Devotionals, Articles, and Bible Study Resources on John 20:19-20,24-26,28,30-31
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Why were the scars so important to the early disciples' faith? Phil Ware looks at Jesus' showing his disciples the scars on his hands and side to prove he was alive, resurrected from the dead.
"That Sunday evening [of the resurrection day] the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly,..."
"One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), was not with the others when Jesus came. They told him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he..."
"The disciples saw Jesus do many other miraculous signs in addition to the ones recorded in this book. But these are written so that you may continue....."
If Jesus was truly raised from the dead, then this new reality would call for Thomas to radically re-orient his life Phil Ware continues his series on Resurrection 2.0 and focuses this week on Thomas.
"Dear Seeker of Truth, Believing in My resurrection is a real challenge. That's understandable. Having a friend who dies and then suddenly appears,..."
"Eight days [after Jesus appeared to the disciples when Thomas was absent,] the disciples were together again, and this time Thomas was with them. The...."
Have you seen Him lately? Even though they did not recognize Jesus at first, he was with those early disciples all along. All they had to do was keep looking for him.
"On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and...."
"Dear Precious One, Do you really want to know whether or not I came from God or I am a fraud? First, you need to realize that is the real question....."
As much as I like to think my memory is strong and full of detail, there is so much that has slipped away. I wish I was better at documenting my life. As much as I like to think my memory is strong and full of detail, there is so much that has slipped away. There are many solutions to this problem; some people are journal writers and have years of memorable
The Father has given us a simple way of remembering the significance of this Supper: our hands! Phil Ware continues his series of Communion devotionals called 'Beyond Bread and Wine' with a reminder that our often taken for granted hands can lead us to a profound grace!
That is God with curly dark brown hair and wood shavings in his hair and callouses on his hands. That is God come live among us. Phil Ware challenges us to remember that Jesus was God made touchable and that Communion makes God touchable to us again.
How in the world did they do this? Rick Brown talks about how we can accomplish the Great Commission in our world today, the same as they did it long ago.
How can anyone say they have done all that they set out to do? Jesus finished his work, accomplished his mission, completed his task, passed his test, and when his life was over he was victorious.
Will you ever get it all done? Phil Ware reflects on Jesus' statement, "It is finished" and how he can ever be finished in his life.
What would you have done with the jugs of water? Rick Brown reminds us to be focused on meeting the felt needs of people and use that to invite them to Jesus.
Have you touched someone in the name of Jesus, lately? Phil Ware talks about making God touchable and how we share the touch of Jesus with others.
"Dear Precious One, I know faith is not easy, especially now living nearly two thousand years after My death, burial, and resurrection. So I want us....."
What will you do with Phil Ware talks about theodicy, why good people suffer and the call to follow Jesus no matter what.
How is it possible to understand the Bible? It is possible to understand the message of God in the Bible. It is Jesus.
What is your greatest fear about the release of The Passion? The Passion of The Christ is released tomorrow, but Dave has fears that it will not be used as evangelistically as it should be.
For many people, verse 16 is the most beloved verse of the Bible. Why not also verse 17? Phil Ware asks us to think about a simple, but important question: why is it that we love to quote John 3:16 but leave out John 3:17?
"Dear Disciple, Mary Magdalene, Peter, John, and a couple of disciples on the road to Emmaus weren't the only ones to meet Me on that first day of My...."
Have you found purpose, meaning, and peace in the life you are living? Phil Ware continues his lifewords series on the post resurrection sayings of Jesus and considers Jesus' blessing, "Peace be with you!"
Jesus is risen, and we believe because the first disciples had their doubts! Phil Ware continues his series called 'I Doubt It' and focuses this week on Jesus having risen from death to never die again.
Do doubts mean I don’t believe? Phil Ware continues his series on Resurrection 2.0 focusing this week on the doubts of early disciples, and our times of doubting sometimes in our world.
What could change everything? Bill Sherrill writes about God's clearest message through Jesus on the Cross and through the Gospel of John.
Can you think of a more noble vision or a more compelling mission for us, the Lord’s people, than to be Jesus’ bodily presence to our fractured and fragmented world James Nored and Phil Ware challenge us through words and video to embrace God's mission for us as the bodily presence of Jesus in the world.
Our churches not living on mission to make a perceivable difference in the lives of the disenfranchised and broken, like Jesus did, is disillusioning to young adults seeking to live for Jesus. Phil Ware talks about the need for our churches and our people to focus on becoming JesuShaped as they live the Kingdom of God and not go for gimmicks to solve our church problems.
True disciples of the Lord haven't stopped going ever since Jesus commanded it! Phil Ware continues his series on "What is CORE" by focusing on Jesus' final and intentional last command to make disciples of all nations, and emphasizes the first process of doing that: GOING!
How do we ever understand what the cross cost God? Phil Ware continues his series on Mary and her being a window to the heart of God.
before we can be ready to be fully used by the Lord in the work of the kingdom of God, we must have our bat turn moment. Phil Ware and James Nored look at what the ministry of John the Baptizer meant for people in his day and call on us to share in this move toward the kingdom of God today.
Can you think of a more noble vision or a more compelling mission for us, the Lord's people, than to be Jesus' bodily presence to our fractured and fragmented world? James Nored and Phil Ware challenge us through words and video to embrace God's mission for us as the bodily presence of Jesus in the world.
Have you found the source of peace for every season? Tom Norvell describes Jesus as the only source of peace in any season.
God loves all the people of the world (John 3:16) and wants us to demonstrate his love for them so they will turn from their destructive ways and be saved (2 Peter 3:9). Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's call to mission for us as we seek to be God with Skin On to people here, near, and far.
What can we learn from Jesus on how to connect when communicating? Phil Ware looks at Jesus' interaction with the man with leprosy in Mark 1 and how it is a blueprint for how we need to be in our communication with others.
When I die, my prayer is that Jesus will tell me that my life has honored his final command with even more passion and purpose. How about you? Phil Ware continues his series on "What is CORE" by focusing on Jesus' final and intentional last command to make disciples of all nations.
Many of us have experienced the goodness of God through the life of a woman of faith who helped shape us and mold us in our personal walk with Jesus. Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to give thanks for the godly women of faith in our lives.
We can experience a genuine faith that brings life both to us and to those around us. Phil Ware reminds us that faith is something much more than just believing in our heads, but it is something that leads us to obey what Jesus asks of us so that we can find the life he longs to give us.
Jesus wants to be united as one! Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in virtual worship through words and music using YouTube videos and invite us to see the power of the Holy Spirit to make us part of Jesus' one body.
Before we can be useful in living for God, we need to have our U-turn moment! Phil Ware and James Nored look at what the ministry of John the Baptizer meant for people in his day and call on us to share in this move toward the kingdom of God today.
Do you really know why God gave us the Bible? The Bible is given to us to help us know God and how to live for God, not to judge others.
Can ugly scars be beautiful? Jesus' scars are beautiful to those of us it has saved.
Jesus shared his love, his life, and his amazing grace with us on the cross, so will we follow Jesus and live the way of the cross in our lives? Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins lead us into worship in song and the Word to experience, proclaim and rejoice in the power of the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ and his call to us to remember and renew and relive the forgiveness of the cross to our daily
"Dear Disciple, The promise of today's verses focuses on your answer to one question: Do you believe? Do you believe that I AM the Father's Son and....."
We believe in God the Father, the resurrection of Jesus the Son, and the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit. We choose to let nothing move us from our faith! Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to remind us that our faith is rock solid and built on the foundation of eyewitnesses and the indwelling Holy Spirit.
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