Receive the Holy Spirit

Sunday, March 22, 2015
John 20:19-23 KJV 

19 Then the same day at evening, being the first [day] of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you. 20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them [his] hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. 21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace [be] unto you: as [my] Father hath sent me, even so send I you. 22 And when he had said this, he breathed on [them], and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: 23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; [and] whose soever [sins] ye retain, they are retained.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) On the same day that the tomb was found empty, what happened in the evening? (v.19a-b)
2) What did the Lord say to, and do for, His disciples and how did they respond? (v.19c-21)
3) What else did the Risen Lord do and say to His disciples? (v.22-23)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) When was the first time that Jesus became "real" (manifested Himself) in your life? 

LIFE LESSONS
5) The Lord manifests in our lives through His word, our circumstances, and the witness of His people and Spirit.