Coppertop Sermons

Acts 1

Acts 1:1-5: Here we have the introduction to the second part of Luke-Acts. He offers a quick summary of what he had written in the gospel and adding a few remarks about the time between Jesus’ resurrection and ascension. The account here is different from the account in the gospel, where Jesus

The Acts of the Apostles

This is a unique book in the New Testament. It is a sequel to the Gospel of Luke, written by the same hand and for the same audiences.

The composer/author’s voice is present from the very beginning, just as it was there at the beginning of volume 1 “The Gospel

John 21

John 21:1-14: Here we have another story of an appearance of the post-resurrection Jesus. Given some of the details of the story, it indeed appears that this chapter was an add-on. How could the disciples not recognized Jesus after he had already appeared to them twice before? The story contains echoes of the

John 20

John 20:1-18: The final two chapters of John’s gospel provide us with his telling of the story of the resurrection of Jesus and Jesus’ post-resurrection encounters with others. Before moving into commenting on the texts directly, I will share again some commentary on the resurrection.

Notes on the resurrection (once again): Many Christians

John 19

John 19:1-16: Unwilling or unable to release Jesus, Pilate has him flogged. According to the story, Pilate has not found him guilty of anything, yet he punishes him nonetheless. The punishment includes mocking Jesus. He is dressed in a purple robe and given a crown of thorns. For John, this is an unwitting