Category: Bible

Some follow up from a sermon I once preached on Mark 2: It is very interesting that Jesus forgives the paralytic “when he saw THEIR [the paralytic’s friends’] faith” (2:5). It’s as though the man’s friends trust Jesus on his behalf — and that is what impels them to bring their friend to Jesus for healing. What are we to make of…

These are some notes on John 21, following up on a sermon from a few years ago: 1. Note that Jesus not only accepts Peter, he accepts an imperfectly repentant Peter. When Jesus includes Peter in his meal on the beach, he is showing Peter that he is forgiven, restored, and reconciled. The threefold question, “Do you…