Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”
~WHAT A GIFT!