"Jesus commissions His disciples and through them the church to bear witness to the Resurrection."
Recorded on: Sunday, 08/16/2020 at 10:00 AM
Description:
Delivered during the Sunday morning worship service, 08/16/2020. In the third story of John's Resurrection narrative, Jesus appears to the disciples and shows them His wounds. After greeting them with an address steeped in redemptive imagery, He proceeds to commission them to bear witness of His Resurrection. John's focus momentarily switches from the importance of personal belief in the Resurrection to the central task of the church-- to bear witness of the Risen Christ. We will look closely at the wording and nature of the Commission and "solve" some difficult issues in the text. We will recognize the relentless flow of the Gospel from the mind and heart of God through a golden thread of "apostlers" to the unregenerate elect in the darkness of this world. We will ultimately emphasize God's Providence, sovereignty and resoluteness in this process and consider the consequences to individuals, churches, denominations, countries and people-groups who impede or ignore His Golden Commission.
