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We are focusing on a new theme at church. The following are my notes taken during my pastor's sermon.
We exist to glorify God
By discipling one another
To reach and raise the next generation
To live out God's truth.
The following are the notes I took during my pastor's sermon on this topic.
Our scripture passage for this study is John 20:19-23.
(19) So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” (20) And when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples then rejoiced when they saw the Lord. (21) So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” (22) And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. (23) If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained.”
At the beginning of the passage, in verse 19, we need to remember what was happening at that time. Jesus had been crucified. The disciples felt deflated. The felt their mission was over. They were afraid.
