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What is the one thing you fear the most?
Ever been so afraid you could not move?
Frozen in fear!
Zip line — Frozen
Fear can either prevent us from doing something...going forward...or it can motivate us to something...
The “freeze” response occurs when our brains decide we cannot take on the threat nor are we able to escape.
Often when this happens our bodies might remain still, unable to move, numb or “freeze”.
The disciples — Frozen in fear — Behind locked doors — Jesus alive
SERIES — (Acts 1:3) Jesus Appeared to many people over a 40 day period
— Women/Men — 500 believers (1 Cor.
15:6) — Disciples — one on one/Groups/Crowds
No doubt that Jesus risen, yet some still needed assurance.
Jesus came to each as they had need
— Mary Magdalene:SORROW/Good shepherd — Emmaus: DISAPPOINTMENT/Prophets — Peter: WEAKNESS: Assurance/Strength — Thomas: DOUBT/See — Saul: LIFE/Transforming grace
(S) — Behind locked doors — The disciples — In their FEAR needed PEACE —
John 20:19 (NIV)
Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”
Jesus alive was good news!
Yet, his appearance was more then just to calm their fears.
What this peace was for the disciples, and for us still today.
A peace that was meant for salvation!
PRAY
(S) — CONTEXT
John 20:19 (NIV)
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...
First day (20:1, 26) — Mary/Thomas
Jewish Calendar — Saturday Safe — Sunday/Fear
The first day?
God created...
Genesis 1:3-5
Disciples — Ten — Judas/Thomas
Matthew 28:10 “Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid.
Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.””
Behind Locked Doors for Fear religious leaders — Safe?
Temporary/life — RESTRAINED, unable to move...
Dad/brothers/caught
What can keep us frozen in fear?
Keep us from moving forward?
Grief/sorrow — Disappointment/Doubt — Weakness/self confidence
Jesus brings them peace — From behind locked doors
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John 20:19–20 (NIV)
Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”
Surprise?
Jesus had told them — Tomb/stone — Easier for us — We know the story
Acts 2:24 “But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.”
Jesus alive stood Among them — in the actual presence of — Not a ghost — More than a Vision
Theophany — “Two Greek words God/Appearance”
Mt Sinai — Abraham — Issac — Jacob — John (Rev 4-5)
Jesus alive was the real thing — His Greeting was proof
Peace be with you (Shalom) — Wish for well being — “Be well”
The importance of greeting or salutations in this culture.
France(air kisses) — Asia(bowing)— Touching noses/foreheads — Tibet, Buddhist monks(sticking their tongue out)
(S) — Jesus greets them as he had before his death.
Jesus ALIVE — In your fear you can know PEACE!
The peace of God in the presence of God — Peace we can know today
The presence of God can be frightening!
Their greater fear: Seeing Jesus alive...
What did they expect him to say? Rebuke them sharply for hiding?
Peter/John/empty tomb — Not believing Mary
Seeing Jesus alive — meant they were vulnerable — Jesus knew them in all their flaws...
Jesus KNOWS me ALL TO WELL…But he LOVES me ALL TO WELL to LET ME GO!
(S) —Jesus could have rebuked them, instead — he greets them with His peace!
Jesus ALIVE — In your WEAKNESS you can find Peace
Romans 8:1-2 “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus...
Paul had much to fear —
2 Corinthians 12:10 “That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties.
For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
What would you expect Jesus to say to you...
“If your view of God is that at the moment of your biggest failure, he looks at you and says, “I am so disappointing in you.”
YOU HAVE THE WRONG GOD!.
(S) — In your weakness you can find peace...
John 20:20 (NIV)
After he said this, he showed them his hands and side.
Jesus in the flesh — Remnants of his human suffering!
Reminder of the brokenness in the world, why people need Jesus.
Who showed us how he lived in a world filled with things that leave scars
Scars heal, but they always leave a mark so we don’t forget
That disciples had scars of regrets, fear, disappointment, shame, loss...
(S) — The world still leaves scars today — What are your scars?
Hurt — Trauma — Abuse — neglect...
Jesus ALIVE — In your SCARS you can have peace!
Coming to peace with your loss— See Jesus for who he is as God is — Loving, forgiving, merciful, compassionate...
Scar on my Knee from a fall — My Mothers compassion
Scars kept the disciples in locked rooms, until they saw Jesus alive — How can Jesus’ peace unlock the hurts in your life?
(S) — Jesus alive you can find peace in your scars
John 20:21 (NIV)
Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you!
As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”
The O.T. God was always calling and sending“
Jeremiah 1:7 “The Lord said me, ’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you.”
It wasn’t always easy, in fact it rarely ever was...
Ezekiel 2:4 “The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and stubborn.
Over 30 times in John that Jesus was sent by God.” — The one who is sent also sends...
John 17:18 “As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world.”
(S) — God sent…Jesus was sent…the disciples were sent…followers of Jesus are sent...
Jesus ALIVE — In your life, peace gives you PURPOSE!
I am sending you — The peace is more than Shalom — It’s an INVITATION or CALLING to a greater calling — God’s story is your story
Matthew 5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”
A peace that was never meant just for the disciples.
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