Held in His Hands
Jesus is our Good Shepherd who holds us, speaks to us, and leads us—even through conflict and suffering—toward life with Him.
Restored to Serve
We often assume that failure disqualifies us from serving God. If we’ve messed up too badly, we think we’re no longer useful for His work. Jesus offers us the same grace and call He gave to Peter—through restoration, a personal call to follow, and a commission to serve.
Peace, Proof, and Power
In today’s Gospel, the risen Jesus comes to his disciples—not once, but twice. He meets them in fear and in doubt. He brings peace in their fear, proof for their doubt, and power to witness.
The bigger picture
As we continue in this season of Easter, we celebrate the victory that Christ has won for us over death and reflect on what that means for how we live our lives here on earth. The apostle Peter delivers a sermon which describes how the people denied Jesus and had him killed, yet somehow it was all according to God’s plan to bring life to the world.
Love and obedience
Our world makes people obey the rules out of fear of what the consequences might be of breaking them. Jesus speaks about rules in a radically different way—He puts them in a context of love.
Knowing the way
In John 14, Jesus is speaking to His disciples on the night of His betrayal. These words from Jesus are known as the ‘farewell discourse’ which is actually a very poor title. These words are focussed on arrival rather than farewell and it is not a discourse but a proclamation of the gospel.
Sheep, shepherds, and thieves
On Good Shepherd Sunday, our gospel reading stops one verse short of that particular statement of Jesus. Instead, in John 10:1–10, Jesus identifies himself as something else as part of this illustration.
Fear, forgiveness, and faith
The disciples were first forgiven their own sin before they were equipped and sent out to forgive. May our risen Lord do the same with us.
Stats don’t lie (Jn. 14:23–29)
It’s very easy to lose hope based on what we don’t have as a church. God is reminding us of the precious gift we do have: salvation. Why do we think we need anything else?
Feed my sheep (Jn. 21:1–19)
Jesus forgave Peter and entrusted his flock to him. By his grace, Jesus has forgiven you. By his grace, he is calling you to serve him and his people with the gifts you have been given.