Intro: (1) perfect day for baptism (2) four new realities offered by resurrected JesusPeter and John (1-10)1. New Life (1-4,9): (1) “first day of the week” around dawn (2) Mary Magdalene (cf. Luke 8:2-3) →with other women to finish burial prep → stone already rolled away (4) v.2 → tell disciples body has been stolen (5) v.3-4 → Peter/John run to tomb, John arrives first (6) v.9 → resurrection fore...  Read More

Intro: (1) series recap (2) person/work of Christ central to Christianity → different from other religions (3) maps → historicity (4) three realities of how Jesus’ death addresses our sinIt releases us from guilt (28-30): (1) v.28 → first of Jesus’ final statements → “I thirst” (2) an indication of his full humanity → loss of fluids, shock, fever, dehydration (3) can’t represent us before God if n...  Read More

Intro: (1) series recap (2) four aspects of Jesus rejected by the mobThe Nature of Jesus (6-8): (1) V.6-7 → new info comes out → Jesus’ claim to be divine (2) blasphemy according to law (cf. Lev. 24) (3) previous claims in 5:18, 8:56-58, 10:27-30 (4) critics claim Jesus did notequate himself to God → may not have said those exact words, but the Jews clearly knew he was doing this (cf. “bless your ...  Read More

Intro: (1) series recap (2) Passover recap (cf. Ex. 12:5 → 1 Cor. 5:7, 1 Peter 1:19)Rejected (18:38-40):(1) v.38 → Pilate convinced Jesus has done nothing wrong (2) v.39 → custom of releasing one prisoner at Passover (3) “King of the Jews” → used in petty way to indicate how ridiculous the religious leaders are being (cf. Mark 15:10) (4) v.40 → growing crowd rejects release of Jesus, opts for Bara...  Read More

Intro: (1) series recap (2) setup of v.28-32 (3) v.28 → MAP, “early morning” on Friday (4) v.29a-31a → Pilate the Roman governor of Judea, not interested in religious squabbles (5) scene of blasphemy charge not recorded by John (6) v.31b → capital punishment taken away from Jews (7) v.32 Jesus guarantees his death by Roman crucifixion (cf. 3:14, Num. 21:9, Is. 52:13 (8) v.33-38 → three areas “on t...  Read More

Intro: (1) series recap (2) “denial” → distancing ourselves from Christ (3) six principlesHigh Priest (12-13, 19-22)1. Rejection of God’s history: (1) Jesus arrested, taken to Annas (2) former high priest, sonCaiaphas now in his place, still widely regarded as true high priest (4) represents culmination of Israel’s history in OT (5) denial avoided by remembering past (cf. lent, scripture, personal...  Read More