John 21:20–25 “Not Everyone Has the Same Calling”
John 21:20-25 NIV Suggested Praise Songs: Resources for Family Worship (with Children) Explanation: There was a disciple following Jesus and Peter from a distance. It was “the disciple whom Jesus loved” (v. 20). He was always close to Jesus. Peter seems to have thought that Jesus especially cared for that disciple. That feeling is reflected…
Keep readingJohn 21:15–19 “A Newly Given Calling”
John 21:15-19 Suggested Praise Songs: Resources for Family Worship (with Children) Explanation: After the meal, Jesus calls Peter aside. As they walk along the shore, Jesus asks him, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” (v.15). The word translated “these” (Greek toutōn) can be understood either in the masculine or neuter…
Keep readingJohn 21:1–14 “The Lord Who Waits for Us in Ordinary Life”
John 21:1-14 NIV Suggested Praise Songs: Resources for Family Worship (with Children) Explanation: Because John 20:30–31 clearly appears to serve as the conclusion to the whole Gospel of John, scholars generally regard the content of chapter 21 as a later addition. It is not clear whether it was added by John himself or by someone…
Keep readingJohn 20:24–31 “Faith That Believes Without Seeing”
John 20:24-31 NIV Suggested Praise Songs: Resources for Family Worship (with Children) Explanation: When Jesus first appeared to the disciples, Thomas was not with them (v. 24). After Jesus had left, the disciples told Thomas that the risen Lord had appeared to them, but he said, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in…
Keep readingJohn 20:19–23 “Into the World!”
John 20:19-23 NIV Suggested Praise Songs: Resources for Family Worship (with Children) Explanation: Mary Magdalene, who had met the risen Lord outside the tomb, would have gone to the disciples gathered there and told them what she had seen and heard. But they could not believe her. Anyone would have responded that way. That evening,…
Keep readingJohn 20:11–18 “The Lord Who Calls Our Name”
John 20:11-18 NIV Suggested Praise Songs: Resources for Family Worship (with Children) Explanation: The two disciples leave, but Mary Magdalene remains there. The author John continues to portray only Mary Magdalene as the main figure. She weeps outside the tomb and then looks inside again (v. 11). At that moment, she sees a scene that…
Keep readingJohn 20:1–10 “The Traces Left by the Resurrection”
John 20:1-10 NIV Suggested Praise Songs: Resources for Family Worship (with Children) Explanation: Earlier, we saw that when John reports the same events as the other Gospel writers do, he tends to include details they did not emphasize. The same tendency appears in his report of the empty tomb. “Early on the first day of…
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