# Jesus Appears to His Disciples - The Gospel

An episode of [Kids Bible in a Year with Julia Jeffress Sadler](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1696638708), 29 Mar 2024, 12 min.

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Join Julia Jeffress Sadler as she takes us on an incredible adventure in Episode 185. Delve into this episode where Thomas learns to believe in Jesus' resurrection after touching His wounds, showing us faith is seeing with our hearts. Discover how Jesus helps His friends catch loads of fish and shares a beach breakfast, proving He's back and cares for us. Lastly, listen as Jesus asks Peter a very important question about love, teaching us to care for each other just like He does. Sign up to receive Kids Bible in a Year devotionals in your inbox every weekday: https://www.kidsbibleinayear.com/ Get ready to experience the Bible designed specifically for children with the official KidsBibleinaYear.com podcast, led by Julia Jeffress Sadler. This captivating audio series presents the age-old wisdom of the Bible in an engaging format that will captivate your kids. Each episode Julia translates biblical teachings into real-life applications, making Bible comprehension a breeze for young minds. And if you want more Christian resources and content, you can download the Pray.com app. Pray.com is the digital destination for faith, offering over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime Bible stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible. For more resources on how to live a successful Christian life, visit Julia Jeffress Sadler's website at https://ptv.org/julia/. This episode is sponsored by Little Passports. Visit LittlePassports.com/blessed and use promo code BLESSED to receive 20% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

## Transcript

[0:00] Speaker 1: Jesus came, the doors being locked, and stood in the
[0:03] Speaker 1: middle and said, Peace be to you. Then he said
[0:06] Speaker 1: to Thomas, Reach here your finger and see my hands.
[0:11] Speaker 1: Reach here your hand and put it into my side.
[0:14] Speaker 1: Don't be unbelieving, but believing. John 20, 26-27 Dear God,
[0:21] Speaker 1: thank you that we can always believe you, because you
[0:25] Speaker 1: always speak truth. Please use our story today to remind
[0:29] Speaker 1: us again of your faithfulness and help us to always
[0:32] Speaker 1: trust in you, no matter what. We love you. In Jesus' name, amen.
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[1:14] Speaker 3: Jesus appears to his disciples. In our last story, Jesus
[1:20] Speaker 3: appeared to his disciples on the road to Emmaus, He
[1:24] Speaker 3: talked about the scriptures to them. But it wasn't until
[1:27] Speaker 3: he prayed and broke bread, they realized it was the
[1:31] Speaker 3: risen Christ. In this story, Jesus will appear to Thomas.
[1:37] Speaker 3: We will see why he is also known as Doubting Thomas.
[1:41] Speaker 3: And Peter will be restored by Jesus, as inspired by
[1:47] Speaker 3: the Gospels. Well, hi!
[1:53] Speaker 1: It's Julianne Thompson, guest hosting for Julia Jeffress Sadler with
[1:56] Speaker 1: the Kids Bible in Ear podcast. I am so happy
[1:59] Speaker 1: you're here today. In this story, we get to hear
[2:03] Speaker 1: how Jesus helps Thomas believe and Peter know he is forgiven.
[2:07] Speaker 1: You ready? Let's listen.
[2:12] Speaker 3: Since Thomas, one of Jesus' twelve disciples, was not with
[2:17] Speaker 3: the other eleven when Jesus rose from the dead, they
[2:20] Speaker 3: came to them. and told him what was happening. We
[2:24] Speaker 3: have seen Jesus, they told him. Thomas doubted the words
[2:28] Speaker 3: of the other disciples, saying, I will only believe you
[2:33] Speaker 3: if I can touch the holes in his hands and
[2:36] Speaker 3: feel the piercing on his side. A few days went by,
[2:40] Speaker 3: and the twelve were at the same house they were
[2:43] Speaker 3: in before. Suddenly, Jesus appeared in the room, though the
[2:47] Speaker 3: doors were locked, and stood amongst them. and said, Be
[2:53] Speaker 3: at peace. Jesus then turned to Thomas. Why don't you believe, Thomas? Here,
[3:00] Speaker 3: look at me. Touch my hands and my side. Feel
[3:04] Speaker 3: that my scars are real. No, believe. Thomas fell to
[3:09] Speaker 3: his knees and shouted, My Lord, my God. Jesus looked
[3:15] Speaker 3: at him and told him, You have seen, so now
[3:19] Speaker 3: you believe. but the ones who have not seen but
[3:23] Speaker 3: still believe are blessed. Jesus Christ went on to perform
[3:27] Speaker 3: many more miracles that were too many to write down.
[3:31] Speaker 3: Not long after, Jesus came to the disciples by the
[3:34] Speaker 3: Sea of Galilee. This is what happened. Some of the
[3:39] Speaker 3: disciples went out on a boat to go fishing. They
[3:43] Speaker 3: had not caught anything that night. When morning came, Jesus
[3:47] Speaker 3: was walking on the shore of the Sea of Galilee,
[3:50] Speaker 3: and saw the disciples fishing in the middle of the sea.
[3:53] Speaker 3: The disciples did not recognize Jesus until he spoke. Caught anything?
[4:00] Speaker 3: he yelled from the shore. Not one, they said. I
[4:05] Speaker 3: got an idea. Try the other side. You'll find some there.
[4:09] Speaker 3: Jesus answered. They did as Jesus said, and the net
[4:14] Speaker 3: instantly filled with fish. John looked at Peter and said,
[4:19] Speaker 3: It's Jesus! Peter realized that what John had said was
[4:23] Speaker 3: true and he put on his coat and jumped in
[4:26] Speaker 3: the water to swim to shore. Staying dry, the other
[4:30] Speaker 3: disciples brought the boat to shore where they saw a
[4:34] Speaker 3: fire with some food. Jesus invited them to sit and
[4:39] Speaker 3: eat with him. Peter brought some of the fish they
[4:42] Speaker 3: had caught, 153 to be exact, to Jesus and they
[4:44] Speaker 3: had breakfast together. This was the third occasion in which
[4:52] Speaker 3: Jesus was with his disciples since the resurrection. After breakfast,
[4:57] Speaker 3: Jesus and Peter took a walk on the beach. Jesus
[5:01] Speaker 3: asked Peter, but calling him Simon, Simon, do you love
[5:05] Speaker 3: me more than these? Peter said, Yes, Lord, you know
[5:10] Speaker 3: that I love you. Jesus replied, Take care of my lambs.
[5:16] Speaker 3: Jesus paused. Simon, Do you love me? Peter said, Yes, Lord.
[5:24] Speaker 3: You know that I love you. Jesus then said, Take
[5:28] Speaker 3: care of my sheep. A third time, Jesus asked, Simon,
[5:34] Speaker 3: do you love me? Peter was hurt that Jesus had
[5:38] Speaker 3: asked him the same question three times. Jesus continued to
[5:43] Speaker 3: talk to Peter and speak about his life when he
[5:45] Speaker 3: was younger. He was independent and could tie his own
[5:49] Speaker 3: belt and go where he wanted to go. But as
[5:52] Speaker 3: he grows older, there will be a time where people
[5:55] Speaker 3: will tie his hands and take him where he doesn't
[5:58] Speaker 3: want to go. Jesus spoke like this to hint to
[6:02] Speaker 3: Peter the way he would die and that he would
[6:06] Speaker 3: be glorifying God. He then looked at Peter and said, Come,
[6:12] Speaker 3: follow me.
[6:18] Speaker 1: Come follow me. Isn't it wonderful that one of the
[6:22] Speaker 1: last things Jesus said to Peter was exactly what he
[6:25] Speaker 1: had said when they first met? Even though so much
[6:29] Speaker 1: good and bad had happened in the three years Jesus
[6:33] Speaker 1: and Peter spent together, Jesus hadn't changed his mind. He
[6:37] Speaker 1: still wanted Peter to follow him. And even though Peter
[6:41] Speaker 1: had denied Jesus, he forgave him and made sure Peter
[6:45] Speaker 1: knew they were friends again. Jesus is pretty great like that.
[6:49] Speaker 1: When we disappoint him, he doesn't hold it against us
[6:53] Speaker 1: or tell us we're bad or stupid. He's kind and
[6:56] Speaker 1: patient and the very best kind of friend you could
[6:59] Speaker 1: ever have. How do I know? Well, let's look again
[7:03] Speaker 1: at what happened. First, we saw Jesus help Thomas, who
[7:07] Speaker 1: was one of Jesus's 12 special friends called the Disciples.
[7:13] Speaker 1: Thomas had seen Jesus feed 5,000 people with only two
[7:17] Speaker 1: fish and five loaves of bread. He watched Jesus heal
[7:22] Speaker 1: blind men and bleeding women. He knew Jesus raised Lazarus
[7:27] Speaker 1: from the dead. But when all the other disciples said
[7:31] Speaker 1: that Jesus had raised himself from the dead, Thomas didn't
[7:34] Speaker 1: believe it. He said, no way, not possible. Now, how
[7:40] Speaker 1: do you remember what one of God's biggest goals all
[7:44] Speaker 1: throughout the Bible had been? From leaving Egypt to running
[7:47] Speaker 1: a kingdom to living in Babylon, no matter what the
[7:51] Speaker 1: children of Israel faced, God wanted them to do one thing.
[7:55] Speaker 1: Do you know what it was? Yes, God wanted them
[7:59] Speaker 1: to trust him. The Lord showed over and over again
[8:04] Speaker 1: that no matter what the situation looked like, His people
[8:09] Speaker 1: could have faith and trust that God would keep his promises.
[8:13] Speaker 1: And that's what Thomas was having a hard time with.
[8:16] Speaker 1: He trusted what he saw with his eyeballs more than
[8:19] Speaker 1: what he knew about God in his heart. Thomas didn't
[8:22] Speaker 1: have faith. He didn't trust that Jesus would come back
[8:25] Speaker 1: like he said he would, even when everyone else said
[8:28] Speaker 1: it was true. But did Jesus get mad and yell
[8:32] Speaker 1: at Thomas? Did he reject Thomas or ignore him? No! No!
[8:38] Speaker 1: He was kind and patient. He was the very best
[8:41] Speaker 1: kind of friend Thomas could ever have. Jesus showed Thomas
[8:45] Speaker 1: the proof he needed to believe, his very own scars.
[8:50] Speaker 1: And then, do you remember what he said? Jesus said,
[8:54] Speaker 1: because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are
[8:58] Speaker 1: those who have not seen and have believed. Wow, do
[9:03] Speaker 1: you know who Jesus was talking about?
[9:05] Speaker 3: It's you!
[9:07] Speaker 1: Jesus mentions you right here in the Bible because you
[9:11] Speaker 1: haven't seen his hands or his feet with your eyeballs,
[9:15] Speaker 1: but you believe in your heart that he's real and
[9:18] Speaker 1: he loves you. Now let's look at Peter. Peter believed
[9:23] Speaker 1: Jesus was alive, but he knew he had disappointed his Lord.
[9:28] Speaker 1: Just like Thomas, Peter had seen Jesus do amazing things,
[9:34] Speaker 1: but when he felt scared, Peter didn't trust God either.
[9:38] Speaker 1: He said, Jesus who? When someone asked if they were friends.
[9:43] Speaker 1: I'll bet he felt pretty bad about that, don't you?
[9:47] Speaker 1: Have you ever hurt someone else's feelings and wish you
[9:49] Speaker 1: could take it back? Yeah, me too. That's how Jesus
[9:54] Speaker 1: was feeling. But do you see how Jesus responded? He
[9:58] Speaker 1: didn't say, Peter, you messed He did something very special.
[10:02] Speaker 1: He reminded Peter how they became friends in the first place.
[10:14] Speaker 1: The time Jesus told Peter to fish, Peter caught so
[10:17] Speaker 1: many fish, the boats couldn't even carry them all. And now,
[10:21] Speaker 1: when Peter was wishing he could take back everything he
[10:24] Speaker 1: said and did, Jesus gives him the same gift he
[10:28] Speaker 1: gave Peter years before, a boatload of fish. And Peter
[10:33] Speaker 1: got the message that no matter what you do, God
[10:36] Speaker 1: is kind and patient and the very best friend you
[10:39] Speaker 1: could ever have. Because Jesus is pretty great like that.
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