Title: When Jesus Comes / John 20:19-23
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When Jesus Comes / John 20:19-23
When you come to Jesus, the grace that opens the stone door, the grace that turns doubt into confidence, the grace that turns sorrow into joy
gives grace. Then what kind of grace will Jesus give us when He comes to us? Jesus is
He says: "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears my voice and opens the door,
Then I will come in to him and sup with him, and he with me” (Revelation 3:20).
You have come to visit you at this time as well
You are knocking on the door of your heart. Open your heart and welcome Jesus
If so, the following grace will come to us.
I. Restores peace and joy
Three times in today's text, Jesus said, "Peace be with you [Jehovah Shalom]."
you are doing Now the disciples are trembling with their doors locked and locked in fear and anxiety. they
When I heard that Jesus was resurrected, I was not convinced. their hearts are in Jesus
Full of anxiety and fear of what those crucified will do to them.
is. What the disciples really need in this situation right now is that their anxiety and fear disappear.
So Jesus came to his disciples and said again and again, "Peace be with you."
All.
These words of Jesus today are also needed by us, the descendants of Adam. Adam disobeyed God
From the moment she sinned, the peace between Adam's descendants and God was broken. peace
What is lost is a curse and a punishment. Jesus came to this earth in the flesh, and on the cross
that you were nailed to death and rose again, that you bear this curse and punishment,
To give God's peace and joy
is. By the crucifixion of Jesus' body, the wall between us and God was broken down.
High peace has been restored. Therefore, when Jesus comes to us, our curse, punishment, and misery
The pain and suffering are resolved, and the true peace of God is given to us. Jesus this
He wants to bless you, not just to your disciples, but to you right now. now everyone
What kind of anxiety and fear, pain and pain do you have in your heart? Open your heart now and see Jesus
If you do, the Lord will come in and bring a feast of joy and joy to your soul.
is. He will feed our souls with mighty words:
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. ...I am giving this to you.
My name is that my joy may be in you, that your joy may be full” (John 14:1;
15:11)
II. fill you with the Holy Spirit
Another grace that Jesus gave to His disciples is found in verse 22. "Jesus said
And he breathed on them, saying, Receive the Holy Spirit." Why did Jesus breathe out
Are you telling me to get a command? It is because a person is born again only when he receives the Holy Spirit. four
Ram was made of dust. After God formed man, he breathed 'life' into his nostrils.
Genesis teaches that when man became a living
give. Even Jesus said that unless one is born again of water and the Spirit, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
You said. This means that unless a person recovers the image of God, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
means sound.
Unless we are born again through the Holy Spirit, we cannot become children of God, and we cannot enter into the eternal kingdom.
You can't even get it as a business. So, Jesus wanted his disciples to experience it realistically.
He said to receive the Holy Spirit as you breathe out. This Holy Spirit, through the ascension of Jesus into heaven,
comes to "...It is to your advantage that I go away. If I do not go away, the Counselor
will not come to you, but if I go
will send him to you, and he will come and destroy the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment
I will rebuke you (John 16:7).” The Holy Spirit convinces of sin and becomes righteousness that can take away sins
makes you aware of the Lord. He teaches the words and life of Jesus deeply.
Therefore, when we are filled with the Holy Spirit, we can understand the mind of Jesus, the heart of Jesus, the person of Jesus, and the image of Jesus.
With a wish, you will be able to live a life like Jesus. The Holy Spirit shows Jesus and Jesus
He makes us become like him and makes us possess the spirit of Jesus. Therefore, receiving the filling of the Holy Spirit means
As a result, it means the fullness of Jesus and the fullness of the Word. In that sense, the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Jesus.
Says. you are born again
And if you are filled with the Holy Spirit, you will be filled with the words of Jesus, and you will be filled with the power of Jesus.
And you will be able to live the life of Jesus.
Ⅲ. He gives you the power of the gospel
Verse 23 - "Whose sins you forgive and they are forgiven you; and whose sins you leave as they are, they remain.
The words of "-" are difficult words. In Matthew 16:16, "I give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven.
What you bind on earth will be bound in heaven; what you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
We see Jesus speaking to Peter. How should we interpret this statement? Us
Do you have the power to forgive sins? In fact, only Jesus can do this.
it can be done. But why did Jesus give these words to Peter, and why did he say these words to us as well?
Are you entrusting
It is because he has entrusted the gospel to us. The gospel has power. what is the gospel
He also declares that sins are forgiven. Jesus came to give the forgiveness of sins. this is the gospel
is. Any sinner will be forgiven if this gospel enters into it. But if the gospel does not enter
No sin can be forgiven. There is no way to be forgiven except through the gospel. And
Therefore, today, as the apostolic church, our believers have been entrusted with the gospel and the authority of the gospel.
You can. This is the so-called universal priesthood theory. whoever sins through Jesus Christ
that we can proclaim the power of forgiveness of sins through the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Word. Then, if we look at these words from another perspective, entrust us with the mission of evangelism.
It can be interpreted as giving. When we preach the gospel, sinners will hear the gospel and repent.
Then he will have eternal life. But if we do not preach the gospel, the soul will be lost in sin.
will perish. And the blood of the perishing sinner will be found at our hands.
I will tie The Lord says: "As the Father has sent me, so I send you.
D.” (verse 21) Jesus entrusted the gospel and the authority of the gospel to the apostles those who were sent and made them
sent you into the world. Today, the Lord is sending us, who have inherited the apostleship, into the world.
Go and preach the gospel and its authority. You are the sent missionaries, the gospel
It is the authority who has received the authority of Various
Please disperse now. Where would you like to go? What would you like to do?