Teaching Missions: Growing in God’s Grace

John 20:24 Doubting Thomas turns believer

Doubting Thomas demands seeing Jesus wounds. Jesus shows them and Thomas believes that he is God.

John 20:11 Mary sees Jesus, then disciples see Him risen from the dead.

Mary sees Jesus and tells the disciples. Jesus appears later to 10 disciples; Thomas is missing

Mary and Peter and John see the tomb open

Mary, followed by Peter and John, confront an open tomb. Clothes seem undisturbed but the body of Jesus is gone and he is risen from the dead.

John 19:38 Jesus buried in new grave

Joseph and Nicodemus bury Jesus like a true king in a new private tomb using 100 pounds of spices

John 21/1 Jesus forgives and restores Peter (and us)

John 19 37 No bones broken

Jesus was the true passover lamb whose legs were not broken, as ordered in Exodus 12, and whose side was pierced as in Zachariah 12:10

John 19/17 to John 19/30 Jesus fulfilles prophecies

During the crucifixion, Jesus fulfills several prophecies from the Old Testament: Psalm 22, Psalm 69:21, Zachariah 12:10

John 18:37 to 19:16 Jesus Trial Before Pilate

Jesus is tried before Pilate and pronounced innocent 3 times. Jesus' kingdom is not on earth

John 18 Jesus illegal trial and Peter denies him

Jesus trial was a shambles breaking many rules. Peter denied Jesus three times

John 17 Jesus is praying for us

Jesus prays for himself, his disciples, and us