Jesus in the Midst

JESUS IN THE MIDST
John 20:19 23


Jesus Had Conquered Death, And By The Mighty Power Of God He Had Been Resurrected From The Grave.
1. The disciples were gathered in a house behind locked doors.
2. Jesus walked through the doors and stood in their midst.
3. This is the first church building where the resurrected Lord was in the midst of His people.

This is the essence of our Christian faith: “Jesus in the midst.”

And This Is A Major Theme Of The Bible:

Jesus is God, and is eternal, and always has been. He is in the midst of all that God is.

At creation, when there was not much more than “mist”, Jesus was in the midst of it all.

In Exodus 8:22
…I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.

In Deuteronomy, He was in the midst of the camp to deliver Israel
Deut. 23:14
For the LORD thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee…

Jeremiah exclaimed, in…
Jeremiah 14:9
…thou, O Lord, art in the midst of us.

Daniel reported Jesus was in the midst of the fiery furnace with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego (3:25)

As a babe, Jesus was in the midst of the shepherds and the wise men

As a boy, He was in the midst of the doctors of theology in the temple

As God the Holy Spirit, Jesus is in the midst of His people
Matt. 18:20
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

At Calvary, Jesus was in the midst of sinners
John 19:18
…they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.

As a Lamb in Revelation, Jesus is in the midst of the throne of God

As our resurrected Lord, Jesus is in the midst of the churches

And on the evening of the first Easter Sunday, Jesus "stood in the midst" of His disciples (John 20:26)

Why is this theme repeated?
Because this is the key to the Christian life!

• This is the key to a great life
• This is the key to the fellowship of the church
• This is the key to our witnessing

Thus, As We Assemble In The House Of Worship, Our Deepest Desire Is That Jesus Will Be In Our Midst!

As a matter of fact, you can have Jesus in the midst of your life. There are some people who have no room for Christ. There are others who have some room for Christ. Jesus wants every room.

The word “midst” = comes from the word “middle”. That’s why I use the illustration of a wheel with spokes…
Ill.—We all have different “compartments” that make up our lives—work, school, hobbies, family, etc. Many today make the mistake of making Jesus just another compartment…another spoke in the wheel. But He should be the very HUB of our lives, connecting with every spoke, every compartment. Jesus should be the foundation of every one of these spokes. He should be in the midst of our work life, in the midst of our hobbies, in the midst of our family, our ministry, etc.

No Christian can be spiritual, powerful, and growing unless Jesus is in the midst of all of their life.

I. JESUS IN THE MIDST WILL MAKE US PEACEFUL
V. 19b
Isaiah promised in 26:3,
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Romans 5:1
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Philip. 4:7
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts