Todays sermon was given by our priest in charge the Rev Nick Mwandia on the second week of Easter , the 7th April 2024.

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Sermon starts at 2:40

John 20 v 19-31

Jesus Appears to His Disciples

19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, withthe doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among themand said, “Peace be with you!”

20 After he said this, he showed them his hands andside. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.

21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sendingyou.”

22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

23 Ifyou forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they arenot forgiven.”

Jesus Appears to Thomas

24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with thedisciples when Jesus came.

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 myfinger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”

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 andsaid, “Peace be with you!”

27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see myhands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”

28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”

29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessedare those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

The Purpose of John’s Gospel

30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are notrecorded in this book.

31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is theMessiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.