by athargrave | Apr 21, 2016 | Devotional, Experiencing the Resurrected Christ
After these things, Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. John 21:1 The disciples had encountered Jesus multiple times: Mary, the Emmaus two, the disciples in the upper room without Thomas, then again with Thomas, and now John records...
by athargrave | Apr 20, 2016 | Devotional, Experiencing the Resurrected Christ
Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing. John 20:27 I told them they were crazy. I got too emotional and just blurted out from my own anger and hurt, “I won’t believe...
by athargrave | Apr 19, 2016 | Devotional, Experiencing the Resurrected Christ
And when He said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” John 20:22 Because the tomb is empty, you do not have to be! The Resurrected Christ gives us the Holy Spirit. The word “receive” implies action on our part. It denotes a yielding to or...
by athargrave | Apr 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
As the Father sent me, I also send you. John 20:21 As is a little word with huge implications. What does it mean to be sent as Jesus was sent? The dictionary defines as like this: “used in comparisons to refer to the extent or degree of something.” Jesus is comparing....
by athargrave | Apr 17, 2016 | Devotional, Experiencing the Resurrected Christ
When the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst,and said to them, “Peace be with you.” John 20:19 Oftentimes, we believe that our fears are more powerful than love. Some train their children to...
