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SUMMARY:2nd Sunday of Pascha - Year C
DESCRIPTION:Below you will find the Bible readings set for this occasion in the Revised Common Lectionary\, with our Australian idiomatic paraphrases of them\, plus prayers and sermons based on them. \n\n\n\nBible Readings (paraphrased)\n\n\n\nLections from The Revised Common Lectionary. Copyright 1992 by the Consultation on Common Texts(CCT) P.O. Box 340003\, Room 381\, Nashville\, TN 37203-0003\, USA. Used with Permission. \n\n\n	\n\n		\n			\n				  Acts 5: 27-32			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	The apostles were arrested for a third time and dragged before the authorities. The High Priest tore strips off them\, saying\, “You were ordered by this court to stop spreading the teachings of Jesus\, but now the things you’ve been saying about him are all over town. And what’s more\, you are determined to make us wear the blame for his death.” \nBut Peter\, backed up by the other apostles\, said\, “Whenever obeying God and obeying some mere human authority are at odds with each other\, we have no choice but to obey God. You had Jesus strung up on a post and killed; but God — the very same God our ancestors worshipped — raised him back to life again. What’s more\, he is now God’s right hand man. God has given him the top job\, as Leader and Saviour\, so that he might give the nation the chance to turn back to God and have their sins forgiven. We know about these things\, first hand\, and it’s our job to tell the truth about them. And our partner in this task is the Holy Spirit\, who is given by God to all who take their cues from God.” \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 118: 14-29			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Our energy and strength come from you\, LORD;\nour peace and safety were won by you. \nThe sound of singing rings out\nfrom the homes of all who are honest and true.\nThey sing of what you have done\, LORD\,\nfor you raised your hand and saved the day. \nNow we know that our lives are safe;\nwe will live to tell of what you have done.\nYou gave us the tough medicine we deserved\, LORD\,\nbut you didn’t let death get its claws into us. \nThe minute they open the city gates\n— the gates of justice —\nwe’ll be the first through\, LORD;\neager to tell you how thankful we are. \nThese gates belong to you\, LORD\,\nthose you have put right can come on through. \nThank you for answering our prayers\, LORD;\nfor coming to our rescue and putting us right. \nFrom a rejected stone found in a rubbish pile\nyou cut and polished a priceless jewel.\nThis is obviously your work\, LORD\,\nand we can hardly believe our eyes! \nToday is your day\, LORD\, a day to honour you;\nwe will celebrate with joy and laughter. \nGet us through safely\, LORD!\nIn the tasks ahead\, give us success! \nThe one who comes in your name\, LORD\,\nis the one who is truly blessed.\nGathered here in your house\,\nwe praise you for sending him. \nYou\, LORD\, are our only God\,\nand you light up our lives.\nIn a great procession\,\nwe march to the sacred place\,\nwaving branches and banners;\ntossing flowers in the air. \nYou are our God\nand we give you thanks.\nYou are our God\nand we give you our highest acclaim. \nThank you\, LORD\, thank you!\nThank you for your goodness!\nThank you for your love —\nrock solid and timeless! \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  OR   Psalm 150			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	All praise to you\, LORD! \nWe sing your praises in the house of worship;\nwe sing your praises in the open air! \nWe give you all the credit for the amazing things you have done;\nwe openly declare that your greatness\nis in a league of its own! \nThe bands strike up with songs dedicated to you\,\nmaking every kind of music in your honour. \nFor you\, the haunting sounds of the didgeridoo!\nFor you\, the jazz band’s wailing horns!\nFor you\, a funky bass riff!\nFor you\, the fieriest fiddles!\nFor you\, screaming guitars!\nFor you\, drums and cymbals!\nFor you\, a polished choir!\nFor you\, a full-blooded orchestra! \nAll who can breathe\, sing;\nall who can stand\, dance;\nand all to sound your praises\, LORD! \nAll praise to you\, LORD of all! \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Revelation 1: 4-8			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	A message from me\, John\, to you\, the seven churches in the region of Turkey: \nGreetings and best wishes. May the One who is and who was and who is yet to come be generous to you and give you peace. May the seven spirits who gather around heaven’s throne do likewise for you. And so too may Jesus Christ. He is the key witness whose testimony will not be silenced\, no matter what. He is the first one to have been reborn from the grave. He is the one to whom everyone who holds power on earth must answer. \nAll glory and power to Jesus Christ\,\nfor he loves us.\nHe cut us loose from our sins\,\neven spilling his own blood to get it done. \nHe made us citizens of a new global domain\nand priests in the service of his God and Father.\nAll glory and power to Jesus Christ\,\nfrom now to forever. So say all of us! \nBe on the watch - he’s on his way!\nRolling in on the clouds - no one will fail to see him.\nEven those who cut him down will have to look\,\nand the sight of him will cause weeping and wailing\nfrom every race and nation on earth. \nThat’s the long and the short of it\, and so say all of us! \n“I’m the first and the last; the be all and end all\,” says the Lord God\, the invincible one\, who is and who was and who is yet to come. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  John 20: 19-31			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	It was a Sunday – the first day of the week – when the tomb was found empty. That same evening\, the disciples met together. They locked all the doors of the house where they were meeting because they were afraid of being tracked down by the religious authorities. Suddenly\, Jesus appeared and stood among them saying\, “Good evening to you all!” \nHe proceeded to show them the deep scars in his hands and side. The disciples\, of course\, were over the moon at seeing the Lord again. Jesus spoke again\, saying\, “All the best to you. God sent me into the world\, and in the same way\, I’m sending you.” \nHaving said that\, he breathed a big breathe onto them and said\, “Receive the Holy Spirit; all of you. If you forgive anyone who has sinned\, then their sins are forgiven. If you withhold forgiveness for any sins\, they remain unforgiven.” \nWhen this happened\, Thomas – known as “the Twin” and one of the twelve – was missing. The other disciples told him that they had seen the Lord\, but they couldn’t convince him. “I’m not falling for that one!” Thomas replied. “I’d have to see the nail holes in his hands before I’d believe it. In fact I’d have to feel the holes myself\, and touch the spear wound in his side.” \nA week later\, the disciples again gathered behind locked doors in the same house\, and this time Thomas was with them. Despite the locked doors\, Jesus came and stood among them again and said\, “Good evening to you all!” \nThen he turned to Thomas and said\, “Here are my hands\, Thomas. Put your finger here in the wound.” And pulling up his shirt\, he said\, “And here is my side. You can put your hand in the hole. Let go of your doubts and trust me.”\nThomas\, of course\, was blown away\, and said\, “You are my Lord and my God!” \nJesus said to him\, “Believing is not that hard when you’ve seen me\, is it? Imagine how much God will smile on those who put their trust in me without ever having seen me!” \nThe disciples saw Jesus do many other things that demonstrated to them the reality of who he was\, but they have not all been written down in this book. But what has been written here has been written for you\, dear readers\, so that you will know enough to see that Jesus is the anointed One – the Son of God – and so that by putting your trust in him you can come to have real life: the life that he lived and shares. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n	\n\n\n\nPrayers\n\n\n	\n\n		\n			\n				  Eucharistic Preface			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Let us lift up our hearts.\nWe lift them to the Lord.\nLet us give thanks to the Lord our God.\nIt is right to give our thanks and praise. \nIt is indeed right to give you our thanks and praise\, O God\,\nfor you meet us in our doubts\nand fill us with life and peace. \nYou are the one who was and is\, and is to come\n— the beginning and the end —\nwho breathed life into the earth and its creatures.\nOur ancestors put their trust in you\nand celebrated your mighty acts of salvation. \nYou sent your child\, Jesus\,\nas a faithful witness to your goodness and love.\nHe was killed by the powerful\,\nbut you raised him\, as the firstborn from the dead.\nAppearing behind the locked doors of our fear\nhe breathed Holy Spirit into us\nand commissioned us\nto carry his words of peace and mercy to the world.\nSeated at your right hand as Leader and Saviour\,\nhe frees us from sin\nand makes us a kingdom of priests\nto serve you forever. \nTherefore with ..... \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Short Preface (for insertion into Eucharistic prayers with fixed prefaces)			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	We thank you for your risen Son\, Jesus\,\nthe firstborn from the dead\,\nwho meets us behind the locked doors of our fear\nand breathes Holy Spirit into us\,\ncommissioning us to proclaim peace and mercy to all the world. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  General Prayer of Thanksgiving			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	(Preface reformatted for use apart from communion)\n\nWe give you all thanks and praise\, O God\,\nfor you meet us in our doubts\nand fill us with life and peace. \nYou are the one who was and is\, and is to come\n— the beginning and the end —\nwho breathed life into the earth and its creatures.\nOur ancestors put their trust in you\nand celebrated your mighty acts of salvation. \nYou sent your child\, Jesus\,\nas a faithful witness to your goodness and love.\nHe was killed by the powerful\,\nbut you raised him\, as the firstborn from the dead.\nAppearing behind the locked doors of our fear\nhe breathed Holy Spirit into us\nand commissioned us\nto carry his words of peace and mercy to the world.\nSeated at your right hand as Leader and Saviour\,\nhe frees us from sin\nand makes us a kingdom of priests\nto serve you forever. \nTherefore\, with our hearts lifted high\,\nwe offer you thanks and praise at all times\nthrough Jesus Christ our Lord\,\nwho lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit\,\none God\, for ever and ever.\nAmen. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Declaration of Grace / Absolution			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	God has exalted Jesus Christ\, as Leader and Saviour\,\nthat he might turn us back to God\nand free us from our sins by his blood.\nAll who put their trust in him\, have life in his name. \nSisters and Brothers\,\n  your sins are forgiven;\n    be at peace. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Commission & Benediction			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Go now to love and forgive\,\nfor as God sent Christ\,\nso now Christ is sending you.\nObey God above any other authority\nand bear witness to Christ’s resurrection life. \nAnd may God continue the work of salvation in you;\nMay Christ Jesus meet you in your doubts and fears;\nAnd may the Holy Spirit fill you with peace\nand speak through you with mercy. \nWe go in peace to love and serve the Lord\,\n   In the name of Christ. Amen. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n	\n\n\n\nSermons\n\n\n\nSermons will open in new tabs from our SYCBaps church website. \n\n\n\n\nChrist is Risen\, so what’s next?A sermon on John 20:19-31 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nBeyond Doubt?A sermon on John 20:19-31 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nRedeeming ThomasA sermon on John 20:19-31  by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nA Very Different Way of Looking at ThingsA sermon on Revelation 1: 4-8 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nForgiveness Comes with ScarsA sermon on John 20:19-31 & 1 John 1:1 – 2.2 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nPeace Be With YouA sermon on John 20:19-31 & 1 John 1:1 – 2.2 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nDoubters\, Failures\, and other Model ChristiansA sermon on John 20:19-31 & 1 John 1:1 – 2.2 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nMerely-Reserving-Judgement ThomasA sermon on John 20:19-31 & 1 John 1:1 – 2.2 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nShame\, Redemption\, and the Terror of ResurrectionA sermon on John 20:19-31 & 1 John 1:1 – 2.2 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nBehind Locked DoorsA sermon on John 20:19-31 by Paul Sheppy\n\n\n\nDoubting Thomas has the Last LaughA sermon on John 20:19-31 by Audrey Katenna\n\n\n\nThe An Absolute Game-ChangerA sermon on Revelation 1: 4-8; John 20:19-31 & Acts 5:27-32 by Nathan Nettleton
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SUMMARY:2nd Sunday of Pascha - Year C
DESCRIPTION:Below you will find the Bible readings set for this occasion in the Revised Common Lectionary\, with our Australian idiomatic paraphrases of them\, plus prayers and sermons based on them. \n\n\n\nBible Readings (paraphrased)\n\n\n\nLections from The Revised Common Lectionary. Copyright 1992 by the Consultation on Common Texts(CCT) P.O. Box 340003\, Room 381\, Nashville\, TN 37203-0003\, USA. Used with Permission. \n\n\n	\n\n		\n			\n				  Acts 5: 27-32			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	The apostles were arrested for a third time and dragged before the authorities. The High Priest tore strips off them\, saying\, “You were ordered by this court to stop spreading the teachings of Jesus\, but now the things you’ve been saying about him are all over town. And what’s more\, you are determined to make us wear the blame for his death.” \nBut Peter\, backed up by the other apostles\, said\, “Whenever obeying God and obeying some mere human authority are at odds with each other\, we have no choice but to obey God. You had Jesus strung up on a post and killed; but God — the very same God our ancestors worshipped — raised him back to life again. What’s more\, he is now God’s right hand man. God has given him the top job\, as Leader and Saviour\, so that he might give the nation the chance to turn back to God and have their sins forgiven. We know about these things\, first hand\, and it’s our job to tell the truth about them. And our partner in this task is the Holy Spirit\, who is given by God to all who take their cues from God.” \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 118: 14-29			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Our energy and strength come from you\, LORD;\nour peace and safety were won by you. \nThe sound of singing rings out\nfrom the homes of all who are honest and true.\nThey sing of what you have done\, LORD\,\nfor you raised your hand and saved the day. \nNow we know that our lives are safe;\nwe will live to tell of what you have done.\nYou gave us the tough medicine we deserved\, LORD\,\nbut you didn’t let death get its claws into us. \nThe minute they open the city gates\n— the gates of justice —\nwe’ll be the first through\, LORD;\neager to tell you how thankful we are. \nThese gates belong to you\, LORD\,\nthose you have put right can come on through. \nThank you for answering our prayers\, LORD;\nfor coming to our rescue and putting us right. \nFrom a rejected stone found in a rubbish pile\nyou cut and polished a priceless jewel.\nThis is obviously your work\, LORD\,\nand we can hardly believe our eyes! \nToday is your day\, LORD\, a day to honour you;\nwe will celebrate with joy and laughter. \nGet us through safely\, LORD!\nIn the tasks ahead\, give us success! \nThe one who comes in your name\, LORD\,\nis the one who is truly blessed.\nGathered here in your house\,\nwe praise you for sending him. \nYou\, LORD\, are our only God\,\nand you light up our lives.\nIn a great procession\,\nwe march to the sacred place\,\nwaving branches and banners;\ntossing flowers in the air. \nYou are our God\nand we give you thanks.\nYou are our God\nand we give you our highest acclaim. \nThank you\, LORD\, thank you!\nThank you for your goodness!\nThank you for your love —\nrock solid and timeless! \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  OR   Psalm 150			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	All praise to you\, LORD! \nWe sing your praises in the house of worship;\nwe sing your praises in the open air! \nWe give you all the credit for the amazing things you have done;\nwe openly declare that your greatness\nis in a league of its own! \nThe bands strike up with songs dedicated to you\,\nmaking every kind of music in your honour. \nFor you\, the haunting sounds of the didgeridoo!\nFor you\, the jazz band’s wailing horns!\nFor you\, a funky bass riff!\nFor you\, the fieriest fiddles!\nFor you\, screaming guitars!\nFor you\, drums and cymbals!\nFor you\, a polished choir!\nFor you\, a full-blooded orchestra! \nAll who can breathe\, sing;\nall who can stand\, dance;\nand all to sound your praises\, LORD! \nAll praise to you\, LORD of all! \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Revelation 1: 4-8			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	A message from me\, John\, to you\, the seven churches in the region of Turkey: \nGreetings and best wishes. May the One who is and who was and who is yet to come be generous to you and give you peace. May the seven spirits who gather around heaven’s throne do likewise for you. And so too may Jesus Christ. He is the key witness whose testimony will not be silenced\, no matter what. He is the first one to have been reborn from the grave. He is the one to whom everyone who holds power on earth must answer. \nAll glory and power to Jesus Christ\,\nfor he loves us.\nHe cut us loose from our sins\,\neven spilling his own blood to get it done. \nHe made us citizens of a new global domain\nand priests in the service of his God and Father.\nAll glory and power to Jesus Christ\,\nfrom now to forever. So say all of us! \nBe on the watch - he’s on his way!\nRolling in on the clouds - no one will fail to see him.\nEven those who cut him down will have to look\,\nand the sight of him will cause weeping and wailing\nfrom every race and nation on earth. \nThat’s the long and the short of it\, and so say all of us! \n“I’m the first and the last; the be all and end all\,” says the Lord God\, the invincible one\, who is and who was and who is yet to come. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  John 20: 19-31			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	It was a Sunday – the first day of the week – when the tomb was found empty. That same evening\, the disciples met together. They locked all the doors of the house where they were meeting because they were afraid of being tracked down by the religious authorities. Suddenly\, Jesus appeared and stood among them saying\, “Good evening to you all!” \nHe proceeded to show them the deep scars in his hands and side. The disciples\, of course\, were over the moon at seeing the Lord again. Jesus spoke again\, saying\, “All the best to you. God sent me into the world\, and in the same way\, I’m sending you.” \nHaving said that\, he breathed a big breathe onto them and said\, “Receive the Holy Spirit; all of you. If you forgive anyone who has sinned\, then their sins are forgiven. If you withhold forgiveness for any sins\, they remain unforgiven.” \nWhen this happened\, Thomas – known as “the Twin” and one of the twelve – was missing. The other disciples told him that they had seen the Lord\, but they couldn’t convince him. “I’m not falling for that one!” Thomas replied. “I’d have to see the nail holes in his hands before I’d believe it. In fact I’d have to feel the holes myself\, and touch the spear wound in his side.” \nA week later\, the disciples again gathered behind locked doors in the same house\, and this time Thomas was with them. Despite the locked doors\, Jesus came and stood among them again and said\, “Good evening to you all!” \nThen he turned to Thomas and said\, “Here are my hands\, Thomas. Put your finger here in the wound.” And pulling up his shirt\, he said\, “And here is my side. You can put your hand in the hole. Let go of your doubts and trust me.”\nThomas\, of course\, was blown away\, and said\, “You are my Lord and my God!” \nJesus said to him\, “Believing is not that hard when you’ve seen me\, is it? Imagine how much God will smile on those who put their trust in me without ever having seen me!” \nThe disciples saw Jesus do many other things that demonstrated to them the reality of who he was\, but they have not all been written down in this book. But what has been written here has been written for you\, dear readers\, so that you will know enough to see that Jesus is the anointed One – the Son of God – and so that by putting your trust in him you can come to have real life: the life that he lived and shares. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n	\n\n\n\nPrayers\n\n\n	\n\n		\n			\n				  Eucharistic Preface			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Let us lift up our hearts.\nWe lift them to the Lord.\nLet us give thanks to the Lord our God.\nIt is right to give our thanks and praise. \nIt is indeed right to give you our thanks and praise\, O God\,\nfor you meet us in our doubts\nand fill us with life and peace. \nYou are the one who was and is\, and is to come\n— the beginning and the end —\nwho breathed life into the earth and its creatures.\nOur ancestors put their trust in you\nand celebrated your mighty acts of salvation. \nYou sent your child\, Jesus\,\nas a faithful witness to your goodness and love.\nHe was killed by the powerful\,\nbut you raised him\, as the firstborn from the dead.\nAppearing behind the locked doors of our fear\nhe breathed Holy Spirit into us\nand commissioned us\nto carry his words of peace and mercy to the world.\nSeated at your right hand as Leader and Saviour\,\nhe frees us from sin\nand makes us a kingdom of priests\nto serve you forever. \nTherefore with ..... \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Short Preface (for insertion into Eucharistic prayers with fixed prefaces)			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	We thank you for your risen Son\, Jesus\,\nthe firstborn from the dead\,\nwho meets us behind the locked doors of our fear\nand breathes Holy Spirit into us\,\ncommissioning us to proclaim peace and mercy to all the world. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  General Prayer of Thanksgiving			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	(Preface reformatted for use apart from communion)\n\nWe give you all thanks and praise\, O God\,\nfor you meet us in our doubts\nand fill us with life and peace. \nYou are the one who was and is\, and is to come\n— the beginning and the end —\nwho breathed life into the earth and its creatures.\nOur ancestors put their trust in you\nand celebrated your mighty acts of salvation. \nYou sent your child\, Jesus\,\nas a faithful witness to your goodness and love.\nHe was killed by the powerful\,\nbut you raised him\, as the firstborn from the dead.\nAppearing behind the locked doors of our fear\nhe breathed Holy Spirit into us\nand commissioned us\nto carry his words of peace and mercy to the world.\nSeated at your right hand as Leader and Saviour\,\nhe frees us from sin\nand makes us a kingdom of priests\nto serve you forever. \nTherefore\, with our hearts lifted high\,\nwe offer you thanks and praise at all times\nthrough Jesus Christ our Lord\,\nwho lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit\,\none God\, for ever and ever.\nAmen. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Declaration of Grace / Absolution			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	God has exalted Jesus Christ\, as Leader and Saviour\,\nthat he might turn us back to God\nand free us from our sins by his blood.\nAll who put their trust in him\, have life in his name. \nSisters and Brothers\,\n  your sins are forgiven;\n    be at peace. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Commission & Benediction			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Go now to love and forgive\,\nfor as God sent Christ\,\nso now Christ is sending you.\nObey God above any other authority\nand bear witness to Christ’s resurrection life. \nAnd may God continue the work of salvation in you;\nMay Christ Jesus meet you in your doubts and fears;\nAnd may the Holy Spirit fill you with peace\nand speak through you with mercy. \nWe go in peace to love and serve the Lord\,\n   In the name of Christ. Amen. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n	\n\n\n\nSermons\n\n\n\nSermons will open in new tabs from our SYCBaps church website. \n\n\n\n\nChrist is Risen\, so what’s next?A sermon on John 20:19-31 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nBeyond Doubt?A sermon on John 20:19-31 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nRedeeming ThomasA sermon on John 20:19-31  by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nA Very Different Way of Looking at ThingsA sermon on Revelation 1: 4-8 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nForgiveness Comes with ScarsA sermon on John 20:19-31 & 1 John 1:1 – 2.2 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nPeace Be With YouA sermon on John 20:19-31 & 1 John 1:1 – 2.2 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nDoubters\, Failures\, and other Model ChristiansA sermon on John 20:19-31 & 1 John 1:1 – 2.2 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nMerely-Reserving-Judgement ThomasA sermon on John 20:19-31 & 1 John 1:1 – 2.2 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nShame\, Redemption\, and the Terror of ResurrectionA sermon on John 20:19-31 & 1 John 1:1 – 2.2 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nBehind Locked DoorsA sermon on John 20:19-31 by Paul Sheppy\n\n\n\nDoubting Thomas has the Last LaughA sermon on John 20:19-31 by Audrey Katenna\n\n\n\nThe An Absolute Game-ChangerA sermon on Revelation 1: 4-8; John 20:19-31 & Acts 5:27-32 by Nathan Nettleton
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