1. Scripture Reading
~ Pastor Solomon Liu
John 20:19-31

2. John 20:19-31 (NIV)
Jesus Appears to His Disciples
19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”

3. John 20:19-31 (NIV)
20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.

4. John 20:19-31 (NIV)
21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”

5. John 20:19-31 (NIV)
22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
23 If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”

6. John 20:19-31 (NIV)
Jesus Appears to Thomas
24 Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.

7. John 20:19-31 (NIV)
25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!”
But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it.”

8. John 20:19-31 (NIV)
26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”

9. John 20:19-31 (NIV)
27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”

10. John 20:19-31 (NIV)
28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

11. John 20:19-31 (NIV)
30 Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book.
31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

12. “The Difference Resurrection Makes” ~ Pastor Solomon Liu
ECC-EKC English Service
April 24, 2005

13. “The Difference Resurrection Makes”
The Resurrection gives me _____.

14. “The Difference Resurrection Makes”
The Resurrection gives me Peace.

15. “The Difference Resurrection Makes”
“Peace be with you.” ~ John 20: 19, 21 & 26.

16. “The Difference Resurrection Makes”
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives.” ~ John 14:27

17. “The Difference Resurrection Makes”
The Resurrection gives me Peace.
The Resurrection gives me _____.

18. “The Difference Resurrection Makes”
The Resurrection gives me Peace.
The Resurrection gives me Power.

19. “The Difference Resurrection Makes”
“And with that he breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.’” ~ John 20:22

20. “The Difference Resurrection Makes”
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you.”
~ Acts 1:8

23. “The Difference Resurrection Makes”
“I pray that you will begin to understand how incredibly great his power is to help those who believe him. It is that same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead…”
~ Eph. 1:20 (TLB)

24. “The Difference Resurrection Makes”
“I have the strength to face all conditions by the power that Christ gives me.”
~ Phil. 4:13 (TEV)

25. “The Difference Resurrection Makes”
The Resurrection gives me Peace.
The Resurrection gives me Power.
The Resurrection gives me _______.

26. “The Difference Resurrection Makes”
The Resurrection gives me Peace.
The Resurrection gives me Power.
The Resurrection gives me Purpose.

27. “The Difference Resurrection Makes”
“As the Father has sent me, I am sending you!...” ~ John 20:21