Jn.20:22 – “And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.’” Have you ever tried to place yourself in the disciples’ shoes (or sandals) that first Easter evening when Jesus suddenly appeared in the room? Think about it; apparently the doors and windows were shut tight, …
Jn.20:13 -16 – And they *said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She *said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they put Him.” When she had said this, she turned around and *saw Jesus standing there, and yet she did not know that it was …
Merry Friday by Parris “Then said he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.” John 20:24 For some unknown reason we read in John that Thomas wasn’t present the first time when Jesus appeared to …
MERRY WEDNESDAY BY PARRIS – “But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb.Mary Magdalene turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know it was Jesus…supposing him to be the gardener.” John 20:14, 15 “On the third day the friends of …
Jn.20:15,16 – He said to her, “Dear woman, why are you crying? Who are you looking for?”Mary answered, thinking he was only the gardener, “Sir, if you have taken his body somewhere else, tell me, and I will go and . . .” “Mary,” Jesus interrupted her. Turning to face him, she said, “Rabboni!” (Aramaic …
Jn.20:19,20 – That evening, the disciples gathered together. And because they were afraid of reprisals from the Jewish leaders, they had locked the doors to the place where they met. But suddenly Jesus appeared among them and said, “Peace to you!” Then he showed them the wounds of his hands and his side—they were overjoyed …
MERRY MERRY MONDAY BY PARRIS Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” John 20:15 Such an encounter Mary had …
John 20:21,22 – So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” And when He had said this, He breathed on them and *said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit”. It finally happened, the day Jesus was raised from the dead, man began to …
He breathed on them —John 20:2 I remember a funny story about a pastor from another city who found himself in our extended revival meetings back in the summer of 1995. This pastor was actually on vacation in New Orleans when he heard about the services at Victory Fellowship. Those meetings were other worldly with …
MERRY MONDAY BY PARRIS- “Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master” John 20:16 Things would not be what they had been. The disciples would be undergoing a drastic DNA when they gather in the upper room. For the next 40 days there would be …
